BOBBY BATES

Some may laugh at this but this is the way I look at it.Don't worry about the cost just save and buy as you can, if your worried about cost you don't need a z -car cause it is going to be like your next new kid to take care of..may take you longer to build but it will be right....If I had to guess what I've got in mine it would be almost $20k...thats $12-14k in engine and drivetrain,but I can jump in the car drive it around town and still run 9.00 @ 150 mph plus.....

Ok here we go,doesn't have the LS1 in it anymore, it has a small block 434 with afr heads,10 to 1 pump gas street motor, 850 carb and bunch more.Still has stock half shafts and this are oem out of anther car i have for parts.:burnout:60' are around 1.45-1.50 the best has been a 1.39.?.?

Still has the stock R-200 setup..just welded the gears up and let it eat!!!!!

1973

I have stock rear springs that I cut a round or two off and moved the mount up.For the tires they are M/T radial 255/60/15..Not bad for a pump gas street car...don't forget its FOR SALE!!!!

Watch this

Couple of passes at the track..

Does anyone have the driveshaft adapter number for the v-8 swap..Has anyone found it any other place besides JTR ?

Hey guys lose a u-joint this weekend at the drag strip,so know i've got to build a new driveshaft....the shaft i had came with the car and i always thought it my be too long,, Does anyone know how long there drive-shaft is???

can you post a couple of shot of that grill? what year dodge grille did you use?

Here are some pics of the headers on my car.

Sorry for no pictures of the headers but i'll try and get them tomorrow.Its been a long 2 weeks swapping from a LS1 back to a old school sbc.But it was worth it!!!!! new best time,,well for the 1/8 that is...made about 6-7 passes and finnaly got a race...60'-1.29 1/8-5.6107 @ 124 mph...now next week we go for the 1/4 mile.......

i'll get some pictures this weekend..on the passenger side where the lower control arm brace rod comes back ,i had to cut 1/8 to 1/4 of the treads off.

The part number is 520-2243 in the Jegs book. They are in the frame headers and not fender well headers. Try are 1 3/4 and full lenght.My set up is not the jtr or scrab, its 50/50....With the jtr set up i think you would have more room...Best $550 i've spent.......

I found that 62-67 chevy II headers will fit on the Z.Only had a little trouble on the pass. side......

do you remember what year vett...1-5/8 could work but I think I'm going to need bigger..135 not to bad on spray.... mine went 153 on spray and when the tech guy got done with me you would have thought i had killed some one...my have to give you call next time i'm in san marcos...

I know jtr makes a set but, has anybody found any better, bigger? I'm going to a 434 and I'm just looking, If I can't find any off to the race shop to get a set but hell thats high.......

Have you looked at thunder racing, i'm running there alt. bracket..

thanks i owe you one...

I am swapping from a R180 to R200. Could someone post a picture of the rear cross member and mustache bar. I need to know if the mustache bar goes in front or behind the rear cross member brackets. I am having clearance problems. Thanks

Broke some parts this weekend at the drag-strip... I thought i had a r200 rearend in the car, but i don't..You show pistures of a later model rearend and you are call it a K r180...I think that is what i have because the inner stub shafts has a bolt in the center that holds them in ..I also have a aluminum cap that bolts on to the rear end where the shafts go in.But my rear end doesn't have a K casted in the top of it.My problem is i need a couple of inner stub shafts!!!!!!! can any one help?

where did you get the headers and how much?

2004 and newer c6 vetts

What headers are on that car??? do you think they would fit on a Z??