ive been goin to the local drag strip for about a year now, and this weekwnd i finally ran my truck, and i have some bad news, im now offically obsessed. i now have to find a car, i really want a olds cutlass or REALLY want a 442, but that might not be an option $$$. my friend has a 87 camaro, that im tryin to trade the jeep for, im kinda thinkin 454, powerglide, 9inch :mrgreen:
i have a new obcession
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currupt4130
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tisk tisk...
I had a 72 olds cutlass and they are a ton of fun. But if I had to do it all over again, I would go chevy. Parts are cheaper and more plentiful. Alot of performance parts I ended up getting for the cutlass were on backorder and took way too long to come in. My buddy that dropped a 350 Chevy in his cutlass could pull parts off any shelf. Just my opinion.
purpleyjgirl
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How about this far-right? its got a 5.8liter 425 horse power with a 250 horse nitrous fogger sportsman system, in case you get board. :lol:
Just kidding about the trade my husbands in love with it altho he loves CJ'S too........good luck :wink:
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Just kidding about the trade my husbands in love with it altho he loves CJ'S too........good luck :wink:
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Why not build a strip jeep?
Easy to work on, and would be somewhat challenging!
Get a cj8, weight nothing to begin with, drop in a big block, pull out the front end and put in a solid beam axle, and let'er rip!!
hmm Maybe....
Good luck and don't just disappear! but if you want to build a street/strip car, I would avoid a older olds for two reasons, they are too beautiful to strip down and gut and are getting rare#2 they are a little bit heavy! I would look for a early-mid 80's G-body or F-body, they can be found for next to nothing, and are pretty inexpensive to find parts.
A friend that races has a slick car he built for dirt cheap cash, 81 firebird, no interior, no wipers, fattys out back and pizza cutters on the front, but he essentially runs a 87 GN drive train that he got from a junked car. built the entire car for about $4000 which includes the purchase price of both cars, all the adapters and subframe connectors and performance goodies, and runs into the low 12's to high 11's consistantly!
OH ya, G-body~cutlass, reagal, Monte carlo (non ss), grand prix, grand national
f-body~camaro, firebird
Easy to work on, and would be somewhat challenging!
Get a cj8, weight nothing to begin with, drop in a big block, pull out the front end and put in a solid beam axle, and let'er rip!!
hmm Maybe....
Good luck and don't just disappear! but if you want to build a street/strip car, I would avoid a older olds for two reasons, they are too beautiful to strip down and gut and are getting rare#2 they are a little bit heavy! I would look for a early-mid 80's G-body or F-body, they can be found for next to nothing, and are pretty inexpensive to find parts.
A friend that races has a slick car he built for dirt cheap cash, 81 firebird, no interior, no wipers, fattys out back and pizza cutters on the front, but he essentially runs a 87 GN drive train that he got from a junked car. built the entire car for about $4000 which includes the purchase price of both cars, all the adapters and subframe connectors and performance goodies, and runs into the low 12's to high 11's consistantly!
OH ya, G-body~cutlass, reagal, Monte carlo (non ss), grand prix, grand national
f-body~camaro, firebird
I paied 250.00 for a 72 Buick Skylark Custom. A little rough around the fenders and rear window. Still a work in progress. Buick 350 turbocharged, 150hp Nos, t350.
So keep the jeep, buy something that needs to be built ( like your jeep was when you got it) .
And if you do plan on driving it on the street, Dont overbuild the motor.
So keep the jeep, buy something that needs to be built ( like your jeep was when you got it) .
And if you do plan on driving it on the street, Dont overbuild the motor.
88Wrangles
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I say you should just drop a 454 (or bigger) in your Jeep! That way you could show everyone up at the drag-strip, on the street, AND off-road.
I say you should just drop a 454 (or bigger) in your Jeep! That way you could show everyone up at the drag-strip, on the street, AND off-road.
