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tuna55
tuna55 UltimaDork
5/21/15 8:56 a.m.

http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/chassis-suspension/1401-mopar-rear-leaf-springs-suspension-get-hooked-up/

tuna55
tuna55 UltimaDork
5/21/15 10:06 a.m.
pres589 wrote: In reply to tuna55: I thought the torque arm setup could be a decent platform to play with. Not stock but not some "back half required" path either. I missed the budget. You want a car in the 9's, safely. And a truck. And a trailer. For $5k? Right.

9's would be fantastic. Dad met this goal in the early nineties. I suspect it can be done today.

bmw88rider
bmw88rider GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/21/15 10:07 a.m.

So there was an experiment that Paul Brown did back in the day when he was still based in Omaha. He took a stock 5.0 LX hatchback and didn't do anything except get the chassis squared away. Cage, Upper control arms, slicks, and a few other things I don't remember now as it's been 20 years. He took that car from low 14's to mid 12's just with chassis/tire improvements. He never touched the motor, transmission, or rear. I think when he finally put 4.10's in it, it was very low 12's

So with that begin said, there is another option here that I just thought about. The SN95 mustang can fit a 460 in it with no issues at all. A former co-worker of my wife had this car:

http://www.mustangandfords.com/featured-vehicles/mdfp-0608-1995-mustang-ihra-drag-car/

It would bracket 10.5's all night long and run wide open in the high nines if the conditions were right. If you look at the build, other than the connecting rods for durability, it was nothing fancy. Stock ported heads, some high compression pistons, a nice cam, and a good ole fashion powerglide. You could replicate that build and possibly get close to the 5K budget. BBF are pretty cheap.

Cotton
Cotton UberDork
5/21/15 10:26 a.m.
chiodos wrote: Farmtruck, runs 10s with a hell of a lot of nitrous and a big block. Personally id stuff a 4.8/5.3 and th400 in the truck, pick out a used turbo from the local diesel turbo shop, e85 if you can, 50-100shot for spool and or as chemical intercooler. Not sure what truck you got but that ought to make it to 12s easlily enough. Old school slapper bars under leafsprings and a spool oughta do the trick

he has a PILE of money in his current engine and trans.

chiodos
chiodos Reader
5/21/15 11:24 a.m.

In reply to Cotton:

Thats why I listed a more budget friendly alternative.

dropstep
dropstep Reader
5/21/15 7:55 p.m.

at 5 grand thats alot to manage. i was running high 12's in a car that i had 2k in. had another 2500 in the truck and trailer and i thought i was doing ok.

Id likely go almost the same route though. foxbody with a 302/c4 combo and actually use the nitrous this time.

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