Research and development, that’s the core of bringing any new high
performance products to market, and there’s no better way to test your
products than to build a badass in-house test vehicle. At least that’s
what Paul Lee likes to tell everyone when referring to his gorgeous 1970
Hemi Plymouth Barracuda. We happen to know he’s also been dying to
build this car for the past ten years or so. With the debut of McLeod’s
revolutionary new Muscle Car 5 Transmission with a 2.95 1st gear and .63
5th gear, it seemed like the perfect time to create a car that could be
used to put some real world use and abuse on it. Working Jim Bassett at
Bones Fabrication, Hot Rods & Muscle Cars in Camarillo, CA, Lee
dusted off the ‘Cuda and made plans to build the streetcar he’d been
dreaming of for years.
So other than a bitchin’ ‘Cuda, the big deal here is that McLeod
Muscle Car 5 is designed with an exclusive case design that allows for
fitment into tight tunnels; none of the cutting involved with T-5
transmissions. With 8620 forged steel gears and a 32-spline output
shaft, it can handle up to 500 ft lbs of torque. However, Lee likes to
take his tests to the extreme, so his ‘Cuda is packing an Arrington
Performance built 528ci 2nd-Gen Hemi with Edelbrock heads and a
Procharger F-2 that has been dyno’d at 1,300 hp. He does drive Funny
Cars on the weekend, so that sounds pretty streetable by his standards.
Besides having fun, the plan is to see exactly what the new transmission
can handle because McLeod plans to offer a 1-year/ 12,000 mile warranty
on all Muscle Car 5 transmissions.
Engine:
Arrington Perfomance 2nd-gen 528ci Hemi with Edelbrock heads, Procharger
F-2 supercharger with The Supercharger Store belt drive system, Holley
fuel injection system, Stage V intake manifold
Trans:
McLeod Muscle Car 5 transmission with McLeod Racing RXT twin disc
clutch, flywheel, and hydraulic bearing, Quicktime bellhousing, Hurst
shifter
Suspension/Chassis:
Art Morrison C6/3-link Max g chassis and components
Wheels and Tires:
Weld wheels with Mickey Thompson tires
Brakes:
Wilwood brakes, Strange Engineering rearend,
Exhaust:
Flowmaster
Fuel System:
Aeromotive fuel system products
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