Street Machine

LORENZO CAPOGNA 1972 FORD XA FAIRMONT

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Paint: Ford Race Red

POWER

Donk: Cleveland 393ci Induction: 2 x 750 Pro Systems Dominator, T&S manifold Heads: Cnc-ported CHI 3V alloy Compressio­n ratio: 12:1 Cam: Camtech 260 solid Pistons: Flat-top Crank: Scat stroker Water pump: CVR High Performanc­e Ignition: ICE Fuel pump: Magnafuel Pro Star 500 Fuel: PULP Cooling: PWR alloy radiator, single thermo fan Exhaust: 2in Pacemaker heads, 3.5in dual system, Aeroflow mufflers Output: 705fwhp

COGS

Gearbox: C4 Converter: Dominator 6500rpm Diff: 9in, 4.11s, Truetrac, 31-spline Strange axles Tailshaft: 3.5in with Strange ends and yoke

SUSPENSION & BRAKES

Springs: QA1 coil-overs (f), XA leaf (r) Shocks: QA1 (f & r) Steering: Rebuilt XA Brakes: XA discs with XD calipers (f), XA drums (r)

ROLLING STOCK

Rims: Weld V-series; 17x4.5 (f), 15x12.5 (r) Rubber: Mickey Thompson Sportsman Pro (f & r)

INTERIOR

Wheel: XA GT Dash: XA GT Shifter: Precision Performanc­e Products Gauges: Auto Meter Seats: XA GT (f), XA Fairmont (r)

THANKS

Jason Mansweto for the motor; Tristan Triccas for the motor, heads and manifold; Con Constantin­ou at Pro Street Metalcraft; Albert for the body and paint; Dom and Jason at TM Smash Repairs for painting the black-outs and flow coat; Brad from Al’s Race Glides; Pete at Gauge Tooling for making a lot of little knick-knacks on the car; Pat for the electrics; my mates Stef, George, Darryl, Attilio and Dom, who all helped out tremendous­ly

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