Copperhead
Keith Blackburn
Been itching to get myself more of "Streetable" Hot-Rod over the last year or so,....to compliment my Copper Truck,....that is pretty much a track-only deal these days.
I kicked around different types of cars,....but something seemed to draw me back to a Truck.
Well,......a good friend of mine (that's local to me posted his Red 93 For-Sale,....and I went to take a look at it,.....and I ended up bringing it home.
Tentative plans are a complete Refurb of the Frame and Suspension,.....a lot of new sheet metal ,....as well as a complete re-paint, with a custom color.
(NO,.... it won't be Copper)
As far as Performance goes,.....I'd really like to build a Single Turbo set-up for it,.....and I know some people might not like it,....BUT,....convert it to a Blow-Thru Carburetor deal while still retaining the E4OD,...for cruising.
I'd like to have somewhere around 600 to the tires.
Plan is to re-fresh the engine (.030 over) install a set of Aluminum Heads, some Forged Pistons, along with some good Rods on the stock Crank.
I think this is all pretty do-able,....with not a tremendous amount of extra effort,.....but time will tell.
I would really like to have it finished by Spring of next year,....so my Wife and I can take it on the Hot-Rod Power Tour.
Don't know if I can complete the task by then or not,.....but you have to set a goal.
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I kicked around different types of cars,....but something seemed to draw me back to a Truck.
Well,......a good friend of mine (that's local to me posted his Red 93 For-Sale,....and I went to take a look at it,.....and I ended up bringing it home.
Tentative plans are a complete Refurb of the Frame and Suspension,.....a lot of new sheet metal ,....as well as a complete re-paint, with a custom color.
(NO,.... it won't be Copper)
As far as Performance goes,.....I'd really like to build a Single Turbo set-up for it,.....and I know some people might not like it,....BUT,....convert it to a Blow-Thru Carburetor deal while still retaining the E4OD,...for cruising.
I'd like to have somewhere around 600 to the tires.
Plan is to re-fresh the engine (.030 over) install a set of Aluminum Heads, some Forged Pistons, along with some good Rods on the stock Crank.
I think this is all pretty do-able,....with not a tremendous amount of extra effort,.....but time will tell.
I would really like to have it finished by Spring of next year,....so my Wife and I can take it on the Hot-Rod Power Tour.
Don't know if I can complete the task by then or not,.....but you have to set a goal.
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