"North of 49" Construction
July, 2002
Ted Allan devoted his entire month of July to completing the car in
time for Speed Week 2002. Over the course of the month, portions of the
car were re-built countless times as parts were fit and re-fit. Missing
pieces of the project were acquired or fabricated, and all the "finishing details" were worked through. When it rolled out of the trailer onto the Bonneville Salt Flats, the roadster pickup would be a complete and beautifully finished race car.
July 18 All the tabs and anchoring points added, all the welds checked and double-checked, the completed chassis is off to Top Gun Coatings. where it will be powder coated red.
The following sequence is awesome, consider it one week in the life of Ted Allan, and Allan Rod & Custom.
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North of 49's skeleton from the bottom.
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Back from Top Gun Coatings Final assembly is underway. |
Construction of North of 49 had been complete before disassembly for powder coating. This made the re-assembly work much smoother
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Basic cockpit instrumentation,
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A unique perspective on the rear end mounting before the box floor goes in. |
The 427 squeezed between Model A rails.
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Ted Allan & Al Gingles. |
The "buck" Darren Haley built for forming the cockpit tonneau cover. |
The air induction cowling |
N49 in miniature, a modified Hot Wheel |
Ted Allan (left) and Dave Ness (right) discuss the electrical layout and requirements. |
Don Siewert, ready to "fly" with his helmet decorated by Wes McRadu. |
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Technical Details
- 1970 427 Chev. .030 overbore
- Balanced by Custom Engine Balancing and Blueprinting
- Merlin Heads
- Scat 4340 crank
- Lunati Roller cam
- Edelbrock Victor manifold
- Holley 1050 cfm Dominator carb
- Mallory fuel pump, filter and regulator
- Earl's hose and fittings
- Custom Headers by Allan Rod & Custom
- Engine HP est 600 hp @ 7500 rpm
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- Engine torque 443 @ 5600 rpm
Custom air intake
- Original 28 roadster pickup body
- 32 grill shell and insert
- Custom Hood and Side Panels
- 3x2 tube chassis with 1 - 3/4 roll cage
- TCI tube axle and 4 bar front suspension
- Race prepared TH 350 trans by National Transmission
- Custom drive shaft by Standen's Limited
- Halibrand Speedway quick change differential with 2.47 to 1 final gear ratio
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- Body work and paint by Don Siewert
- Design/Fabrication by Allan Rod & Custom
- Engine and Driver fireout systems by FireBottle Inc.
- Safety Belts by Simpson
- Parachute by Stroud Safety
- Tires Goodyear Eagle Frontrunners
- Custom built wheels by Wheelmaster
- Electrical Systems by Nesstronics Ink Publishing
- Decals and lettering by Sign Effects
- Aluminum work by Nick Bischoff and Ronaco Metal
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