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If you had no race car and a $6000 budget to build one, what would you build?
(A) A car like you had in high school.
(B) A car that should run in the 12's.
(C) A 1969 Camaro with a 396.
(D) A car with a soft horsepower rating that should qualify anywhere.
(E) A car that fits a class that nobody runs.
(F) A car that has 6 other cars in the class in your division.
(G) None of the above.
(H) A car that has a soft index.

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(H) A car that has a soft index

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^^^^this^^^^^^
and then bracket race the wheels off of it

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(A) A car like you had in high school.

Because $6000 won't build much of a race car here in Canada. If it was $60000, "C" a 1969 Camaro w/ 396.

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I would like to have option C. A 396 69 Camaro for $6,000.

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G) None of the above because with a $6,000 budget and no car, you won't be able to build any of the above!

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Do this with the 12K, with likely 5 + leftover for future. But only for Billy

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I would build "D", but would try to only spend 5000.00, so I could spend 1000.00 on "HAPPY" pills, and send them to 1320racer. J.R.

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A car that can win 6 rds in a row because qualifying don't pay nothing. Typically most 4 cyl -6 cyl- and turbos and remaining 13 sec cars are out by third rd. I will not build anything that can't run at least 11's ever again.

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(G) A Rat Rod
Why? Because $6,000 wouldn't touch what I would want to build.

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I pick A.
Except for $6,000 I have only been able to finish the rear end, wheels tires and brakes.
I need 7x that to finish the car.

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"D"

Coming soon.....Yet Another Dodge 150 Pickup O/SA.

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(*) Three 2's in a 442

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"D". How about you Bob ?? :)

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Eric, thanks for the vote of confidence but at this point, I wouldn't cut up a 69 Camaro to go racing and none of my Camaros are for sale at any price(at this point).

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Bill, as my good buddy Dave who retired to Mesa says "You can get that back around there, it is just that when you move it all the remaining structural rust will fall off of it."

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"D" Seems like it has more advantages, especially if it is a combination that is not popular.
(1) You can make it competitive in class without having to break the bank.
(2) You can develop a combination that is not so difficult to maintain.
(3) You can go fast enough to qualify at Indy if you want to.
(4) You don't have to worry about somebody outspending you or out-tricking you on technology.
(5) If you're smart enough to figure one out, you can be competitive ET-wise and race it for years - long enough to learn how to drive and go some rounds without having to financially keep up with the deluge of technology.


The big negative is that you probably don't get to go head-to-head and have the satisfaction of beating someone in a true contest. It's one type of satisfaction when you beat somebody in your own class, but it's different when you can beat everyone who has a combination just like yours.

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Sarcastic answer #1, Whatever Bob Shaw is building!
Sarcastic answer #2, I'd build 3 302 FFFords and give 2 to my friends!
Sarcastic answer #3, I'd wait for Hill to get the 86 Chevy Truck w/305 in the guide at about 190 HP and build one.

But seriously(yeah right), I think that I'd be going for D,E and H in equal amounts.

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(A) A car like you had in high school.
(B) A car that should run in the 12's.

Already did it. Except it runs in the 11's.

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...1d&oe=5740A79C

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I'd give all my money to Mark Yacavone.........and Mike Graham. They could build something that goes like 3 seconds under with that kind of whopping budget.......


No pressure though.

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1965 Chevy SS with a 409 cuin 2-4bbl Engine for Pure Stock !!
Buy a Lamar Walden Special !!

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Not in 65 Dan!

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I would build a car like I had in high school that ran in the 12's and had a soft horsepower rating so it qualified anywhere in a class that noboby ran and had a soft index. ;)


JK

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Yes Billy;
Chevy installed the last 409s in the 65 Chevy.
Built a 1965 Chevy SS model from AMP that had that engine and not the BBC.
NHRA even has it listed..go check it out!

Go build one Billy !

D

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Not with 2x4s!

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Hmmm...I essentially have no race car (not done yet) and I don't plan on putting more than $6000 in mine, in one fell swoop anyway. I'm leaning towards E so I can get in the game with something completely different. If it gets too crowded down in T/SA, I'll put a stick in the car and be in some real exclusive company. (zero). :)

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Randy,
I have always liked "D" and "H". If I had a lot of money I would run A/S.

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Actually there were and saw one in 1967.
Did not build many! NHRA is not listing it.
Chevy did not push it because of the 396!
Think they also put the in Canadian Pontiacs.

D

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Would not be surprised if someone other than Hill does
that 305 first.......(not me.)....

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B for me please.
Start with a roller that's old enough to be cheap, but not old enough to be collectible. A Fox-body Mustang/Fairmount or Monte Carlo/Cutlass/Regal for example. A third gen Camaro would be nice, but they seem to getting higher prices. Used parts are readily available, but I see a lot of rollers with a spool and axles and suspension upgrades for under $3k.
Add a home built 400" sbc with cast pistons, a moderate cam and used Edelbrock Torquer and 850 Holley. Rebuild a TH350 or glide. Probably have to pay full price for well matched converter.
This should be good for low twelves or even high elevens, with DOT drag radials and mufflers. Then go get some bracket racing skills running against the regulars in Street Elim (aka Sportsman or Bracket 3).
Almost forgot- don't do anything to the roller that would make it illegal for Stock, just in case the money for a proper race engine should suddenly appear.

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A, E, or H. Where A is concerned, my very first car was a '64 Chevelle 300 230ci 3spd, That year had a variety of engine options from 194, to 327. With a glide instead of my 3spd, that could be a build that could fit into $6k (especially with the original 230, remember Cliffords Research? That company had lots of stuff to make inline 6bangers scream)!!!! If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably go after a late-80's Dodge Shadow/Plymouth Sundance. With Mopars involvement in the fwd classes being the best of all the BIG 3, they would've helped me make one of those cars very competitive and would've spared my bank account too!!!