Dave Bohach's "Hi Skool T"

I teach at Banting Memorial in Alliston. I started the car in Richmond Hill at Alexander Mackenzie High School. I am a Manufacturing teacher (machine shop/welding). I brought the car to Banting as a rolling chassis.

Frame was built with 1 1/2" x 3" rectangular tubing with an 8" kickup. Rear end from a chevy Blazer with 3.42's, front axle from a 57 GMC 1/2 ton, all sprung with '63 Corvair springs and shocks. The car rolls on Dunlop radials, 215/60-R15 up front and 295/50-R15's out back all mounted on Cragar wheels. Powered by a 350 ci from a '79 Monte Carlo which was in a '79 Caprice derby car we built and wrecked.

The mill has an Edelbrock cam and intake fed by a 600cfm holley, ceramic coated sprintcar style headers. It changes gears via a 350 turbo with shift kit and 2500 stall with a Mr. gasket shifter.

Woodshop students custom made mahogany dash with a Austin Mini speedo cluster and generic gauges. Rear deck lid was made from maple. Steering is through a Fierfly column and a '75 Maverick steering box. Master cylinder is from a '70 Tempest. Aluminum fuel cell was student welded.

This was how we manufactured the car over 6 or 7 years. The bucket was featured in the Performance in Motion magazine August/September. The kids did a great job!