[Clois Harlan]

Not to steal anyone's thunder or anything but I thought I would post a little update to my HCS Coupe's progress.

Bryan of B&B Manufacturing has finished all the molds and is in the process of sorting out a few bugs with the fabrication. Bryan is doing a fantastic job with the Coupe frame and body.

Now Stanley Morton has finished all the machine work on my 408 stroker block fitting all my little pieces (Eagle I-Beam Rods, Eagle Forged Pistons, Hastings file fit rings, Eagle Forged Steel Crank (zero balanced) etc. I will pick up all my machined and balanced parts tonight so I can start the assembly this week.

Saturday I drove down to Hollywood Arkansas to Keith Crafts shop (man what a set up). Keith built me a set of his special heads that he had worked his magic on. I also bought a Performer RPM intake manifold, distributor, box, Comp Cam specially designed by Keith for my 408 stroker. I also picked up a TKO 600 RR trany and with all the other parts I have been collecting over the last few weeks we are ready to build an engine that should yield between 500 and 530 BHP on the dyno. I certainly hope I have all my projects behind me in time for the Hallett meet in June. I want to give the Coupe a real shake down on the track that week. (June 24-28, 2008).

Clois