10 sec. 318?
You see…… That is the typical stuff done by a young guy in a first build. It is pointless, a mistake and flushing money down the toilet.
What exactly is wasting money? I've pretty much realized that there is no way my car is going to make it into the 10s. I don't have the money and don't want to chop the car up. I'm not going to back-half it or mess with the body and chassis much. I'm not a welder and I don't want to have my car sitting in a shop for a month waiting for work, I want to be able to do as much myself as I can. I may just go with SS leaf springs, but what's wrong with putting traction bars on the car? Are you trying to say that they won't make a difference? I'll admit the air shocks are not really meant for racing or anything, just trying to get the back end of the car off the ground with my current springs. We had a 69 Charger with a pair in the rear that would give it a nice stance on the road when they were pumped up. It's only maybe $60 for a set, so it's basically a band-aid until I get SS springs or something and a relocation kit. I really don't have the money to do it all at once, so I'm trying to do things in groups that make sense. For instance, if I buy new springs I would like to get a relocation kit at the same time, and if I do that I need to move my axle perches, but at that point I would like to upgrade to an 8.75 at the same time since I would need to modify the perches to fit. I can do everything one at a time, but then I'd be redoing the work every time I bought something new. I'd rather save up and do chunks of work at a time rather then buy one piece every month until I have enough to do the whole thing.
I've been working on cars for over 10 years with my dad, this isn't my first build. I have a 71 Vette that I've been fixing up for the past 8 years that's my restoration car. I want this to be my fun car. That's why I'm so concerned about getting the engine combo right the first time. I wanted a 5.7, but the more I read the more it was out of my price range. I wanted to do a blown motor, but I don't have the money, so I looked into strokers. I wanted to stroke what I had so I didn't need to go out and buy more parts, but I don't know that the block would take it. I'm now up to a 360 stroker, but I haven't dropped a penny yet because I still don't know what I can get out of one and want to be sure before I do commit to a build. I've settled for the fact that I can't have everything I want, but I'd still like help to know if the plans that I do come up with will work or not. If Dodge could build a hemi dart that would turn 10s in a quarter 40+ years ago without all the fancy crap we have nowadays, why can't I? I didn't think the 68 hemi dart used anything out of the ordinary other than a giant engine and no weight. I don't recall them using a 4 link or other stuff, but then again I can't say I'm an expert on the subject, so I could be wrong.