The Dragonbeast acknowledges those individuals and organizations who helped to
provide information, a service, and/or special parts. Some of the individuals
and organizations are no longer with us but their work and deeds remain as a part
of The Beast.
| Susana West (Wife and best friend.) | Wonderful support and inspiration for Project Beast. Also serves as test driver. |
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Pat Ryan (In Memorium.)
Menlo Machine (No longer in business.) |
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The Great Reinero
5199 Highway 1 Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060 (831) 426-2556 |
The Great Reinero created the Dragonbeast character that you see throughout this website. He is known for original T-shirt airbrush designs. |
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Blair and John
Corvette Heaven (No longer in business.) |
For those hard to get Corvette parts and for being friends and consultants. |
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Derek
Tilton Race Products |
Guidance regarding the application of their products to my brake and clutch master cylinders and pedal system. |
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"Red" Roberts
Weber/McLeod Industries 1600 Sierra Madre Cir. Placentia, Ca. 92870 (714) 630-3668 |
Guidance of on the application of the hydraulic throwout bearing and clutch system. His support was great, even remachining the throwout bearing base to fit the Tremec transmission application. |
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Mike Forte'
Forte's Parts Connection 474 Moody St. Waltham, Ma. 02154 (781) 647-1530 |
Supplier of the GM-ready Tremec 3550 5-speed, Weber clutch components, and McCleod hydraulic throw-out bearing assembly. |
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True Choice
4180 Weaver Ct. Hilliard, Ohio 43026 (614) 876-3483 |
Modification of Koni shocks to allow adjustable ride height and springs. |
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Driveline Service of S.J.
1567 Almaden Rd. San Jose, Ca. (408) 286-0162 |
New 3" Half Shafts and custom, balanced driveshaft for the Tremec transmission installation. |
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John (owner)
Rearend Specialties 1660 Coleman Ave. Santa Clara, Ca. |
Differential Gear Swap (from 3:36 to 3:08) and third member setup. |
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Vette Brakes & Products
7490 - 30th Ave. N. St Petersburg, Fl. |
Special trailing arms and custom length strut rods. |
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Kaeding Racing
813 Cristich Ln. Campbell, Ca. |
Shortening the Vette Brake trailing arms to fit the Spitfire application. |
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Race, Street, and Rally
1995 Lafayette Santa Clara, Ca. |
Assembly of the hubs and bearings in the new, shortened Vette Brake trailing arms. |
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Vince (owner)
North Cal Body Shop (No longer in business.) |
Bonnet customizing and paint job. |
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Jeff (owner)
Wax and Wheels 335 McGlincey Ave. Campbell, Ca. 95008 (408) 377-5715 | Suspension tuning to make The Beast want to corner like a sports car and forget that the weight of the Chevy small block V-8 wanted to resist cornering. They also provided show detailing for the British and Car Capades shows. |
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Magnum Force Race Car Fabrication
1436 White Oaks Ave. Campbell, Ca. 95008 (408) 559-6633 |
Design, construction, and installation of the integrated 4-point roll bar; and, the frame modifications required for the Tremec transmission installation. |
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Boyd Ferrie
Sanderson headers 517 Railroad Ave. South San Francisco, Ca. 94080 (800) 669-2430 |
Boyd designed, fabricated, and installed a set of custom headers to allow The Beast to breath fire. |
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The Staff
Speed Merchant Lincoln Ave. San Jose, Ca. 94080 (408) 295-0931 |
Great support and just the right products to plumb the remote oil filter, oil cooler, and carburator. Plus replacement parts for accelerator cable, B&N breathable air filter cover, and other hard to find parts. |
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