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Yannick Sire of Sire Performance Custom Performance in Inglewood, California, didn’t want to provide better landscaping or execute a perfect parallel parking job; he wanted to build a car. And not just any car, he wanted to build the perfect hot rod. A few years - and some spare parts and elbow grease - later, Sire had hand built himself a car that he felt earned the name of Priapism.
The Yannick Sire Priapism measures 42" high, 82.5" wide, and has a 128" wheelbase. It began life as some random leftover car parts and a few cheap pieces yet to be purchased. Its chassis was constructed of home bent tubular chrome-moly - mostly 3/4" but some 1 1/2" and 1 1/4" support bars. Future plans consist of a complete one-off aluminum body.
Inside the Priapism, Sire took the bare bones approach. Metal consumes most of it, but ProCar by Scat bucket seats, a steering wheel, a B&M shifter, seat belts, and gauges can all be seen. Other luxuries like air conditioning are simply not in the cards for this machine.
One engine for the Priapism is simply not enough to meet Yannick Sire’s high standards, so he went ahead and dropped two Chevrolet V8 engines into the hot rod. These engines are fitted with hydraulic roller cams and AFR heads, and can produce a total of 1000 HP. This, coupled with the fact that the hot rod weighs 1134 kilos allows the Priapism to hit a top speed of 340 km/h, matching that of the Lamborghini Reventon.
Handling for the Priapism is taken care of with a Dana 60 holding 3.54 rear gears and stopping power comes from some Corvette Z06 brakes Sire had lying around.
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