|
To Build a
Better Mouse Trap
In celebration of the
opening of their new Hot Rod Division, Alert Auto Repair will debut
their totally awesome
custom 67 Chevelle this Saturday at the Saugus Speedway. Gary Dubin
(owner) and Cory Weyer ( Hot Rod Fabrication Manager) have spent the
better part of the last five years hand building this one of a kind
engineering wonder. Alert Auto Repair is local shop that repairs not
only cars and trucks but also has opened a new RV division. Alert
does engine overhauls, transmission repair, brakes, computer repair
and smog inspections. If it's broken Alert can fix it. Between Gary
and Cory they have over 45 years in the automotive repair industry.
Gary wanted to take that experience and build a car like no other. I
guarantee you have never
seen a car like this.
The engine started out as a 502 cubic inch crate motor. We kept the
block and the heads and threw everything else away. We had special
blower pistons made. We designed a custom camshaft to go with the
twin superchargers. We fabricated a one of a kind digital fuel
injection manifold with 8 throttles and 8 injectors. We manufactured
all the brackets to hold the twin superchargers and serpentine belt
that was designed to run all the accessories. Then we had to build a
plenum box that the superchargers pressurized. The velocity stacks
looked so good I wanted to be able to see them so we cut the upper
lid of the box off and made it out of Lexsand so you can see the
stacks. This vehicle is so high tech we tune it up with a lap top.
Then we flamed everything.
We redesigned the frame
to fit a rack and pinion steering set up and air suspension in all
four comers with no springs. Then we narrowed the rear end 5 ~
inches to fit the 13 ~ slicks. We remote mounted the power brake
booster, the transmission cooler and the supercharger cooler under
the vehicle. We fabricated a 4 inch air scoop that picks up the air
under the car and routes it back through the quarter panel to the
coolers. We mounted the thermostat under the left front fender. I
have steel rods in my back and have a hard time bending over so, I
wanted the fuel filler neck moved to behind the left taillight. We
made the taillight pivot open like a 57 Chevy. We had to remove the
light to make room for filler neck so we designed a lighting system
with 50 Leds for the taillights and flamed the inside of the lens.
The custom engineering
did not stop with the mechanical parts of the car. We designed and
fabricated the dashboard making the instrument cluster into a Chevy
bowtie with digital displays. We made the dash board three
dimensional by adding a TV screen, DVD player, navigational system,
billet cup holders and a credit card ignition. We used a billet
steering column, a flamed billet steering wheel, a billet rear view
mirror, billet brake and gas petals, and billet air conditioning
vents. The stereo system includes 20 speakers, subwoofers, 3
amplifiers, 2 capacitors, 2 equalizers and passive crossovers. The
speakers' pods in the roof line, kick panels and door panels are
hand molded to the car. This system puts out so much power it will
blow your hair back.
The seats started out as
a 2000 Cadillac Eldorado that we striped to the frames, sectioned
and
refitted to the car.
We designed our own logos and had them embroidered into the custom
leather seat fabric. We then had flames molded into the headliner,
door panels, back deck and trunk lid. We also added another DVD
player in the back seat for the kids. The rear trunk lid opens
remotely and is
hydraulically actuated. The wheels are custom Boyd Cottington 18
inch billet aluminum on the back with 15 inch on the front. The
final touch gave the car a sinister glow. We placed red neon under
the main frame, in the grill, in the subwoofer box, under the
amplifiers and under the dash. Come by and see this engineering
feat. If you have any custom vehicle needs we would love to
talk to you Saturday night at the Saugus Speedway. |
