Richard Moor's 1969 Avenger (powered by Buick 3.8 Turbo)
as published in British V8 Newsletter, Volume XV Issue 3, December 2007
Owner: Richard Moor
City: Angola IN
Model: 1969 Fiberfab Avenger
Engine: 1981 Buick 3.8L Turbo
Conversion performed by: Owner
| Engine Mods: | the Buick 3.8L has been built and balanced, plus fitted with a Turbonetics
turbocharger (running 10.5 pounds of boost). 780cfm Quadrajet carburetor.
Kenne-Bell turbo cam kit. ARP rod bolts, main studs, and head studs. The
engine oil system has been completely redone, with heavy duty oil pump, oil
boost plate, bored-out oil galleys, etc., and a hand built (full) windage
tray that mounts to the pan rails. Full oil groove main bearings.
HD ALUM main and rod bearings. |
| Ignition: | GM HEI distributor, Accel coil and ignition module. |
| Cooling: | 4-row stagger-core radiator. |
| Exhaust: | 2.5" stainless exhaust system and Borla Turbo muffler. |
| Transmission: | '73-'79 vintage VW transaxle (and IRS). Kennedy Engineered 200mm
(8") clutch with 2100lb. pressure plate. |
| Rear Axle: | 3.44:1 final drive ratio "Super Dif" (4 pinion gears). Heavy duty
half shafts with VW bus CV joints. |
| Front Susp.: | trailing arms and torsion bars. VW kingpins. 3/4" sway bar. Urethane bushings. |
| Rear Susp.: | 1973 VW IRS with torsion bars and 3/4" sway bar. Urethane bushings. |
| Brakes: | (front) 11" VW discs. (rear) 10" x 2" Type-3 VW. |
| Wheels/Tires: | (front) 15 x 7 wheels with BF Goodrich P215/70/R15 Radial T/A tires, (rear) 15 x 8 wheels with BF Goodrich P275/60/R15 Radial T/A tires. |
| Weight: | 2331 pounds. |
| Interior: | Completely custom interior. Steward Warner and VDO gauges.
Air conditioning. Cruise control. |
| Completed: | 1997 (driven about 49,000 miles since conversion, as of November 2007.) |
(Richard created this handsome custom aluminum grille, just in time for British V8 2008.)
