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Originally Posted by blykins

Is that a '26 Roadster body on the first picture? Does anyone know? The picture is titled "26roadster", but when I look up bodies, the outlines don't match...

That is a rough copy of a 1926/1927 Ford Model T body. The aftermarket bodies will seldom match the original exactly in my experience.

I think I'm getting the idea of what you're looking for, but my main question would be....are you planning to race this unit under any existing road race or drag race rules or are you just looking for a little protection in the event of a rollover? The reason I'm asking is that the sanctioning bodies are very specific about materials and configuration. If you show up with a conventional chassis like that from East Coast, it may not meet safety standards and you may not be allowed to compete. SFI (Sema Foundation, Inc.) will sell complete plans for many types of cars and different venues of racing if you'd like to build your own legal car.

Dave Severson (CHR member who has contributed to this thread) is very familiar with these plans and should be able to construct most any type of car you would want, while making it rules-legal. Take it away......Dave.

I'm bettin' that the V6 Chevy, rear-mounted model with a blower or nitrous on it would drive around a naturally-aspirated BBF front mounted motor. Also, you have to take occupant heat and noise into consideration. Have you ever driven an open, front-motor car?

Dave is a Ford guy and may take a different view completely. If I were thinkin' Ford motor, I'd be thinkin' late model aluminum block DOHC 4.6 V8, rear-mounted. They make one of the prettiest motors you can imagine when everything is polished, plated or powder coated. '93-'97 Mark VIII is the one to use, or so I've been told.