so, long story short im living in the planning stage for my dream car, i want to make, like the title said, the ultimate s30 v8 race machine (streetable) for both auto cross and drag. Forgive me if this post is a bit draged out, ive been stewing over this idea for months, and none of my ford mechanic friends want to hear anything of it, so here i am
Im thinking my best option is a 280 with either a ford 5.0 or a chevy ls1 (much more expensive)
now this project is on a near 5 year time line, as i have no money, i am in school, and i don't see much money coming in the near future, so i want to make sure that when i do buy something, it is the perfect choice for this car, first goals are to secure a shell, and a motor to start collecting parts for, thats my 10 month plan
i would do
-V8 swap with either a t56 or otherwise similar transmission with the initial goal of a good solid 400 all motor and eventually charge or turbo the thing, r200 rear end ( what alternatives to this are there?)
-Corvette c5 brakes (has anyone done this?)
-Full race suspension mods, good shocks, all new machined or tube welded components and quality bushings extc. (Arizona z car looks like it has the best or possibly only (and most expensive) offerings) bla bla bla, probably cost the most money out of all of the parts, 302s are cheap
-Cage
-Stitch Weld the entire car
-Huge wheels, i don't know how big, but big, big and light
-Functional ground effects ( splitter and side skirts )and spoiler along with a diffuser and under body paneling for down force (always wanted a car worth the effort of doing this)
-custom interior (aka, nothing but dash and quality gauges )
anywhoo, enough speculating, if you guys could help confirm my suspicions, that would be great