Project Car SOTU: The 1968 Twin Turbo Eleanor GT500

The GT500 needed some final bodywork, so for the past few weeks she has been getting some final “prettiness” before final assembly. Since I got the car in 2009 many changes have happened since then. With the car came a 351 Windsor which made around 375 ponies, and I wanted to dial the car up to 11. Being a bit crazy I decided a 408 stroker kit with a twin turbo setup was something I wanted to do. Eventually it would cause the downward spiral in what has taken so long to complete. Here is the GT500 2 weeks after I purchased it. Since it’s been painted the car has been moved several times and started to get nicks and scratches as well as some stress cracks in the body kit. The fuel filler cap on the sail from Scott Drake just didn’t fit right so it needed to be cut and welded properly. The car will come back from paint at the end of the week for final assembly, and a few weeks later first fire up and dyno testing. The car should make right around 800 wheel horsepower at 9 lbs of boost. Here is the current build sheet:

Engine & Power Adders: 408 Windsor Eagle Stroker Kit, Twin Precision 57mm T4 Turbos

X02 Racing Air-to-Water Intercooler

Bosch 150GPM Intercooler Water Pump

Rear Mounted Console Switch Controlled Intercooler Heat Exchanger / Oil Cooler from Frozen Boost

Intake/Heads:

Edelbrock Super Victor 351W Intake Edelbrock Victor Jr. 70cc Heads Wilson Manifolds 90mm Throttle Body Fuel System: Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pump Custom X Baffled 24 Gallon Fuel Tank Ignition System: MSD 6AL MSD Pro Billet Distributor Optima Yellow Top (Trunk Mounted) Pulleys: March Deluxe Serpentine Pulleys Transmission: Tremec TKO600 5-Speed Quick Time Bell Housing (SFI Approved) King Cobra 2 Disc Clutch Rear End: Currie 9″ 3.50:1 Traction Loc 31-Spline Axles Chassis & Suspension: Front – Rod ‘N Custom Mustang II Rear – Custom 4-Link 300lb Springs Custom 8 point Cage Custom Subframe Connectors Lokar Pedals Fox Body Steering Rack Flaming River Steering Column LeCarra Wood Grain Steering Wheel Brakes: Wilwood 12.19 Big Brake Kit 4 Piston Calipers Black Cross Drilled & Slotted Rotors 2001 Cobra Hydro boost Wilwood Tandem Master Cylinder & Proportioning Valve Hurst Line Lock Wheels & Tires: Raceline GT2 2 Piece Forged Aluminum BF Goodrich G-Force KDW NT Front: 18×8 / 245/40ZR18 Rear: 18×12 / 335/30ZR18 Finished with brushed aluminum faceplate with black accents and polished drum all powder coated clear

Interior: Custom Stitched Recaro Style XL Front Buckets w/ 1″ Pleating G-Force 5 Point Camlock Harnesses JME Enterprises Billet Aluminum Dash Bezel w/ Stewart Warner Maximum Performance Gauges in Grey Custom Center Console with polished Aircraft switch gear

[Images: Copyright 2014 Hooniverse/Jason Connor]