79 BB512

Wow! Looks like a nice car. Anyone here know it? Wonder why he sold it and where it went to...

 

This is the car in forza issue 37 that norwood built using a TR powertrain, mods etc totalling $75K over and above the cost of the car. 863HP - my kind of boxer! Wonder what it sold for?

 

Sorry I dont but Ive read the article probably 100 times now and Ive been considering a mild version of that inspirational boxer, maybe twin turbos at 8psi on each bank for a little more kick in the pants. The rims were made by Boyd Coddington, as wide as possible without frame mods. This car is running 17.5psi boost and that 863HP figure is RWHP not flywheel - D'oh! 335/35 ZR17's in the rear, man do I need those wheels. Im drooling, I need a bib.

 

Rear upper hitch points were moved so we could get the rear camber right after lowering it and adding the big rubbers. It is not a difficult modification and you don't have to cut off any original material.

 

Holy mackerel that’s a mod that would empty your spare change bucket in a hurry!
I like it! And would love to see the look on the CA smog certification guys face when he popped the hood!
The wheels I could go for.

 

HEY NEWMAN / JTR,

I COULD GO FOR A SET OF THOSE WHEELS ALSO !!!!!! HERE WE GO AGAIN.......... DO YOU THINK THOSE
WOULD WORK WITHOUT ANY / MINIMAL MODIFICATIONS FOR A BBI ??? TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE DIFF ???

WHAT DO YOU THINK THOSE WHEELS WILL COST ???

I'D BE INTERESTED IN A SET.

MOBILE JAY - ANY INTERIOR SHOTS ??

 

Boyd Coddington quoted me $2500 a rim last year, I still havent jumped at the smoken hot deal.

 

Thanks James, would you have any pics to show this?

 

Beautiful car. I would like to get my hands on that article as well.

 

No pictures of the hitch point mod, but as I recall we just added a new stamped 'u' bracket to the existing bracket to move the point further out and then added enough gussets to make it strong - it was crude but effective. As far as the build goes - it was the same set-up we do today with the motor having JE pistons, copper headgaskets, and I think that motor had springs and ti retainers. The exhaust was modified TR headers to fit between the Boxer frame rails, and the rest of the exhaust we fabed. The innercoolers are air to water spearco's. It has Motec M-48 EFI and MSD ignition, you can see the boxes in your pictures. I think we ran around 18-20 psi on 93 for street and a mix w/ 106 when the owner wanted to get after it. Clutch was a Clutch-Master kevlar O.E. dual disk. Brakes where big Wilwood's. We ran a little tighter turbo than what we run on the TR's since it is a little lighter car, we never had any diff. problems but never have with any of the turbo cars. We did strip a second gear in it once and crack a transaxle case but I had put a fresh 512TR box in it with the small propeller shaft and the transaxle issues died off. The car looks like it has been cleaned up a lot since last in Dallas, the seats are different. Steve at RPM in Vermont was taking care of the car prior to it being sold at Keels and Wheels a few years ago. Sorry I don't have any pictures to share, I probably do in a box somewhere, but that was before we where using digital cameras. Glad to see the car looks very well cared for, it was a blast to drive.

 

Thanks for posting.

The car looks amazing.