[jaw8850]

Ok I'm not sure if anyone replied to the part about ladder bars. You will have no need for them at all. Get yourself a good set of either non adjustable or single adjustable lower tubular arms and a set of double adjustable upper arms and aluminum rear end bushings and an anti roll bar, good shocks and rear springs and your car will be set. I live in Richmond VA and there is a 93 notch back twin turbo car here with stock style suspension(mentioned above) and an anti roll bar in the rear running 7.98 in the quarter mile on true 10.5 tires not 10.5w. And in reference to a Chevy in a Ford if it's what you got use it and most importantly have fun the only draw back is resale I don't know why but it's rare to find someone that wants to buy one but if you plan on keeping the car who really cares about resale. But one thing you will need to learn is take everyones advice especially those older racers because they may joke they may cut you up but in the long run you can learn more from them than anyone else. I too have a mustang I built by hand over several years(see pics in my profile) every single part including paint. The only thing outsourced is my Tranny because my buddy owns a Trans shop and he helped me rebuild it. And the thrill of the build is by far the best experience and if and when something breaks(and it will) you will know how to fix it with your eyes closed because you made it!!!!! Also bracket racing is all about consistancy not who is fastest so focus on safety 1st, chassis and brakes 2nd, then a balls out motor.... and if you haven't bought your $1200.00 lemons headers buy a set of hedman headers for a 70 Chevy Nova they will fit the car with very minimal mods (dent here or there) and unless you are building a full bore race engine as in 15:1 compression huge flowing heads dominator carb etc you won't need those lemmons headers for performance. If you have any questions at all feel free to ask.