If you want to tear up a drag strip and have something ridiculously fast and cool, look no further than this awesome 1948 Ford Pickup! The truck is powered by a healthy 502 big block Chevy with 13:1 compression. It has been dyno-tuned at 760 horsepower. Engine highlights include Eagle crank and rods, SRP pistons, Dart Pro 1 aluminum heads, Dart intake and Holley 1250HP carburetor. If all of this is not enough for your there is a NOS Pro-race... fogger system for the adrenaline junkies. The transmission is a TH 400 Automatic-reverse manual valve body with a trans brake along with a COAN 10 inch converter with 5000 stall. The chassis consists of a mild steel full tube with a Mustang 2 front end along with a 12 point roll cage and wheelie bars. The rear end is a DANA 60 with 4.56 gears along with Mosler 35 spine axles with a spool. The suspension consists of Rear-Koni double adjustable shocks and ladder bars. The rubber meets the road with Weld 15X3.5 Dragstars with Mickey Thomspon 28 inch ET fronts and Weld 15x14 Dragstars with Mickey Thompson 15x31.5 ET streets. The truck can go 60 feet in 1.28 seconds. The truck makes it down 1/8 mile in 5.58 seconds at 122 miles per hour and shreds the ¼ mile in 8.70 seconds at 155 miles per hour. The truck has been owned by the current owner for the last 17 years and has been well taken care of. To see over 80 photos of this car, including undercarriage please visit our website
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