1990 454SS

Mitch James

Arab, Alabama 

Final assembly: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Exterior: Onyx Black, Fleetside
Interior: Garnet  Custom Cloth
Reclining  Bucket Seats

60,000 miles

Driven Every Day/Raced On Weekends

Rat Fink's SS


 

Thanks to:

  • Keith & Eric at Watt's Racing Engines.
  • Ditto's Transmission.
  • All the Guys at Liberty Machine.
  • All the Members at www.454ss.com for a great site!

 

Mods To Mitch's Truck

Engine

  • 454 Stock Block.
  • TRW L2465 Forged Domed Top Piston 9.5-1 Compression.
  • Stock Crank.
  • Stock Rods (three letter).
  • 781 Heads With Big Manley Stainless Valves Pocket Ported Gasket Matched.
  • Competition Cam Hydraulic Flat Tappet #280 Magnum.
  • Comp Push Rods.
  • Comp Magnum Roller Rocker 1.7 Ratio.
  • Edelbrock RPM Airgap Intake.
  • Holley #4779 750 CFM Modified With 850 Baseplate.
  • MSD Pro Billet HEI Distributor.
  • MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor Wires.
  • Billet Specialties Valve Covers
  • March Billet Pulleys

Cooling System

  • A/C Delco Aluminium Radiator.

  • Edelbrock Aluminium Water Pump.

  • Twin Derale 16 inch Electric Fans.

Transmission & Rear End

  • TH400.

  • Transgo Reprogramming Kit.

  • Transgo Shift Kit.

  • 34 Element Sprag.

  • Kolene Steels.

  • Red Alto Race Frictions.

  • Kevlar Lined Race Bands.

  • B&M Deep Finned Aluminium Pan.

  • PTC Race Custom Built 10 inch 3200 RPM Stall Converter.

  • Perma-cool External Cooler.

  • Areoquip Braided Stainless Lines.

  • B&M Megashifter.

  • Stock 14 Bolt With Eaton Carbon Fiber Posi Lucas Oil Diff Lube.

Exhaust

  •  Walker Dyno Max Headers (Shorties).

  • Flowmaster 40 Series.

  • All 3 inch Aluminized Tubing.

Suspension

  • Belltech 2 inch Drop Front Spindles.

  • Belltech 1 inch Drop Front Spindles.

  • Belltech Nitro Drop Shocks.

  • Belltech Rear Shackles & Hangers.

  • Shimmed 8 Degrees (For Pinion Angle).

  • Cal-Trac Traction Bars.

Wheels & Tires

  • Weld Racing 15x6 Drag Lite (Front).

  • BF Goodrich P215-60-15.

  • Weld Racing 15x10 Drag Lite XP (Rear).

  • Mickey Thompson 28x11.5x15 ET Street.

Body

  • U.S. Body Source 4 inch Dominator SC Fiberglass Hood.

  • Fiberglass Rollpan.

  • Custom Fabricated Aluminium Bed Cover.

Miscellaneous

  • Vortex Red Top Battery (Relocated To Bed).

  • Autometer Monster Tach.

  • Triangle Engineering Aluminium 15 Gallon Fuel Cell.

  • Weldon 290 GPH Electric Fuel Pump.

  • All Aeroquip Braided Stainless Lines.

 

Future Plans For Mitch's Truck

  • 509 C.I.D. W/Canfield Aluminium 310cc Runner heads.
  • Nitrous Express Gemini Twin System.
  • New Paint.
  • Roll Cage.
  • MSD Digital 6.
  • Belltech C-Notch.
  • Belltech 2 inch Drop Leaf Springs.
  • Accell Fuel Injection.
  • Crankcase Evac System.
  • 284 Extreme Cam.




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