With the help of my friends, I have had the enjoyment of running my 96 Firebird at both Maxton and Bonneville. It didn't set the world on fire (or itself) but we had a great time tickling 200 with a basic 383 LT1 and a little nitrous. Previously, the car had been running B/FALT #9614 but I want this thing to go a bit faster, so we are changing over to AA/BGALT.
As expected, this is not just a matter of changing the letters on the side of the car, but completely starting from scratch. And I mean completely. This weekend, we put the car on a jig built by JavaJoe79 (Chris Coffey) and Erin Carpenter of Coffey Fabrication in Nashville, and completely gutted it. The plan is to build a new frame, chassis, cage structure that will be much safer in pursuit of a blue hat.
Power is coming from a 555 BBC with two 88mm Comp Turbos. This is the engine and turbos that my friend Shannon and I drove 1000 miles on Drag Week in 2010 in his old Nova. It ended up running 7.9's on leaf springs in street trim and I built the engine so I feel very comfy with it. Making the power will not be nearly as difficult as putting it to the ground. The rest of the drivetrain includes an Extremeliner rear end and Lenco, both already in possession.
Below are some before and after shots.