Interior
There's nothing ordinary here. Jaime at Fabtech built the 25.5 cage whose red rails contrast with the pin-neat black interior. Jaime also did the flat dashboard rendition that Al filled with Auto Meter gauges and a Racepak data logger. There is a passenger "seat" but it's just a fluffer to satisfy the rules. Yes, Jaime built the tubing running on either side of it that connects the engine to the rear-mounted intercooler. An anonymous driver seat was decked out in leather and suede by Lou's Performance. Other salient items include the Grant detachable steering wheel and the B&M Pro Stick shifter.
Brakes & Wheels
Once you see the drive wheels on Al's ride, you'll not soon forget them. How'd he get those bulbous M/T 275/60 ET Street Radials over those 10-inch-wide Weld Alumastar wheels, with a match and some tire dope? He runs them with 17 psi and says that he can drive the car with one hand on the big end straight-arrow and without the wobble characteristic of low-pressure drag slicks. The front rollers are 3.5-inch Weld Alumastars with M/T 26.0/4.5 ET Fronts. Hidden behind both sets of wheels, the 12-inch Wilwood discs burn off energy...in league with the requisite drag chute.
Chassis
By rules, Al's car is required to retain all the stock pick-up points for the original leaf-spring rear suspension but is free to avail itself of any custom-made or aftermarket parts it chooses. He supports the back of the car and the Moser 9-inch with Calvert Racing split-mono-leaf springs and CalTracs bars. He further tunes bite characteristics with double-adjustable Alston VariShock dampers. A rear sway bar is not used. On the leading edge, Al substituted a Martz Chassis bolt-in subframe, including tubular upper and lower control arms and QA1 coilover shock absorbers. Spindles are stock. Steering is a manual Mustang II rack.
Body
Al sandblasted the body and replaced the rear quarters, but chose fiberglass compounds for the hood, bumpers, and front fenders for his racer. The rest of the body was clean and wrinkle-free. Lou's Performance got the smoothing and painting contract. On went the PPG custom red. Then the Camaro went to Sile Ink Studios in Sun Valley for the succulent, out-of-the-box flames and graphics package. When it came time to put the whole thing back together, Al got sweat and sinew from buds Leo Zamora and Eddie Rios.