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‘56 Chieftain gasser completion
I just completed a two year project of building a ‘56 Chieftain gasser. I thought I would share some pictures of the build and finished product. I apologize for not documenting throughout the build but am willing to share any of the details. Many thanks to Bill Eveland for his guidance along the way. It has a ‘67 400 stroked to 461, turbo 400 and Dana 3:73 rear end.
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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Awesome!
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Great looking gasser!
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Fantastic!
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Love it, nice work!!!
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Lookin' good!
Will we see it a Norwalk?
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I need to get some passes in with it, but my plan is to have it there.
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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Awesome build!
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Great job!
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Thanks! I still need to work up a combo to use that Wentzler I got from you.
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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Excellent! Love the color combination. I rarely look in the ‘60 & older thread as I have a ‘63. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I’ll be looking for some race results . . . . should be fun.
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cool car. are you running the 9.3 rear? im building a 57 chieftain. ive got a long way to go. those pics are great motivators. enjoy the ride.
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Good luck with your build.
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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Very Very Nice! Thanks for posting it!
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It isn't "complete" until we see a timing slip from your local dragstrip.
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I have one but that still doesn’t complete it. Shakedown 1/2 pass on 6/3 in left lane. Something let go on transmission during next burnout. Going through it right now. It did show some promise and handled pretty well.
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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that's not bad. what number you after? oh, do you know the weight of the car?
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I do not know the weight of the car yet but assuming that it’s 3800-4000. I was hoping mid to high 10s and might get there with some tuning. Still a long way to go with both me and the car. I have bigger plans if necessary 😎
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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Great looking car and nice work, but on gassers, aren't you supposed cut the rear wheel wells with a jig saw?
Just kidding...
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1978 Black & Gold T/A [complete 70 Ram Air III (carb to pan) PQ and 12 bolt], fully loaded, deluxe, WS6, T-Top car - 1972 Formula 455HO Ram Air numbers matching Julep Green - 1971 T/A 455, 320 CFM Eheads, RP cam, Doug's headers, Fuel injection, TKX 5 Spd. 12 Bolt 3.73, 4 wheel disc. All A/C cars |
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I have a hard time bringing myself down to just making it functional
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Tom 1963 Lemans -428 +.030, SD Perf KRE heads, turbo 350, 9" Ford 3:90, 11.01@121 1956 Chieftain gasser, 461 stroked 400, SD Perf ported E-heads, turbo 400, Dana 3:70 10.40@125 |
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