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1964 FORD GALAXIE 500XL

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ENGINE: 580ci big-block Ford, Eliminator Premier block, billet four-bolt mains, 4340 steel crank, H-beam rods, custom forged blower pistons, 315cc AFR high-flow heads, Blue Thunder blower manifold, 8-71 The Blower Shop (TBS) supercharg­er, Teflon-tipped billet rotors, twin Quick Fuel carburetto­rs, MagnaFuel ProStar 500 fuel pump, twin-port regulator, custom 100-litre alloy fuel tank, Aeroflow fuel fittings, MSD 6AL ignition, MSD ignition coil, MSD ignition leads, custom twin three-inch exhaust, Flowmaster mufflers, alloy dual-pass radiator, electric water pump, single 16-inch electric fan, twin seven-inch electric fans DRIVELINE: Tremec T-56 Magnum six-speed manual, Atomic twin-plate clutch, hydraulic thrust bearing, Ford nine-inch diff, Moser axles, Strange Engineerin­g third member, Truetrac centre, 4.11:1 gears SUSPENSION: Modified lower arms, Ridetech adjustable coilovers, ladder-bar rear, one-inch front sway bar, power rack-and-pinion steering, Toyota electric power-steering pump BRAKES: Wilwood pedal box, twin Wilwood master cylinders, Wilwood six-piston front calipers, Wilwood 14-inch front discs, Wilwood four-piston rear calipers, Wilwood 12-inch rear discs

WHEELS/TYRES: 18x7-inch and 20x16-inch Intro Pentia wheels, 225/50R18 front tyres, 29x18-20 Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R rear tyres

EXTERIOR: Three-inch roof chop, custom windscreen, one-piece door glass, shaved handles and locks, smoothed firewall, smoothed inner guards, frenched side-exit exhausts, Axalta 6000 gloss black paint

CHASSIS: Rear halved, Chris Alston rear rails

INTERIOR: Full custom retrim, stock front seats, modified rear seat, custom centre console, custom shifter, 14-inch Budnik steering wheel, Auto Meter gauges

PERFORMANC­E: 750hp on 5psi boost — aiming for 1000hp

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