sorry its taken so long to reply. busy,busy,busy. so I use sealed power rings,cometic head gaskets. P255-60-R15 mickey's et street radial(worn out of course!!)
I have always run small blocks. all steal car(except hood) and I hate doing body work. regardless of make,nose heavy cars don't do it for me. I try to achieve 50/50 weight balance and gutting a street car for bb, turns it into a rattling soda can. hence no body work(fender,doors,etc.) you can get a b motor close to same weight but lifting hood to show little magnum is the best. first drag pak challengers came magnums.
its not about total weight so much as is where's the weight. still lite is right!!
I talk to my neighbor about cars and bs all the time.maybe its my compulsion but I look at racing strictly from a mechanical point of view. certain amount of power to move a certain amount of weight a certain distance of measured time. of course its also based on what you can afford.!!
my setup is far from perfect. last years set up used no rocker arm girdle for example. I know I had stuff moving around.
as far as parts go with old combo nothing crazy. its just an air pump(engine)stock block obviously for magnum. factory forged rods,cast crank(I know,i know). stock parts can mean a lot of things. heads,cam,intake,exhaust,carb,cranking compression,little n20,etc are the money shot. short block is along for the fun ride!
my goal is a 9 sec magnum powered street driven duster,(4/10th's away with old setup) i'm going back to the garage to make it happen(pics to follow)
thanks,motorcity magnum still looking for my old cam card!! seriously
