I hope these pictures of my rims and tires come out. I switched to aluminum slots and bfgoodrich rubber on back. I was running drags stars with mickey thompson sportsman pros on them.
The picture I am most intrested is the engine bay. I was always told it doesnt fit(FE). Show Tell me it is so. You have to show us a video clip of course on a "private drive" Love that thing. Way to break out of the norm.
I had to move the firewall back 11 inches, Put the gas pedal where the brake was and the brake where the clutch was. the front fender tilt and come off. made front motor plates and used a chris alston midplate. as you can see the motor is tucked back under the cowl section of the cab a little. the steering uses four universals into a fiero rack and pinion. nothing is impossible it just take a little creative thinking sometimes to make things possible.
I bought the rear slots abought ten years ago at a swap meet. paid $85 for them, they are 15x12. I had to sand the one it was very ruff started with 80 grit and worked my way up to 1200 grit. Damn near sanded off my finger prints. front ones cost $125 they were in good shape just needed polished. I took them off when I started popping tubes because of the tire spinning on the rim. I did not want to drill them. But, I bought the bfgoodrich drag radials and they are tube less. So back went on the truck they went. I would like to thank everyone for all the praise. I am curently building a v8 RX7 for my next purely race car. The truck is at it's limit for speed without a cage. As of right now the rx7 has a small block ford in it. But i am considering dropping in a FE and calling it a poor mans cobra. $500 dollars for the car @ 2400lbs. I just ordered a 12 point cage from S&W racecars. I figure that is the only way to keep the rx7 from twisting itself in half with the v8 torque.
Nice job of it... my feeling is that aluminum slots look too "poverty" but then Rangers usually do too. That looks good and classy.
Sure the engine fits fine with that pesky firewall moved but where did you put the clutch pedal?
That would have to help the weight distribution issue. Mine was 67%/33% with a 302. You'd need wheelie bars out the front if an iron headed FE sat ahead of the stock firewall.
Lets see what we can stir up when you hit the midwest this summer. I could try to sign us up as judges at the St Louis ConcourdeElegance' I thinks its around then. 4 words on the judging sheet:
