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and 44” ones out back barely kiss the track
and 44” ones out back bar
and 44” ones out back barely kiss the track ely kiss the track
surface once things get real.ace once things get real.
surface once things get real.
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Because Renegade class doesn’t allow for
Because Renegade class doesn’t allow for
power adders, it’s a fairly straightforward setup. wer adders, it’s a fairly straightforward setup.
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power adders, it’s a fairly straightforward setup.
It’s a 650-inch Chevy with 427 Pontiac pro
It
It’s a 650-inch Chevy with 427 Pontiac pro ’s a 650-inch Chevy with 427 Pontiac pro
stock heads built by Jon Konkle. It was originally
s
stock heads built by Jon Konkle. It was originally tock heads built by Jon Konkle. It was originally
designed for alcohol and nitrous injection,
designed f
designed for alcohol and nitrous injection, or alcohol and nitrous injection,
but he chose to run a single four barrel carb.
but he chose to run a single four barrel carb. o run a single four barrel carb.
but he chose t
The combination seems to work OK since it’s
The combination seems to work OK since it’s
swingin’ the pistons around to the tune of 1267
horsepower. A race-built Powerglide transmits
the power to the wheels..
Brian fabricated the entire cage out of
Docol R8 rather than traditional chrome moly
due to its ability to be straightened out if it
becomes bent, which has been known
to happen during a race. The rear
suspension is a parallel four-link, much
like you’d see under a drag car. Up front is
a parallel compound angle setup with a
Panhard bar. Everything was built out of
a combo of chrome moly and Docol R8
in Brian’s shop.
We mentioned above that this is an actual
race truck, so it’s only fair to talk about
its performance. It runs in both fast track
and bog-style racing to the tune of 3.0 to 3.1
seconds over the 200-foot track. Future plans
call for a 712-inch monster motor that should
put the truck into the 2’s.

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