Thanks guys glad you like it. The color is a 70's Chevy truck color called Tangier Orange. I guess I should give a quick run down on the car. I plan to come run a few MAKO races with this car next year but I dont make the horsepower to compete. I will in a few years but untill then I guess they'll ...

Jeff I plan to run a few races with you guys next year in my wagon that John just got a few pics up of. I just dont know how late in the year it will be ready to race. It wont be a winning car but Im here to learn and have fun. Mabey in a few years it could be a winning car. When running Real Stree...

will make notching the frame weird if it needs it!!

I have never seen a car do that before!!

They are mounted inside the frame in front and centered in the rear??

Do you have a better pick of the rear suspension??

Cheap thing is to put a 440 crank in the 400 block makes a 451 and is supposed to work pretty well


http://www.disgruntledpunk.com/451.htm

Funny how everyone just assumed it was a Chevy.

That thing is cool.

Do the leaf spring deal, lots of classes to run and they work just fine,


Go check out Joe Calverts record holding Super Stock Mustang. he is playing in the land of 4-links and Ladder Bars and kicking but with Leafs

What kind of racing are you doing?? Index or Heads up?

how your car gets the tires out of the lights will have a big impact on how much benefit the tires are, I have seen guys go from 26" to 23" on a Super Gas car and not pick up much more than .010

lsx-fox wrote:
I might do that when its all said and done. I really like to watch mako run why the hell not run.

That is the right attitude, now if I can get about 8 more racers just like you!!!

Ya know I used to have a 69 Camaro (way back in the day :D ) that had ladder bars with a floater on the rear end with leaf springs. I don't remember breaking stuff with that set up. Do they still make leaf spring floater kits? Or did I just show my age? They probably still make them and yes you jus...

There are kits to put the Leaf spring inline with the frame, and you can tub the the car to take a 13x31 slick I believe with out touching the frame.

scroll down a bit and you will se one of the kits
http://www.charlotterod.com/chevy_components.htm

Sounds like it could be another MAKO Real Street car. I have a complete short shaft Turbo 400, came out of a running truck, $200 race9899@cox.net I will be up at Mokan with the MAKO guys during the Labor Day event I don't know about a Mako car those guys are fast. I would like it if it got to be th...

Sounds like it could be another MAKO Real Street car.

I have a complete short shaft Turbo 400, came out of a running truck,

$200

race9899@cox.net

I will be up at Mokan with the MAKO guys during the Labor Day event

If you are going to street drive it a 4 link is best, ladder bars allow no housing rotation so every time you drive into a slope at an angle it is trying to twist the housing or the tubes in a Dana60 or 12 bolt, I have seen many failures of the brackets where they weld onto the rearend. You can laun...