Dime Rocket Fantasy
 

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How big a dime are we talking, Mark? -Al

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Hey, I can spend other people's money with the best of them, but that's really not my style.
For someone who's not somewhat hands on , themselves, a dime could easily turn into a dime and a nickle. Probably have plenty of change left from a quarter anyway, though.
I do most of this stuff myself, so that helps too.

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I'll play:
1980 Buick Century 4Dr Sedan
231 V6 with a Dualjet
Fits V/SA at 3250 lbs
Metric 200, access to a cheap Chevette converter (Dacco B10)
7.5 rear with 4.56s, 26" slicks
Stock 60k shortblock, heads (current running/driving car)
1 1/2" headers (Hedman street headers)

Not sure where to start with cam/converter, thinking baseline to just get it down the strip and see what it'll do? Maybe a regrind? What I listed part-wise is what I actually have available right now. Maybe I could get it to the index then upgrade as funds allow, but if nothing else just get it making passes. That was a downfall of my past failures.

Workable? Thoughts/ideas?

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Have my mother's 1998 Mercury mystique v6 sitting here wondering what fwd class it would fit in. Car runs great. Or it is for sale if someone is interested on dime rocket car

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The answer is...None .It's not in the class guide. That is the first step with this different stuff.
Two options , right at the top of the main page here.

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Here' s two easy peasy DF/S cars

First one is getting hard to find.

94 Cavalier, 3.1 60 degree, 145 hp Stick or automatic. 15.60 index 14's easy enough.

I still see these around here:
99 or thereabouts Monte Carlo 3.1, aluminum head, 155 hp.
Not a lot different than the 3.4 we had.. less cam lift, less compression, and 16 less cubes, but 500 lbs lighter in DF/S Yeah? Time to get off the couch yet?

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Hey Father (elapsed) Time, I thought that FWD combos didn't qualify as "Dime Rockets"!

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I think you and Doug just proved otherwise.

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Billy the kid,
I changed my mind, after seeing 90 cents or more go into that Monte Carlo.

Besides, I 've got plenty of D/R's that are RWD, but they're au..au..automatics, and that ain't me.
RWD D/R stick shift cars are as rare as old Escorts.

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How about a 77-79 Camaro or some Firebirds With a 305 2V? Watch your shipping wts. and you can make U/S! Got to be plenty of them and Novas around for not big bucks.

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As evident I must like a "slow" V-8 Stick car as much as anyone. Given that if you try to do one on a budget it will be a parts eater. Unless you find something really light or horribly underfactored like a 302 FFFFord. The fox body 5.0 guys throw away good 8.8 rear ends too.

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Nope..too expensive around here. Everything that old is a collector's item.
Parts breaker, anyway..Too heavy...
77 Maverick F-F-Ford...about 800# lighter

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Well Buddy, you're just going to have to hope that someone will donate to you a shoebox Chevyll with a 4 cyl. . It IS Christmas, it could happen!

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Now that would make a difference in my thinking..
Or maybe an 87 notch Fox 2300
No ballast in either one!

Call, if anyone needs my business address ;-)

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I have a 64 Chevy II four door runs and drives V8 glide, you have to find the 4 banger. It is purdy ugly, someone painted it with a brush. All I what is engine, yes it is a 721 block. Make me a offer. Class Racer were dreams come true. Tom

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Tom, Even a 2 dr. is going to be way heavy. It has to be a 62-63, for the light front suspension, 4 lug stuff.. claimed as a 63 ,for the big cam.
But thanks anyway...

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Any love for the 82 Firebird or Camaro with the 2.5L 4 cylinder? Hard to find, but I have seen a couple around in the last few years.


Rick Thomason
GTOMayhem

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It would probably be fun with a stick but even with an automatic I doubt that it would be cheap.

