Readers' Rides

Two of the latest additions to the TechConnect Readers' Rides gallery are built for speed.

 

2007 Chevy SSR Top Sportsman Drag Truck

Mark Hicks

Maas Radiator, Inc., Bloomington, Ind.

(Fig. 9)

 

The SSR features a modified OEM Chevrolet steel and custom produced, one-of-a-kind fiberglass body with Planet Color custom paint and finishes.

(Fig. 9A)

 

The engine is a 540 cubic inch big block Chevrolet configuration, Merlin engine block with a Mooneyham supercharger and Enderle fuel injection and pump system with Enderle "Big and Ugly" injector hat. The drivetrain includes a Lenco 4-speed transmission and a Moser fabricated 9-inch Ford rear end housing with Moser spool and 40 spline gun-drilled axles.

(Fig. 9B)

 

The chassis is a chrome Moly fabricated tube chassis by Gebhardt chassis with Strange engineering front struts and Strange front and rear disc brakes.

 

1994 Mazda Miata

Dan Pedroza

JC Automotive Specialist, Round Rock, Texas

(Fig. 10)

 

This is not your conventional hot rod. The Miata has a GM V8 drivetrain that includes an '04 LS6 block with LS1 heads and an aftermarket cam.

(Fig. 10A)

 

The drivetrain is a 6-speed T56 transmission with a 3.42 LSD from an '06 Cadillac CTS. Pedroza states, "It's the ultimate sleeper car."

 

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2.     Send an email with photos attached to technical editor Mark Spencer

 

- Thanks to Mike DeSander