by Stivan » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:15 am
If your intentions are Drag Only. . . .you need to keep the chasis as ridged as possible. Just like fasternsum said. I myself prefer to insert a piece of 2x3 11 ga. rect. tubing "inside" the main unibody frame under the door jams, from the front offset under the firewall, to the rear kick up.. .This gives you a very strong platform to work from. From this you can mount your cage, cross members, etc.
Remember, if your frame is "flexing", you're robbing HP to the ground. As far as rear-end strength is concerned, a narrowed 9" is probably the most practical conversion. After all, every one's got 2 or 3 of them behind their shop, for parts don't they?<grin>
I recently did a Strange conversion for a Monza 10 Bolt, with C-clip eliminators, 33 splined axles, spool, and Richmond Gears. Granted, it was very "pricey". . . .but it is suppose to hold up to 1500 hp, and after building it, I have no doubt that it "will" do it.
I could go on for "all night", and you're probably getting tired of reading this, so I'll get out of here. . . .
Just passing on some info that might do you some good.
Just Another Street Legal(All Motor) 9 sec. Monza.