1965 Pontiac Tempest

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1965 Pontiac Tempest

"Temptress"

Check out this car in the April 2010 issue of Popular Hot Rodding Magazine HERE

Weight: 3219 with 1/2 tank of fuel, 51% front / 49% rear
RWHP: 710 on E85

Frame & Suspension

  • Schwartz Performance G-Machine bolt-in full frame
  • Bolt-in 6-point rollcage
  • RideTech triple adjustable coilover shocks/springs
  • Baer Pro-Plus 14" rotors, red 6P 6-piston calipers front & rear

Engine

  • Schwartz Performance 840hp LSA custom build w/LS7 dry sump system
  • E85 fuel conversion
  • Custom 4" air intake tube with K&N filter
  • ConceptOne black anodized billet serpentine drive system with power steering
  • Cooled by an aluminum BeCool radiator with single fan & custom shroud

Drivetrain

  • Tremec T56 Magnum by Silver Sport Transmissions
  • Custom aluminum driveshaft
  • Moser 9" housing w/3.70 gear & Detroit truetrac differential

Exhaust

  • Custom stainless steel exhaust system, mostly oval 3"
  • Schwartz 1 7/8" stainless-steel LSx headers w/3" merge collector

Wheels & Tires

  • Black XXR 962 — widened by Weldcraft Wheels
  • 18x13 rear, wrapped with 335/30/18 BFG Rival S
  • 18x9.5 front, wrapped with 275/35/18 BFG Rival S

Paint & Body

  • Custom widened rear wheel tubs to fit 14" wide tire
  • New floors & quarter panels
  • Flush-mounted windshield front & rear
  • Fiberglass front end w/aluminum core support

Other Features

  • Engine-turned gauge panel with Autometer gauges
  • Aeromotive Phantom fuel pumps & regulator
 

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