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Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
IMSA Camel GT - Lime
Rock Park 100 mi
Lakeville, CT - May
31, 1976
(Photo by Pete Watson) |
Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
IMSA Camel GT - Lime
Rock Park 100 mi
Lakeville, CT - May
31, 1976
(Photo by Pete Watson) |
Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
IMSA Camel GT - Lime
Rock Park 100 mi
Lakeville, CT - May
31, 1976
(Photo by Pete Watson) |
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Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
IMSA Camel GT - Lime
Rock Park 100 mi
Lakeville, CT - May
31, 1976
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Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
IMSA Camel GT - Lime
Rock Park 100 mi
Lakeville, CT - May
31, 1976
(Photo by Pete Watson) |
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Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
SCCA Club Race -
Bridgehampton Race Circuit
Sag Harbor, Long
Island, NY - 1978
Bridgehampton's start/finish line with Paul Newman's Datsun at
SCCA.
A
larger front spoiler and rear wing were added to Monza.
(Photo by Pete Watson) |
SRD Race Cars'
decal in door scoop of
B&M Racing's #38
red/orange Monza |
Paul Misuriello #38 (SRD
c/n 001) B&M Racing
shortly after
completion by SRD
West Chester, PA -
late 1975
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and white photo colorized by Stacy Scharch) |
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Bridgehampton Race Circuit was a 2.85 mile long 13-turn race
track located near Sag Harbor, NY on Long Island. The track
opened in 1957, following a series of road races held from 1949
until 1953. It was one of the first permanent road racing
courses in the United States.
In its early years, Bridgehampton was host to major
international series, including the World Sportscar
Championship, Can-Am, and NASCAR. By the early 1970s, the track
was used mostly for amateur racing, and closed permanently in
1998. It is now an 18-hole golf course. |
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Bruce Waller |
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Second owner |
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Bruce Waller #77
(SRD 001) Chevrolet Monza
Hudson Historics in
Warwick, NY - abt. May 18, 2012
Photo by Ben Hutchison |
Bruce Waller #77
(SRD 001) Chevrolet Monza
Hudson Historics in
Warwick, NY - abt. May 18, 2012
Photo by Ben Hutchison |
Bruce Waller #77
(SRD 001) Chevrolet Monza
Hudson Historics in
Warwick, NY - abt. May 18, 2012
Photo by Ben Hutchison |
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Bruce
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Mosport Park Trans-Am |
Aug. 19, 1979 |
DNA |
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Trois-Rivières Trans-Am |
Sep. 05, 1979 |
12th |
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Results for Chevrolet Monza (SRD 001) |
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Date |
Race |
No. |
Car |
Drivers |
Entrant |
Start |
Finish |
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Aug 24, 1975 |
IMSA Mid-Ohio 6 hr |
38 |
Monza |
Paul Misuriello |
B&M Racing |
DNS |
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Apr 11, 1976 |
IMSA Road Atlanta
(2) 40-lap |
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Monza |
Paul Misuriello |
B&M Racing |
10th |
33rd |
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??? ??, 1978 |
SCCA CR
Bridgehampton |
38 |
Monza1 |
Paul Misuriello |
B&M Racing |
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Aug 19, 1979 |
Trans-Am Mosport |
77 |
Monza |
Bruce Waller |
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DNA |
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Sep 01, 1979 |
Trans-Am
Trois-Rivieres |
77 |
Monza |
Bruce Waller |
Ultrex |
5th |
12th |
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How the SRD Monza was built |
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 SRD Race Cars was a
well respected builder of drag race cars in the 1970s, and built
this Monza race chassis for B&M Racing Team located in West
Chester, Pennsylvania.
The "B" of B&M was
Stan Bystrek, the chief mechanic. The "M" is Paul "Spaghetti"
Misuriello, driver and moneyman. They commissioned SRD to build
the car for their IMSA effort. B&M had the car from 1975 to at
least 1978 or later. Subsequent ownership is unknown.
It was Speed Research
& Development's first venture outside of straight-line drag
racing, into full-blooded multi-corner professional road racing.
It took SRD one year to build and required twice the tubing and
four times the effort as one of their Pro Stock cars. SRD's Dick
Whitman was the one most responsible for the Monza's suspension,
and said the space frame design chassis was built with 1
5/8-inch steel tubing using 4130 aircraft quality steel. Some of
their design and fabrication ideas came from building drag cars.
The "Hammerhead" Monza was completed in August 1975, and testing
was done at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty,
Ohio.
