Guest SDS Tuning1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Hey guys, My name is Jason. In the Army, getting ready to go play in the sand. Me and a few buddies are going to PCS back to the states when we get back from the sand box and would like to start a project. We would like to build a "dragster" out of a 240 or 260Z. The powerplant we have in mind is a SCed 383. I am just getting my name and "face" out there. I Will have questions, just not right now... Just saying hi pretty much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Welcome! and be careful in the sand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SDS Tuning1 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I will try, second time so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Welcome to HybridZ! Several members at this site have purpose built V8 dragsters, so you will be able to find tons of information. Dr. Hunt is in the process of building one now for Cozy Z Cole and I believe they are going with a 2 + 2 to gain a little extra wheelbase. Turbo Meister and jnjdragracing have pretty fast cars built for drag racing as well. I know there are plenty others as well, but you can search through some of the posts and gallerys of these members to get some ideas for your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyvette Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 FIRST ...THINK THRU EVERY DETAIL BEFORE SPENDING MONEY, HAVE A DETAILED PLAN AND EXACT PARTS LIST WITH COST AND SOURCES LISTED BEFORE YOU START you might also want to consider a BIG BLOCK CHEVY with no supercharger or with a supercharger as it will more than likely produce similar , or far more hp at less cost and potential problems since this is a RACE CAR theres zero reason to hold back, youll be required to run a full roll cage, and a non-IRS rear if your building a SERIOUS CAR,simply because some tracks won,t allow IRS on cars running faster than 10 seconds,and as clearances, set back, ETC. are no issues, keep in mind it needs to meet track requirements or it won,t be allowed to race http://ohiocrank.com/enginekits.html http://www.miata.net/sport/Physics/ http://www.nhra.com/ up till now IVE been using MOSTLY THESE GUYS for parts http://www.flatlanderracing.com/index.html http://www.dougherbert.com/ http://www.parts123.com/PartFrame.as..._Track_Thunder http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...atalogId=10002 http://www.midwestmotorsportsinc.com/ http://www.kenlowe.com.au/KLRC_Chev_BBC.htm http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/ http://shop.enginekits.com/osb/specials.cfm http://www.racepartsdirect.com/shop....acturers_id=11 http://www.speedwaymotors.com/default.aspx http://www.summitracing.com/ http://www.cnc-motorsports.com/brand...000&CtgID=9043 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SDS Tuning1 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Wow, Grumpy vette, I almost felt like saying Hooah back to you, lol. Thanks for all the info. I fully understand that the car needs to meet the specs for dragging at certain speeds. My father (who lives in MA) has dragged his cars for years and is more than willing to "help out" with all the welding, fabricating and such. Thank you all for your input. Cant wait till we get back to the states to start. PS Probably going to be in Texas with this endeavor if anyone else wants to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 You're starting off here right by researching first - also read the rules. Good luck in the sand and bring your can of Silly String. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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