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| >>> DATA FILE ::: '65 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STING RAY COUPE |
| Owned by: Gary and Patty Ricketts, Mannington, New Jersey |
| >> BODY |
| Modified original '65 Sting Ray coupe body |
| MODIFICATIONS |
'67 Sting Ray hood modified to clear blower, hood hinged at rear, custom-
fabricated stainless steel engine compartment side panels |
BODYWORK
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Gary Ricketts (Engine compartment panels fabricated by Phil Scarfo, Carneys Point, New Jersey) |
| PAINT |
PPG Silver Metallic with House of Kolor Candy Apple Red flames and black flame shadowing; painting by Fred Green, Alloway, New Jersey; paint prep by Gary and Steve Ricketts and Fred Green |
| FLAMES |
Laid out and shadowing applied by Steve Ricketts |
| >> CHASSIS |
| Modified production '65 Sting Ray frame |
| MODIFICATIONS |
Wheelie bars |
| SUSPENSION |
(Front) Coil springs with upper/lower A-arms, anti-sway bar and tubular Delco shock absorbers (Rear) Ladder bars with coilover shocks |
| STEERING |
Production '65 Sting Ray GM/Saginaw recirculating ball, non-power-assisted |
| BRAKES |
Production '65 Sting Ray four-wheel disc brakes, non-power-assisted |
| WHEELS |
Polished American Racing Torq-Thrust wheels: front 15x4 inches, rear 15x14 inches |
| TIRES |
(Front) JTL 165R15 (Rear) Mickey Thompson 31x18.5-15 |
| >> ENGINE |
| Chevrolet overhead valve small-block V-8, cast-iron block |
| ENGINE |
Built by Daryl Fithian, Mannington, New Jersey |
| MODIFICATIONS |
Block bored to 4.030 inches |
| DISPLACEMENT |
355 cubic inches |
| COMPRESSION RATIO |
9.6:1 |
| CYLINDER HEADS |
Chevrolet cast iron with 1.94-inch intake and 1.60-inch exhaust valves |
| IGNITION |
MSD 6AL electronic ignition |
| INDUCTION |
Weiand 6-71 supercharger with two 600-cfm Edelbrock four-barrel carburetors |
| CAMSHAFT |
Comp Cams roller |
| EXHAUST |
17/8-inch diameter Hooker headers, 21/2-inch stainless steel exhaust pipes, and 21/2-inch Turbo tubes mufflers |
| COOLING |
BeCool aluminum crossflow |
| HORSEPOWER |
580 @ 6,600 rpm (on dyno) |
| TORQUE |
465 ft-lb @ 4,650 rpm (on dyno) |
| >> TRANSMISSION |
| Modified GM Turbo-Hydramatic 400 three-speed automatic transmission with B&M shifter |
| MODIFICATIONS |
10-inch/3,000-rpm-stall torque converter |
| BUILT BY |
Del Trans, Newark, Delaware |
| REAREND |
9-inch with Strange Engineering axles, limited-slip differential and 4.11:1 gears |
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