how much do build this to a stocker??

colton vassar · 02-22-2010, 09:23 AM

I have a 1982 malibu wagon classic(similar to jody langs wagon)..right now it just has a bracket motor small block in it with a glide...im looking to transfer it to a stocker...everything is there such as headlights, all interior etc...

not sure of the best combo for this car( 305 or 350??)

it doesnt have to be the fastest in class, im just not sure of everything i need besides...a motor,metric trans,rear end gears..

what else do i need??

how much can i do this for??

thanks-colton

Bob Verwold · 02-22-2010, 11:09 AM

A friend of mine runs stock and I asked him what it would take to switch my car over to stock, he told me to fill my trailer completely up with cash and I'd be about ready..........

PS..The trailer is a 44 footer

Danny Ashley · 02-22-2010, 11:23 AM

Whenever I build a racecar, I estimate the final cost and present it to my wife and she always says, "Add a thousand". I'm always wrong and she's always right. So listen to the words of a wise woman. I don't know what it's going to cost to build your car, but my wife might. Danny

larry dowty · 02-22-2010, 11:32 AM

colton i built my n/sa 95 mustang start to finish for under 10,000 and it runs under the index,it wont win class but i can still race everbody off dial, and you already have some of the stuff just do as much as you can your self and have some fun

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 02-23-2010, 10:13 PM

That is one of the single funniest things I have read here.....

And way too accurate......

Like I said the old man throwing money off a tall building would have been cheaper, at least 1/2 way through that he woulda said "Oh ****" and stopped...... lol

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Originally Posted by Bob Verwold

A friend of mine runs stock and I asked him what it would take to switch my car over to stock, he told me to fill my trailer completely up with cash and I'd be about ready..........

PS..The trailer is a 44 footer

Wade_Owens · 02-22-2010, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by colton vassar

I have a 1982 malibu wagon classic(similar to jody langs wagon)..right now it just has a bracket motor small block in it with a glide...im looking to transfer it to a stocker...everything is there such as headlights, all interior etc...

not sure of the best combo for this car( 305 or 350??)

it doesnt have to be the fastest in class, im just not sure of everything i need besides...a motor,metric trans,rear end gears..

what else do i need??

how much can i do this for??

thanks-colton

Colton, which engine do you have now? just buy some pieces for it and run it. you do not need a metric trans and converter, just get a turbo 350 and run it. for getting your feet wet, its all you need. as time goes by, you can put more money in it and continue to build off what you have learned. dont get discouraged, do enough to be legal and come race with us, you'll like it!

Wade

colton vassar · 02-22-2010, 01:32 PM

right now it has a 355 with vortec heads, little bigger cam, with an edelbrock intake..nothing special...im guessing i will fall into M or N stock??

B Aceves · 02-22-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by colton vassar

right now it has a 355 with vortec heads, little bigger cam, with an edelbrock intake..nothing special...im guessing i will fall into M or N stock??

Colton my first advice would be to get a NHRA Rule book and read it from cover to cover,
and Im not saying this to be a smart -ss.

colton vassar · 02-22-2010, 02:25 PM

i was planning on doing that..just to make sure i do everything right...so about 5000 for a motor, 2000 for a tranny, 600 or 700 for a good carb, 800 for a good convertor, 200 for gears,and shifter for 190...so roughly 9500..plus tires, and good shocks..not bad i guess

Bob Pagano · 02-22-2010, 02:31 PM

Make some new friends, go to a couple div 4 races and talk with people with small block cars with motors similar to want you need to make you combo fit. There are some very good folks here that will point you in the right direction.

02-22-2010, 09:23 AM	#1
colton vassar Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: kennedale,tx Posts: 31 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	how much do build this to a stocker?? I have a 1982 malibu wagon classic(similar to jody langs wagon)..right now it just has a bracket motor small block in it with a glide...im looking to transfer it to a stocker...everything is there such as headlights, all interior etc... not sure of the best combo for this car( 305 or 350??) it doesnt have to be the fastest in class, im just not sure of everything i need besides...a motor,metric trans,rear end gears.. what else do i need?? how much can i do this for?? thanks-colton

02-22-2010, 11:09 AM	#2
Bob Verwold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fayetteville Ohio Posts: 656 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how much do build this to a stocker?? A friend of mine runs stock and I asked him what it would take to switch my car over to stock, he told me to fill my trailer completely up with cash and I'd be about ready.......... PS..The trailer is a 44 footer

02-22-2010, 11:23 AM	#3
Danny Ashley Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Marion,In. Posts: 267 Likes: 60 Liked 110 Times in 29 Posts	Re: how much do build this to a stocker?? Whenever I build a racecar, I estimate the final cost and present it to my wife and she always says, "Add a thousand". I'm always wrong and she's always right. So listen to the words of a wise woman. I don't know what it's going to cost to build your car, but my wife might. Danny

02-22-2010, 11:32 AM	#4
larry dowty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: chewelah wa Posts: 283 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: how much do build this to a stocker?? colton i built my n/sa 95 mustang start to finish for under 10,000 and it runs under the index,it wont win class but i can still race everbody off dial, and you already have some of the stuff just do as much as you can your self and have some fun __________________ larry dowty 6388 SS

02-22-2010, 01:32 PM	#7
colton vassar Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: kennedale,tx Posts: 31 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how much do build this to a stocker?? right now it has a 355 with vortec heads, little bigger cam, with an edelbrock intake..nothing special...im guessing i will fall into M or N stock??

02-22-2010, 02:25 PM	#9
colton vassar Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: kennedale,tx Posts: 31 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how much do build this to a stocker?? i was planning on doing that..just to make sure i do everything right...so about 5000 for a motor, 2000 for a tranny, 600 or 700 for a good carb, 800 for a good convertor, 200 for gears,and shifter for 190...so roughly 9500..plus tires, and good shocks..not bad i guess

02-22-2010, 02:31 PM	#10
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 238 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: how much do build this to a stocker?? Make some new friends, go to a couple div 4 races and talk with people with small block cars with motors similar to want you need to make you combo fit. There are some very good folks here that will point you in the right direction. __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA