beater drag cars

so after watching and hearing more about the motownmuscle pinks car... what does everything think about a dirt cheap spare parts carbed drag car.

options:
t-bird
early80's camaro
g-body
anythign else full frame and cheap running.

left field options
240sx
ae86 corrolla


first choices would be spare parts cheap chevy 350 or 302 on spray... last 2 would be 4's but built different.

would really really like a car thats a nasty sleeper that's all i care about... im putting the serious money into a talon right now to run as a street/strip fwd car but would still liek something rwd v8 and dirt bone cheap.

oh come on noone ever thinks abotu this?? ropling up in the nasty car that sounds insane and rips off 10's like its nothing??

I plan on doing this over the winter.

I know I'm gunna lose my mind this summer with no car so I plan on puttin togther a shit pile for 2k and ahve it run good lol


I got a few 302's laying around I know where a good set of heads are cheap. lil nitrous keep it a 5 speed car, no cage nothing fancy just a old 4 cylinder car converted prob.

Should be able to make a nice lil 10sec rip that way

In reality it's never cheap to build any drag car. All the little stuff and weird ass fabrication that somehow gets involved ends up costing enough to make the cheap car not so cheap.

^LOL i hear that... more the beater aproach than the cheap aproach... i never plan on anything cheap running better than 12's... mostly due to safety reasons.but damnit i can try

I'd like to see an '83-'88 T-Bird

get some old RWD caddy and spry the crap out of it.

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Originally Posted by 91Notch

I'd like to see an '83-'88 T-Bird

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+1. That would be pretty cool.

you already have the 240...

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/f...e/1985-f3q.jpg

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Originally Posted by 91Notch

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/f...e/1985-f3q.jpg

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Nice

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Originally Posted by 82hatch

Nice

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X2

I love my Bird
Ron

BTW I happen to know where to get T-BIRD specific suspension parts

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...385_edited.jpg

Four Eyed Fox Body Bird gotta love them, Like my Capri kinda like a Mustang but different.
BTW that is a Bad Bird
JT

Give me an AR15 and I have a thirdgen f body for ya lol

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Originally Posted by Golden

Give me an AR15 and I have a thirdgen f body for ya lol

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Hope it has something better than that 305TPI they put in those anchors.

I miss my old bird.
First car was a 84 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, silver with the lower body blacked out. Damn that was a fun car.

Any FOX body with a mild 460 would do the trick IMO!

A buddy of mine had an 84 t bird with a 1970 chrysler 440 hp in it.that fucker was fast and real fun 2 drive on street tires.lol

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Originally Posted by mikesfastss

A buddy of mine had an 84 t bird with a 1970 chrysler 440 hp in it.that fucker was fast and real fun 2 drive on street tires.lol

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FUCK yesssss! That's what i'm talking about.:cheers:

that would be sweet

just look around and try to find someones abandoned project. that way you can get into something real cheap with 1/2 the parts and work done. You should do a $600 s400 turbo and your own piping.

here is some insparation, 9sec 1/4 mile times with a $100 chevy 350 with 1.72 valve heads :lmao:

its a lot of reading, but lots of good info

http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/in...?topic=61219.0

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Originally Posted by BADBIRD

I love my Bird
Ron

BTW I happen to know where to get T-BIRD specific suspension parts

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...385_edited.jpg

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I like it :thumbsup:

awesome never knew this thread blew up...

current setup is a 1986 ae86 corrolla (rwd)
13b with a 6 port street port getting built right now.
450cfm holley 4 barrell
5 speed is in the garage but thinkign about getting a c4 with a stall for now.

goal is 11's. will probably spray it to get there.

i decided to go light as possible plus i only have like 500$ into it right now...

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Originally Posted by DarkoStoj

just look around and try to find someones abandoned project. that way you can get into something real cheap with 1/2 the parts and work done. You should do a $600 s400 turbo and your own piping.

here is some insparation, 9sec 1/4 mile times with a $100 chevy 350 with 1.72 valve heads :lmao:

its a lot of reading, but lots of good info

http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/in...?topic=61219.0

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This car was featured either in Hot Rod or CC awhile back. Very cool!

i have a nice beater g body cutlass with a cage and a 456 rear end and gutted 2 hell manual gear box ide be willing to get off cheap or possibly trade 4 some mustang capri parts