Project car suggestions....
Project car suggestions.... O.K., here goes. I'm happy with the way that my car is running now, and am at the point where I don't wanna start hacking and chopping it and end up turning it into a race car.. so I think that I am gonna start looking for a 2nd car at the end of this summer to turn in to a track only car... and keep the car I have now ( 01 ws-6 ) for cruise nights, street use, etc. etc.
I'm thinking about starting off with a hardtop V6 firebird, or something along those lines, preferrably with a blown motor, a million miles on it, something that is basicially worthless... so when I start chopping it up to turn it into a ULTRA light track only car, I won't feel like I'm cutting a car up that's still worth something.
I'm looking to build the full chassis, no corners cut, and go for MAX lightweight, as I want to buy a new ls1 crate motor, and go after the N/A SI ls1 record.... not a easy task I am sure, but I figure that with a TH400, a 30 inch tire and appropriate gearing, a car that's in the 2500 lb range ( if that's even possible ) should have a fair shot. After I've maxed that out, I'll start stepping up the power, but I figure this would be a good place to start if I wanna race the car, and should be a good way to start learning the chassis. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks.
I'm thinking about starting off with a hardtop V6 firebird, or something along those lines, preferrably with a blown motor, a million miles on it, something that is basicially worthless... so when I start chopping it up to turn it into a ULTRA light track only car, I won't feel like I'm cutting a car up that's still worth something.
I'm looking to build the full chassis, no corners cut, and go for MAX lightweight, as I want to buy a new ls1 crate motor, and go after the N/A SI ls1 record.... not a easy task I am sure, but I figure that with a TH400, a 30 inch tire and appropriate gearing, a car that's in the 2500 lb range ( if that's even possible ) should have a fair shot. After I've maxed that out, I'll start stepping up the power, but I figure this would be a good place to start if I wanna race the car, and should be a good way to start learning the chassis. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks.
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do exactly what your'e talking about, th400 with a HUGE STALL 4500+, 9" spool, wolfe torque arm and sway bar (wolfe sway bar is the most worthwhile suspension mod ever), profab kmember and a arms, profab panhard bar and lcas...should run pretty damn good.
I was thinking a 4500 to 4800 stall, as it would keep the stock motor right at it's peak. I'm thinking that a TH350 might be a better idea, as I know that they are lighter. I'd just go with a glide, but I think that a low HP setup at first is gonna need all 3 gears to pull right, I think that the glide would have a dead spot in the 1/4 somewhere, not enough HP with a factory crate motor.
A 9 inch, alum spool, lightweight gun drilled axles, all a given, along with lightweight brakes, all that stuff. Not sure who's K member and a arms I'll go with, I may opt to go with a strut style front suspension, get rid of the upper a arm and do coilovers, really go all out, just have to see what I can get the car to weight wise with the stock k member and a arms first, then figure out the weight of all the options, and go from there. If I can get the car to 2500 or less and keep the stock style front suspension, I will, but if not, it's coming out.
A 9 inch, alum spool, lightweight gun drilled axles, all a given, along with lightweight brakes, all that stuff. Not sure who's K member and a arms I'll go with, I may opt to go with a strut style front suspension, get rid of the upper a arm and do coilovers, really go all out, just have to see what I can get the car to weight wise with the stock k member and a arms first, then figure out the weight of all the options, and go from there. If I can get the car to 2500 or less and keep the stock style front suspension, I will, but if not, it's coming out.
