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Originally Posted by Marvin Robinson
The cost is not an absolute... or course you can build a 10K stocker... it will either be slow, or uncompetitive. I know there is much science & sophistication in the .90 cars, but getting what you need to do what you want to do is accessible and relatively cheap compared to a lot of what you need to do with S/SS stuff, especially if you are not racing a SM/BB Chevy (or one of the other 3 or 4 mainstream combos). I'm not knocking Chevys, I'm actually a diehard Chevy fan, always had them, owned/raced at least 11 of them. (If I had my ideal Stocker, it would be a 69 396/375 Chevelle) But having built/raced bracket cars for 30 years, the cost for finding performance/consistency compared to S/SS is startling.... I know a 10K ST/SG car is not going to be state of the art, but at least you could be competitive if you're smart about your combo. No dice in Stock. (SG/SC is expensive, period, just due to how fast you have to go... we all know speed costs money, just the same speed costs a lot more in S/SS.
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Marv you are not correct. The car you picked has been beat to death by the racers, You have to keep up with the jones's. $5,000 cyl heads etc.
If you choose a soft factor, less popular class. It does not cost near as much as you think.
I have less than $20,000 in my superstocker, (you can have it for $15,000) and "Trust Me" I can run with the CJ's
If you read the rules and the guides you can run fast without spending a lot of money.
How much do you think Bob Shaw has in his rides?