Thanks all. Well first , I don't "just want to go 200+". I used to drag race, my car car 189. I've got bikes and have been close on those also. What I'm looking for is sustained "over" 200, like 230-250 and up in vintage tin that seems like it shouldn't be doing this....
Inexpensive is what I meant, I just commonly use "cheap" in place of it. No I'm not discouraged , I already had all thos ethings figured actually.
I just don't want to start out on the wrong foot with a body that typically doesn't do 250 without stretching the nose way out and making a dragster out of a 34 Ford. I have a 34 3 window coupe that I can chop down more and lay the w/s back to look like the Pierson or Socal coupe, I also have a 34 5 win. that can go that way also. I guess I was asking about not starting with a car/design that'll cost a ton more than someone elses deal that runs the same speed and is much simpler. I look at some of these special constructions with hand built muti-latched aircraft style access panels and ise water intercoolers, that are tightly packed, hard to work on, hqrd to transport, plumbers nightmares, etc...you start doing all that and you double or triple the cost of building a big block roadtser that'll pop off 180mph first run off the trailer.
I was reading about some cars that people had built that they couldn't get enough weight in the right places, or the weight dist. right, and they were kind of screwed and stuck to a certain limit/class/speed unless they just sell the whole car and start over on something else, THIS is what I want to avoid big time.
The rule book doesn't address a certain way to build a frame or cage other than the roll bar hoops, so I guess that must be open to just appearing to be a good design. I was thinking in terms of NHRA where they get very particular about what bars go where, thickness, etc. I just figured it would be similar.
As far as cheap, I just meant I don't really want to build a 40K single purpose, once or twice a year car. What usually happens is when you start into a new world like this it's easy to take the wrong paths and end up on a road that is going to cost you considerably more then if you would have just talked to some verterans and had them say, "why didn't you just build a turbo roadster and be done with it" ? I've got a good idea of what it takes to push one that fast as far as horsepower & torque, I've got a blown injected 392 Hemi if needed, but have a 760hp single carb BBC that ought to do it also.
I guess after contemplating and further refining what I meant to ask , it would be easier to ask it this way "who's running 250mph in vintage tin, and what is their basic setup ?"
A big block automatic roadster, a twin turbo or Potvin style blown coupe, or
What would be best for me is to actually eyeball cars that are running 250 in pictures, since I've got the time and motivation to get it done before the next meet I really don't want to travel across the country just to look, then come home and start building for next year. I'm ready now and just need to see 250mph cars with my eyes and know a couple of specifics and weight distro's, then I'll have what I need and can finish the car, fine tuning and sneaking up of the goal I can always work out.
So are there any of these guys with websites and stats on what their cars run (speed wise) that also show the construction a little ?
I mean if a Kugel can build a stock bodied Firebird to run 300mph, I'm thinking I can sure build a pointed laid back 34 Ford to crack 200.....
Famous last words huh ?
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Thanks,
Jim
