{"id":45812,"date":"2020-11-30T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgegarage.com\/news-api\/?p=45812"},"modified":"2024-03-25T11:22:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T15:22:09","slug":"from-shell-to-pure-hemi-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.api.dodgegarage.com\/news\/owners-clubs\/2020\/11\/from-shell-to-pure-hemi-gold.html","title":{"rendered":"From Shell to Pure HEMI®<\/sup> Gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1968 HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> Super Stock Barracuda<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It was 2003 when Minnesotan Dan Zrust started looking for a vintage Dodge Dart or Plymouth Barracuda. But as any Midwesterner knows, local finds are rich with the r-word: Rust. And Dan didn\u2019t want that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan Zrust’s Barracuda was used in Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> promotional materials<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

His no-rust search led him to California, where he found a 1968 Slant 6 Plymouth Barracuda in perfect shape. “It had no rust, no dents and no dings. I swear it was like it was built a week ago,\u201d Zrust recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI had it shipped in the summer of 2004 and my son and I took it\ndown to a Shell. From there, we sent it to Dave Stevens Race Cars in Nashwauk,\nMinnesota. He did all of the chassis work. The four-link setup, roll cage,\nbattery cage, shifter, you name it. He made it perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhen it came time for paint, I knew I wanted something that reflected the heritage of the car. I sat down with Scott Brown who designed the paint scheme, then delivered the clean palette to Brian Mahler at The Paintworks to create the vision on the metal. It was there the Gold Coast HEMI\u00ae<\/sup> was born. While all that was going on, Bruce, Kenny and Jason at Total Engine Service in Bloomington, Minnesota, were building the 426 HEMI Super Stock. Joel’s on Joy was building the custom 727 ProTrans TorqueFlite\u00ae<\/sup> trans. And Darrin Rumpel of Precision Mopar\u00ae<\/sub> Restorations was on deck to put the windows, trim, headliner, dash, front suspension all back together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe last step was to get the car sorted out and down the track. Ran the Man (Randy) at Fast Shocks, helped me do that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt took from 2003 until 2009 to get \u2018er all up and running. But I\u2019m sure glad we did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ready to race!
Photo credit: Dan Williams Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had it for 12 summers now. We\u2019ve had a lot of fun with it\nand some nice success. It\u2019s a testament to the people who have worked on it.\nBecause what I have found is that, while it\u2019s not the fastest HEMI in the\nworld, it\u2019s so well built that nothing really breaks on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo credit: Dan Williams Design<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“The car is definitely competitive. If you respect it and don’t beat it to death, it will do very well.”<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Competitive it is, as proven by running in the 8.70’s! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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