Dime Rocket Fantasy

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by nickh

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

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.

[Mark Yacavone]

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?

[Billy Nees]

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

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

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

I think you and Doug just proved otherwise.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

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

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.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

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.

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.

[Paul Wong]

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.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

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.

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

[Billy Nees]

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!