In 1984, S&W Race
Cars purchased SRD Race Cars. SRD was known for their excellence
in the construction of full bodied race cars. The acquisition
enabled S&W, already one of the country's top drag car builders,
to become a premier "door-slammer" chassis manufacturer, which
was an SRD specialty. Acquiring SRD's patterns, jigs fixture and
machinery also allowed S&W to expand its product line and become
a major force in the mail-order chassis component business. |
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pages 28, 29 |
pages 30, 31 |
pages 97, 98 |
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The Parts List |
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CHASSIS |
1975 Chevrolet Monza
(HR-07) tub over 1-5/8 inch space frame tubing, 4130
aircraft quality steel |
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SUSPENSION |
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Front: |
Unequal-length upper /
lower control arms, highly tuned |
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Steering |
Ford Mustang II rack and
pinion |
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Front spindles: |
fabricated by SRD |
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Shocks: |
Koni coil-over (400 psi)
mounted at angle |
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Anti-rollbar: |
hollow one-inch |
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Rear: |
De Dion tube axle |
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Configuration: |
four-link upper & lower
parallel bar with bottom three-link wishbone |
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Shocks: |
Koni coil-over |
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Anti-rollbar: |
hollow one-inch |
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Differential: |
Ford 9-inch ring and pinion
Hotchkiss type |
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Differential cooler: |
independent unit |
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Ring & pinion: |
2.75, 3.00, 3.25, 3.50 or
3.70:1 ratios |
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Rear axles: |
Summers Brothers
full-floating axle shafts w/ safety hubs |
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BRAKES |
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Front and rear: |
Hurst / Airheart NASCAR
style calipers |
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Hydralics: |
twin master cylinders |
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WHEELS |
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Rims: |
Chassis Engineering 15x15
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Tires: |
Goodyear 15x25x15 racing
slicks |
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POWER PLANT |
Two different engines for
tight and open race courses using the Chevrolet 350
cid V-8 LT-1 small block. |
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Engine A |
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lower compression |
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Connecting rods: |
stock length |
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Redline: |
7500 rpm |
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Camshaft: |
Roller type with .585
intake, .612 exhaust lift w/ rev kit. Longer
duration Crane cam for Daytona. |
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Cylinder heads: |
enlarged intake ports |
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Engine B |
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Bore: |
.030 in. over |
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Crankshaft: |
forged, straightened,
Magnafluxed, indexed, Zygloed and overbalanced |
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Connecting rods: |
Carillo |
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Compression ratio: |
11.5 to 1 |
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Pistons: |
Sealed Power head land ring
pistons, dome-finished |
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Machine shop: |
K&G Speed in Havertown, PA |
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Cylinder heads: |
LT-1 contoured castings by
Larry Woodward's Brandywine Cylinder Heads -
Westchester, PA |
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Combustion chambers
maintained 64cc |
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Valve size: |
2.02 intake, 1.60 exhaust
with 480 pounds open and 160-170 pounds seat
pressure. |
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Valve pressure: |
480 lbs. open, 160-170 lbs.
seated |
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Rocker arms: |
1.5:1 ratio Crane low
friction |
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Intake manifold: |
Edelbrock Scorpion or
Tarantula |
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Carburetion: |
Holley 850-cfm w/ select
nozzle size, power valves and accelerator pump
systems. |
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Sump oil pump: |
The Weaver Brothers
three-stage dry sump oil pump w/ two scavenging
pumps and one pressure pump |
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Oil reservoir: |
2-quart holding tank
designed by Ron Butler. |
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Oil filter: |
standard automotive
(pressure type), coarse-screen aircraft scavenge
unit |
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Oil cooling: |
independent cooler |
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Water cooling: |
Corvette unit |
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Ignition: |
Chevrolet magnetic-impulse
w/ dual coils and amplifiers |
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Fuel safety cell: |
Aero Tec Labs 22-gallon w/
integral dry break inlets and dual fuel pumps |
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POWER TRANSFER |
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Flywheel: |
Hurst/Schiefer nine-pound
aluminum flywheel, |
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Clutch: |
10.5-inch clutch disc and
diaphragm pressure plate |
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Bell housing: |
Lakewood (steel) housing |
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Transmission: |
M-22 Muncie 4-speed, w/
roller-bearing low gear |
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BODYWORK |
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Body panels: |
Malion Reinforced Plastics |
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Panel fasteners: |
Dzus |
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Belly pan: |
full aluminum pan
fabricated by SRD's Steve Whitman |
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Exterior paint: |
Imron, red / orange by Jack
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