AWESOME CLASSIC METAL! 1957 Chevy

Mo's ground-up project began with a '76 Chevy frame, which was customized to fit the '57 body. Off Road Unlimited master craftsman John Boubel (who worked on many of the Venable Racing desert trucks) fabricated the suspension, incorporating custom National Spring leafsprings, lengthened spring hangers, and wishbone design to achieve 15 inches of rear travel and about 10 inches of front travel. Dampening is handled by dual Pro Comp shocks at each corner, and the big Chevy rolls on 39.5-inch Super Swamper Boggers on Weld rims. The heavily trussed axles are a Dana 60 up front (4.88 gears, Power-Lok) and a Chevy 14-bolt rearend with a Detroit Locker and Off Road Unlimited disc-brake conversion kit. Lee Mfg. supplied the trick hydraulic-ram-assist power-steering setup.

For power, Burbank Speed built Maurice a 706 HP 454 LS-6 motor using these parts: Ross pistons, Crane roller rockers, dual 750cfm Holley double-pumpers, a K&N air cleaner, custom headers, Flowmaster mufflers, Earl's plumbing, a Griffin radiator, an MSD ignition, a Mallory fuel pump, and a BDS 6-71 blower. Dual Optima batteries provide the cold-cranking amps.

Moving on down the line, John Kilgore Transmission is responsible for the Chevy's manly Turbo 400 trans, which received a Continental torque converter and an Art Carr shifter. To transmit the power, General Driveshaft made custom tubes for the NP205 t-case.