Street Machine

PETER AND NATHAN PETERS 1966 VC VALIANT

Paint: HOK Pavo Purple

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ENGINE

Brand: Ford F6 Barra 4.0L

Induction: Bosch injectors; stock throttlebo­dy

Manifold: Stock inlet

ECU: BA Series II

Turbo: GT3566R high-flow, 66mm front wheel

Head: Stock; ARP head studs; TBRE valve springs

Camshaft: Stock

Crank: Stock

Oil Pump: Billet oil pump gears

Fuel: PULP / E85; flex fuel

Fuel Pump: 2 x Holley Dominator 12-1800 electric

Cooling: Custom ARE radiator, 16in thermo

Exhaust: 1¼in steam-pipe primary pipes and turbo manifold, 3½in dump pipe; 4in single exhaust; Magnaflow muffler

Ignition: Stock Ford Barra

DRIVELINE

Trans: Reid TH400 manual valve, transbrake

Converter: Dominator 3500rpm

Bellhousin­g: Torque-power

Tailshaft: 4in custom

Diff: Competitio­n Engineerin­g sheet-metal 9in, Truetrac, 3.45:1 gears, Altra9 billet 31-spline axles

SUSPENSION & BRAKES

Front: Strange adjustable shocks; torsion bar

Rear: Gazzard Brothers adjustable shocks & mono-leaf; Caltracs

Steering: VK Commodore rack-and-pinion

Brakes: Wilwood disc (f), Ford drum (r)

Master cylinder: PBR

WHEELS & TYRES

Rims: Weld V-series; 15x3.5 (f), 15x10.5 (r) Rubber: Mickey Thompson; 26x6 Sportsman S/R (f), 275/50/15 ET Street (r)

THANKS

John from Monro Racecars for the fabricatio­n work, always being on point and an absolute pleasure to work with; Lee Bloom and the Real Dyno Performanc­e team for rewiring the new to the old; Jared of Matheson Street Panel and Paint for the prep and paint; Mistymopar Towing for taking the car to its destinatio­n; Ross at Suspension Dynamics for fine tuning; Jason at Bribie Upholstery for the interior; Peter from Dog Tyred; the Plumkrazy Garage; Craig of Image Perfection Automotive Detailing

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