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02 Sep 2021

People with Passion: Daniel Southall

Meet Daniel Southall, director and car enthusiast behind the fastest street-legal small block in NZ.

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Lets start off with a quickfire round...

Name: Daniel Southall
Where are you from? Wanganui but been in Christchurch for the last 6 years
What is your local BurgerFuel Store?
Bush Inn
Favourite burger on the menu?
American Muscle

A bit about yourself...
I’m the director of a building company and very self-motivated with a huge passion in the car scene.

Now, your car…

1969 Chevy Camaro SS

Engine: FFR race engine’s dart 406 based on a small block Chevy, twin turbo, dominator EFI, water/air intercooled. Makes 1480hp(1088kw) at the tyres on 20 psi boost
Driveline: M&M Transmission TH400, Reid case removable bellhousing custom gear set, twin dump valves, reversed shift pattern with safe neutral, M&M shifter, Moser M9 sheet metal diff
Interior: Chrome Moly roll cage, alloy Kirkey seats, custom dash, touch screen panel for gauges and running etc
Exterior: Hot red colour, fibreglass bonnet and boot lid
Suspension: TRZ Chrome Moly A-arms, TRZ billet anti-roll bar, Gazzard Bros shocks all round, Gazzard Bros mono leaf springs
Wheels /Tyres: Weld racing 15x10 double beadlocks on rear with 15x14.5 Hoosier QTP tyres, front 17x4.5 billet forged alloy, 17x4.5 M&H Racemaster front tyres

What's unique or interesting about the car or how did you come to own it?
I have owned the Camaro since 2007, spent a year in a panel shop re doing body and paint. As always, it is an ongoing build trying to go faster!! Currently the fastest street legal small block in NZ (8.59@164mph), now we have changed to twin turbo and we want to get it in the 7s.

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