a new build

Woodfin · 04-28-2024, 09:40 AM

I am an old, experienced drag racer. [my age is 77] I have lost count of the cars I have built. I am just about finished with a 75 Vette for a customer so, of course, being an old, experience racer who knows who to win, I must be planning the next project. My builds are often unique, which I like.
The quest: I want to build the barest bones, most stripped down, lightest door car possible. [while retaining a neat appearance] Help me brainstorm about which body fits this request. There may be some out there that I have not considered. It will have a relatively mild SBC and I want the performance in the 6.40's ET range. The last several I have done use methanol with a carburetor. I have built both ladder bar and four link.

Wayne Scraba · 04-28-2024, 06:01 PM

Fox body Mustang. Lots of parts available for your sbc Chevy plus Fox bodies have good OEM suspension “bones” you can make work without serious fabrication…. And that’s coming from a Chevy guy..

04-28-2024, 09:40 AM	#1
Woodfin Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kilgore TX Posts: 468 Likes: 5 Liked 126 Times in 56 Posts	a new build I am an old, experienced drag racer. [my age is 77] I have lost count of the cars I have built. I am just about finished with a 75 Vette for a customer so, of course, being an old, experience racer who knows who to win, I must be planning the next project. My builds are often unique, which I like. The quest: I want to build the barest bones, most stripped down, lightest door car possible. [while retaining a neat appearance] Help me brainstorm about which body fits this request. There may be some out there that I have not considered. It will have a relatively mild SBC and I want the performance in the 6.40's ET range. The last several I have done use methanol with a carburetor. I have built both ladder bar and four link.

04-28-2024, 06:01 PM	#2
Wayne Scraba Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 145 Likes: 322 Liked 158 Times in 44 Posts	Re: a new build Fox body Mustang. Lots of parts available for your sbc Chevy plus Fox bodies have good OEM suspension “bones” you can make work without serious fabrication…. And that’s coming from a Chevy guy.. Last edited by Wayne Scraba; 04-28-2024 at 06:04 PM.