ENGINE
With its Big & Ugly hat and enormous 14/71 blower
over 568 cubes, this is one serious mill. The Rod
Shop lads bought the brawn from Brett at BNR
Engines; Brett re-jigged the ex-drag motor to suit
burnouts. The basics are Dart block and Brodix alloy
heads, JE pistons and a Comp cam. Ready for skids,
it’s packing 1950hp
REAR SUSPENSION
The rear end is – of course – a Rod Shop-built nine-inch, and like the front,
it rides on Ridetech airbags. Back here, they have been carefully shielded
from the raging rigours of burnout duty with leather gaiters. “We’re
testing the car now,” says The Rod Shop’s Marc Waddington. “We’ll blow
a few sets off it, dialling it in.” The top arms for the custom four-link are
quite short, but Heath wanted the option of running a full-sized rear seat
in future, so it was a compromise he was prepared to make