Project Go-Mango: A Street-Built 440
Three winters, a two-car garage, and no crew. Ray Delgado turned a rusted shell into one of the cleanest street 440s we have seen.
Some builds happen in shops with lifts and crews. This one happened in a two-car garage, one winter at a time, by a guy with a manual and a lot of patience. It shows. In the best way.
The 440 big-block wears a six-barrel and makes a streetable 505 horsepower. Nothing is over-built or over-chromed. It is a driver, and Ray drives it.
The Home-Garage Standard
This is the heart of the hobby: not the auction cars, but the ones built by hand at home. Go-Mango is our Build of the Month because it proves you still can.
No shop, no crew, no shortcuts. Just three winters and a manual.
Block Watch
● Recent SalesEngine440 Six-Barrel
Power505 HP
Trans4-Speed
0–604.4s
Weight3,650 lb
Build3 winters
