you know of a car?

weve been in NC at her parents house for almost 2 months looking at houses findin land, and get ready for the move..were going back to NY tomorrow to sign papers

 

well glad your project is on its way. Good to hear your using a f body too. I would still consider a c5/c6 tho. Much better platform.

 

well its not on its way yet..gotta go back to NY to get all the paperwork finalized. Then we wait untill it all clears, then we move down here. It will be a few months before i buy the car and probly a few after that before i start building it. id like to drive it a bit before i just gut it all out lol.

 

Dead!! I thought it was "still born". You already knew what you wanted to do and have a budget. I get the feeling you didn't really want advice, you just wanted to tell everyone what you are going to do.
You know in all those articles about all those 1000+hp cars, they never tell you how often they break!!

Well you asked for advice,...so...I think you should DO IT, don't talk about it. Build the best Impy that has ever been done. One that will out run any dragster and corner better then any Vett. Then, when you have been in every Hot Rod mag. in the country, you can come back here and say, "I told you so!"

 

lol i aint like that..thats not me. theres more then a few imps that are already in the 8's. and i didnt want to go through with that as my first "real" project. i went back tot he f-body becasue im framiliar with them and the parts can be installed by myself. i can do the work myself andi can work on it myself if it breaks. i will try my hardest to break it to. im not going to be easy on this car. it will be abused. Honestly i really dont see were it would break. the engine is built to take absurd amounts of beating, the tranny is the same thats in pro stocks lol. the driveshaft is made from carbon fiber and the rear end is an undistructable strange 12 bolt. the chassis wil have a 14 point cage and subframe connectors..it will be a tough b!tch

i aksed and continue to ask for advice (check my other threads) about things im not 100% sure about. even now theres a few things that im not sure about and will continue to ask questions.

 

there is only 1 94-96 Impala SS in the 8s

 

The Strange 12-bolt is not up to 1,500HP. I've broken a heavy duty ACPT CF DS with the car running on a "just good enough to drive it to the body shop tune". When you make statements like the one above, I seriously question your ability to pull this project off.

 

its a 12 bolt case but a dana 60 center section.thats a 9 3/4'' ring gear..how much bigger do i need lol..
here are the specs

The Strange Dana 60 rear end features the following:

Standard 35 spline Strange S/T axles
Massive 9.75" ring gear
Premium nodular iron case and caps
Adjuster nuts for precise and easy set-up
One piece center for enhanced rigidity
Multiple center section choices (see option box)
Fully welded 3.00" x .250" axle tubes
Large 3.150" housing ends - eliminating c-clip axles
Manufactured to "bolt-in"
Optional aluminum rear cover
Standard axle is 35 spline, or upgrade to 40 spline solid or gun-drilled!
1350 series pinion yoke with conversion u-joint supplied
25# heavier than a 12 bolt, 10# heavier than a 9" but without the 9" power loss!

here are the specs for the driveshaft

Build Specifications:

Constructed of 3" o.d. x .083" wall seamless 4130 chrome moly tubing
Forged 4130 chrome moly 1350 weld yokes, properly phased and installed in specially built fixtures (total indicated run-out of less than .008")
Extreme Duty Spicer self lubricating u-joints or Strange Engineering Hi-Impact solid u-joints
Extreme-Duty Spicer 1350 series transmission slip yoke or Strange Engineering 17-4 heat treated stainless steel transmission slip yoke
Meticulously TIG welded for maximum strength
Fully assembled and then precision electronically balanced
Ships fully assembled - ready to install



the rear end up there is the same one that the impala i showed you all earlier is using. hes going for 2000+hp in a 4,400 pound car. id say it would be "good enough" for my 3,600lb 1,500hp 3rd gen

the driveshaft is NOT CF my mistake on that..i dunno were that came from..either way it looks to me that its pretty ****in tough

 

12 bolt case with a dana 60 center section??

 

My thoughts exactly... WTF...

It's either a GM 12-bolt or a Dana 60... can't be part of one/part of another (except for yokes).

And CF driveshafts are crap.

I've done a LOT of research into building what you want... and your budget sounds a little high if you do all the work yourself, but from the way you talk there are going to be a LOT of gotchas along the way.

 

you the money yet?

I put a new motor in a 8 sec car last night. she is 2700# mustang tubbed, 33" tire. runs 8.90's on motor. BBF, plan to shoot a 400 to it in 2 weeks

I can't imagine that much h.p. in a regular old car.....this car is cert. to 7.50 strang strut front etc.

 

lol brin fart on me..i was tired when i posted that last night,..i was reading injuneers post when i type mine..its a strange dana 60
well i wont complain if i dont spend the whole 100k lol..i keep trying to think about what else i need to get or do, and i think some of that stuff will come up as i progress through it.

 

thats insane.. i think my car will weigh atleast 3,500 pounds and i "hope" itll get to the 8's. how do i go about getting it certified?. like i said itll ahve a 14 point cage and subframes.

and a 400 shot..goddamn thats a lot of smack

itll proble be atleast a month before she starts getting her checks..

 

you obviously don't know what it takes to build an 8 second car if you don't know about the dana 60/12 bolt swap....jeez man, I thought eveyone knew about that.

The secret is to machine the wobolator shaft properly so it can withstand the powerbands.

 

lol, gee wiz I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night too!!!