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By Brock Eastman

Russell Mitchell of San Diego has built this squareback the right way. He attends San Diego State college, what a looker in the parking lot there!

He started with the suspension, lowered and bilstiens, he used Porsche Alloys for the pavement pounders, and it sports a new front axle beam.

The engine is a 2180 with CB performance fuel injection.
It also has port and polished heads, chromaly head studs, hydralic lifter and heavy duty springs, full circle
crank, 40X35.5 valves, 8.5:1 compression
13.5 lbs flywheel, MSD ignition w/ soft touch
rev contro, full flow oil and two 96 plate.
Has oil coolers and lager sump, painted Red and Silver. It's fast and I bet this would get really descent gas mileage.
He said the horsepower is right around 135-145 @ 5000 RPMS.



The stereo consists of a Alpine head unit, two 6.5" Pioneers, two 6X9 four way Pioneers.
It's all powred by Rockford fosgate 4X60 per chanel, and has JL Audio 10W0 subs.
Some other additions are : Factory tachometer
VDO fuel and pressure and oil temp custom mounted with stereo

Procar Sport seats
Berg shifter
Built tranny- taller fourth gear,
Formuling steering wheel
Matching spare wheel
Four point roll cage
Avital alarm
Ultra flow exhast
1 Piece front windows
chrome pedals
Velour interior w/ grey carpet kit
135 mph top speed 0-60 in under 7.5 seconds.- WOW!

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