I have the bug big time and I want to get this car on the salt in 2009!
I bought this thing 12 years ago and I have had a lot of fun upgrading it and generally, beating on it from time to time. It started as a 262 V8 with Saginaw 4spd. I dropped in a 327 and really had fun, until the transmission and related components experienced catastrophic failure (CF). I decided not to drive this car on the road anymore. The reasons are many: It handles like a shopping cart and at 135mph I couldn't keep it in one lane. It's loud and I get more attention from the pigs than I do the chicks. Until recently, it's cost me more in tickets than in go-fast parts. Oh yeah, I picked up a chick in it once and she said "why would you soup up a Pinto?" No taste
I'll get some photos posted so you guys can see what kind of trouble I'm getting into and maybe point me in the direction as far as:
-What class to run, tires wheels, alternator or no alternator, safety gear, etc
I'm shooting for something like:
-Slammed chassis, carbon or aluminum dam with a splitter, carbon or aluminum side skirts, lexan windows, 1 5/8 DOM 12 point cage, turbocharged LT1 350 with Iron heads, Garrett T4 turbo .70cold/1.00 divided hot side, exhaust pipe exits right front fender, water-to-air intercooler, water injection, wet sump, Ford 9" rear with 2.50:1 gears, T5 from Z28, Stock 3-link rear suspension,
-On a budget of course...