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TEST CAR 1983 FORD MUSTANG FASTBACK
Terry Eveleigh is a production
associate in the Nissan division of Dyna-Mig Manufacturing
in Stratford Ontario, Canada.
His passion is his 83 Mustang which doubles in street and
strip duty. This vehicle started out as daily transportation,
but in 1994 it became a secondary car and the transformation
began.
The first things were typical bolt on goodies such as exhaust
and gears. That worked for about a year until the need for
speed demanded that the 302 be replaced with a 351W. A cage
was also added at this time. After some low 12 second passes
and a loss in oil pressure the 351was yanked for the much
stouter version now in the car.
Look for this red & white 83 at his home track in Grand
Bend Ontario. Who knows maybe it will attend a Mustang event
near you!
New:
This car finally got to the track late in the fall of 2004.
We made 5 passes with full exhaust. No modifications to
the timing, breather or carb. Bolted on new slicks and initial
setup on adjusters. The first ever pass was 11.80 ET at
113.86 mph (short shifting) 60 foot time was 1.708 leaving
off of an idle. With a couple of adjustments throughout
the day we ended up with a 1.610 - 60 foot time and the
ET and mph stayed the same as we were only interested in
60 foot times. This car has stock lower control arms (boxed
by Budzter) good polyurethane bushings and Budzter Coil Spring Adjusters
. There still appears to be better times
in this car. We'll find out in the spring.
RACING SPECS
YEAR/MODEL: 1983
Mustang
RACE WEIGHT: 3200 pounds
ENGINE: 351W , 2 bolt Mains, bored .030 (357 cu. in.)
BUILT BY: Budzter Enterprises
/machine work by Ideal Supply Stratford Ontario.
CARBURETOR: 750 Double Pumper
INTAKE MANIFOLD: Victor Jr.
POWER ADDER: none
HEADS: GT40X aluminum 1.94/1.54 valves
PISTONS: TRW Flat Tops
COMPRESSION RATIO: 11:1
CRANKSHAFT: Stock Small Block, 2 bolt mains, cast
CAMSHAFT: Lunati .568 int / .588 exh 244 duration intake 254 duration exhaust at .050
IGNITION: Jacobs Electronics
EXHAUST: MAC equal length shorties 2 1/8 in H-pipe, Dynamax mufflers, 2
1/4 crome tail pipes
TRANSMISSION: C-4 Automatic, shift kit, trans brake.
TORQUE CONVERTER: 4500
SHIFTER: Cheetah Shifter
REAR AXLE: 8.8 Ford, auburn posi, 4.10:1 gears C-clip eliminators 31 spline
strange pro street axels
BRAKES: Stock disc brakes on the front , stock drum brakes on the rear,
line-lock on front brakes
WHEELS: 15 x 3 Weld Drag Lites on the front, 15 x 8 Weld Drag Lites on
the rear
TIRES: Mickey Thompson skinnies on front, 15 X 10 Mickey Thompson slicks
on the rear
FRONT SUSPENSION: Stock, removed sway bar. 90/10 Lakewood Drag Struts
REAR SUSPENSION: Stock boxed control arms with energy suspension polyurethane
rubbers and Budzter Coil Spring Adjusters, 50/50 Lakewood shocks, welded torque boxes.
CHASSIS MODS: 8 point roll bars
INTERIOR MODS: RCI race buckets, 5 point harness.
EXTERIOR MODS: 4 1/2 inch cowl hood
SAFETY MODS: Lakewood Driveshaft loop, and all other necessary mods
TRACKS RACED AT: Grand Bend Motorplex, St.Thomas Dragway
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