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you are going to have to run a SD block and a really good crank and not sure if its an Integral or crossflow head PLUS lots of tricks to make one make power as well as stay together--not a lot of "speed" parts out there anymore unless you can find a sprint car guy that has stuff--FED 387

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I'd run the SD valve cover if it would fit...Otherwise, I don't believe you would want the other stuff to run in the 15's .
But this IS the fantasy thread.

.Maybe for SS/FC or something...But even there, there is a c.i. limit . I think the Rod Shop Fiero was bigger than 155 inches.

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Merry Christmas! When are you gonna pick it up?

https://southjersey.craigslist.org/c...251548394.html

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I was thinking that you're a lot closer,...partner.

I'd probably put a T 5 in that one ,and drive it..Too nice to make a "tissue box" out of it.

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What about a 63 Chevy II wagon know where there is a nice one. I have the original 6 from it, was converted to 5 bolt wheels and 10 bolt. Tom

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Since this thread is Dime Rocket Fantasy, how about a Dime Rocket Nationals????

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And maybe all 3 of us will show up!

Instead of prize money, the winner gets to pick his choice of all the losers cars! That might keep out the "ringers".
(the way Stock/SS is today, probably not.)

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Sounds expensive!!!!!! lol

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Since this is a fantasy thread let's have some fun.

35 cars show up so number 1 qualifier is important. 1.75 under???
NHRA puts up some big money for the winner and runner-up.
Sponsors give money for first round losers and so on.

I better stop there my brain is overworked.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What is the $ limit on the dime rocket fantasy car?

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Ron, I think it should be under 10 grand to get it on the track, and then 100 grand ,after 30 years ;-)

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Sounds about right.

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I say that the winner gets the pick of all the losers cars as his/her prize! How much are you willing to lose?

This thing is fast going from a "Dime Rocket Fantasy" to a "Dime Rocket Acid Trip"!

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We do have a few 2 door ECO Cavaliers cars auto and sticks but as I said before how to make time for build. We have done winning dirt cars overnite if we had the cage done. We use to switch stick transmissions in 30 minutes because of gear ratio for different tracks. HHRs also has a different ratio. Tom

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I like it..But seeing we won't have a lot of entry money to work with, I'm thinking we should just use donations.
I'll pledge a package of zip ties.. These will be the good, re-usable ones for that last minute pit thrash.
Also, a box of worm gear clamps 1/2" , all the way to 6"
Plus, as a bonus..One sheet of shirt cardboard, some masking tape, and a spray can of paint..your choice of color.
Let's make this really pay!

I don't think we should lower ourselves to just a Wally.
How about MufMan? We'll need a sponsor here
https://i.postimg.cc/fWd2LskF/mman.png

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1/4 finals to winner can choose to swap vehicles straight across, or except the 10k

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For every competitor who spends under 1K on his/her combo, you get to run on the existing index. For every $500 that you spend over 1K, you lose a tenth of index. Spend 6K? Lose a second of index! Bring your receipts. Now THAT'S a fantasy!

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Since we have to social distance why can't we use Time slips from a race track nearby with tech and scales to certify the runs that way this could be a nationwide race. You can also use reaction time on the runs so you can't be asleep at the tree. Tom

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Hey Tom, just out of curiosity, how much "time" do you think that I have in the Cavalier? If I started after dinner, I'd probably be in bed by 11:00. I spent more time looking at a laptop screen and trying to figure out what I was doing than I did on the actual car.

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Actual working on the car or thinking think what you can do. Gary Stinnett once told me when he worked for WJ he WJ was always thinking even in his sleep how to go faster. How fast do you think WJ would be if he had a stocker? I am sure you do your homework and have fun doing it. Tom

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Tom, you're giving me too much credit. I didn't ask the question with malicious intent. I literally brought the car home and raced it in as-is condition. Other than changing the wheels and tires and removing the P/S pump, I've done nothing other than what I (Doug) did with HP Tuners. It was really that easy.
Now I DID want to "play" with an ecotec so I guess that maybe some thought went into that. Trust me, I'm no W.J.! Not even close.