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Dave A question if you don't mind?? Won't the 57 be a bit top heavy for road racing??

Originally Posted by cffisher

Dave A question if you don't mind?? Won't the 57 be a bit top heavy for road racing??

Stock,it would be...Those issues are being addressed!!!!

Originally Posted by cffisher

Dave A question if you don't mind?? Won't the 57 be a bit top heavy for road racing??

They are a top heavy car stock... the back half of the roof had been caved in from kids jumping on it, have to replace it so instead of using 18 ga. (.047") steel like the factory used, I'll use .040" aluminum. Back window and all the side windows will be lexan instead of glass plus a few other things to lighten it down. In '57 the cars were still built for driving on bad roads, so the engine and tranny were quite high in the chassis. I'll be changing all that, lowering the engine height and moving it back to move the CG down and the balance back. Mainly just changing from all the old style, heavy weight materials that were used on the car to some modern components that are both stronger and lighter.