Thread: best car to strip?

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Fox Body Mustangs are light and plentiful. Amazing how many of them are out there with Chevy power too.

Pat

Take a look at the Chris Alston 27 looking drag race roadster.

Tube frame, glass body etc.

Makes a very nice drag race car and would probably click off high 10, low 11 second ET's with a moderately built 283.
Running 10 and 11 second ET's doesn't sound like a whole lot, but it's an excellent ET range to learn to drive well not to mention it's fast enough to be fun . . . and get away from you if you don't watch it.

Later on, a bigger engine.
Since you're running SBC, a stout 383 would serve you well.

Or do like one guy I met . . . stuff a stock parts oriented, rebuilt 455 Olds in it, T-400 trans, 280 degree or so hydraulic cam, Holley - or Edelbrock - large street oriented carb, beefed up ignition, headers and crank off low 9's.

Pretty much a change the oil and go racing car.

I've never seen this car being wrenched on at the races.
In fact, he uses it to cruise around the pits now and then to visit his pals.

A bit expensive to start with, but in the end it'll cost about the same as building a ten second door slammer.

The big secret in drag racing at the amateur level; little car, big engine.

Goes fast, hardly ever breaks parts....

Originally Posted by Stu Cool

Fox Body Mustangs are light and plentiful. Amazing how many of them are out there with Chevy power too.

Pat

my fantisy is to build a bad ass ford powerd early camero just to piss the chevy guys off. i prolly would get killed