Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Enough..... I don't guess on hp or use a virtual dyno. As a street car, the emphasis is torque, not horsepower. When it's all done I'll put it on the chassis dyno, do some tuning, and post the numbers.
It also has a lot of "unique" sheet metal work, 4 bar rear suspension, coilover/strut front suspension, 6 point cage, custom dash, and a whole bunch of other mods. I build cars with certain parameters in mind and performance, styling, and handling goals planned out long in advance of the build ever starting. My ultimate goal is always to have all the components compliment each other and work together to achieve the goals I established in the planning stage. The 'maro is just a street drive, no big deal. The Ranchero would be most closely described as pro touring, with the objective being 250 mph at Bonneville. We used to have discussion here about building the car to a "theme"..... Doesn't happen much anymore I guess. About half the threads on here anymore are just a re-hash of which cam and heads to put in a sbc....... Nothing wrong with that, I guess. Just hate to see people limit themselves to just an engine, or just the paint, or just anything!!!!!! The entire car and all of it's pieces conveying the same theme and all designed and built to achieve a certain goal is way big fun!!!!!
