Blasphemi
Blasphemi is a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Gasser owned by Mike Finnegan. It has been featured on Roadkill, and Finnegan's Garage.[1][2][3]
Blapshemi was built as an homage to the car from Two-Lane Blacktop, and with the intent to irritate Chevrolet and MOPAR fanatics.
Body[edit]
Blashpemi's body started off as the remnants of a 1955 Chevy Bel Air, which showed signs of its age in damage and rust. After being hauled to Jim Meyer Racing in Oregon, and being dropped onto a chassis in September of 2012[1], it spent the next couple years being repaired. Ultimately all rust was removed, and damage repaired. The front fenders, hood, and grill assembly was replaced with a fiberglass front clip, which opens forward, and is secured by hood-pins.[2]
The hood features a transparent scoop, showing off the engine's velocity stacks.
The car was wrapped in satin black, and lettered in gold with "BLASPHEMI" on the quarterpanels. The interior features aluminum racing seats and a gold flake steering wheel.
For the 2017 PRI Trade Show, the roof was painted in a highly detailed, highly flaked gold to match the car's steering wheel.[citation needed]
Powertrain[4][edit]
Engine[edit]
Current:[edit]
528 cubic inch, all aluminum World Products Hemi. It is topped with a Blower Shop 8-71 roots style supercharger, and FAST electronic fuel injection.
Transmission[edit]
Current:[edit]
G-Force Transmissions GF5R five-speed, clutch-assisted manual transmission.
Previous:[edit]
American Powertrain Tremec T-56 six-speed, double overdrive manual transmission.
Rear Axle[edit]
Current:[edit]
Ford 9-inch, aluminum Strange center housing, Detroit TruTrac 3.50:1, and 35 spline axles.
Chassis[1][2][edit]
Blasphemi's backbone is a chassis from Jim Meyer Racing, featuring a straight front axle, following the car's Gasser theme.
In order to fit the fiberglass front clip, the front ends of the frame rails had to be shortened.
Racing[edit]
Hot Rod Drag Week[edit]
| Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017
Gasser A/ Gas |
Cordova International Raceway
9.538s/141.39mph |
Gateway Motorsports Park
11.782s/90.07mph *Dropped valve, unable to continue |
NA | NA | NA | NA |
After a frenzied month leading up to the 2017 Drag Week, Mike Finnegan arrived with minutes to spare at the registration booth, and then waited to see if he and Blasphemi would be able to enter the event. Unfortunately, on day two, Blasphemi's engine dropped a valve, causing the engine to essentially self-destruct, sparing only the supercharger and intake. In the true spirit of Drag Week and Roadkill, Mike Finnegan wrote, "There’s only 360 days to get Blasphemi ready for Drag Week 2018. I may not win but I will finish."[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Motor Trend Channel (2012-09-07), 426 Hemi in a '55 Chevy! Roadkill Episode 8, retrieved 2017-12-31
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Motor Trend Channel (2014-07-11), Cross Country in a Gasser 1955 Chevy with a Hemi! - Roadkill Ep. 30, retrieved 2017-12-31
- ↑ Motor Trend Channel (2017-11-03), Hemi Gasser vs. Hemi Super Bee! - Roadkill Ep. 70, retrieved 2017-12-31
- ↑ "Mike Finnegan and Blasphemi Prepare to Take on Drag Week 2017 - Hot Rod Network". Hot Rod Network. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ↑ "HOT ROD Drag Week 2017 Official Results and Winners - Hot Rod Network". Hot Rod Network. 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ↑ "Catching Up With The Carnage On Finnegan's Blasphemi Gasser - Roadkill". Roadkill. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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