New To SS Racing

[davidhuff]

Originally Posted by FireSale

I bought Apple in '96 at $16.50/share and forgot about it for 15 years. Paid for my race car, truck, trailer, TV, stereo, tools.....

Sure beats the Casino.

I agree and my apple stock today is $139.78 per share.

[Bruce Gibson]

Originally Posted by 2tenths nick

1974 Duster 360 What class would be best for Me I have the car almost done NHRA HP 265 Unsure how to figure the weight

Nick,
I race a ss/ka 74 dart with a 360. You can call or text my cell @ 765-404-6841. Would be glad to help if I can.

Bruce.

[davidhuff]

Originally Posted by Bruce Gibson

Nick,
I race a ss/ka 74 dart with a 360. You can call or text my cell @ 765-404-6841. Would be glad to help if I can.

Bruce.

Wow,another great Class Racer!

[Angelo DiTocco]

I'm going to give you a word of sincere advice. I'm not being cynical and I have no axe to grind with NHRA... or any manufacturers or builders etc......
What ever a reasonable person (and I'm assuming you are a reasonable person) thinks that building from scratch "should cost" and I mean a complete car ready to hit the road and be competitive - you literally have to double that amount. That's the reality of it. It would be wise to have the project fully funded / budgeted for before you buy anything. If you do your research you will find quite a few partially completed cars that owners are trying to sell because they underestimated the real cost. These cars might look like good deals but be careful.... if you don't budget for everything the project might need - you will end up spending more, much more, than you believed it would cost... or worse, not being able to complete it.
One of the safest ways to get in is to buy a turnkey car from someone you know well if that's possible.... where you know the history of the car well etc... From where you're standing - this looks like a more expensive way to come on board... but I can tell you, I built 2 cars from scratch over the years... and know the real deal.
What ever you do.... I wish you the best of luck

[Mark70Nova]

Good advice Angelo, although I'm not a Stock Eliminator racer YET, I have raced for a long time and know what it costs.

[Ed Wright]

Listen to Angelo. It is way cheaper to buy a fast car, than to build one. It is going to cost much more to build. You don't see the track rental money for testing, different tires, gears, converters, transmissions (different gear ratios & builders) etc, bought & tested to find the fastest combination.

[SStockDart]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Listen to Angelo. It is way cheaper to buy a fast car, than to build one. It is going to cost much more to build. You don't see the track rental money for testing, different tires, gears, converters, transmissions (different gear ratios & builders) etc, bought & tested to find the fastest combination.

Completely agree with Ed and others....buy a turn key car. I pulled my 68 Dart out of a salvage yard, no rust but dinged up. Thought it was a good car, and still do because of 4 different engine combinations....I thought I could save money building it and enjoyed doing it. But, thousands on top of thousands of dollars later, It was a terrible financial decision. Whatever "ready to race car" you could buy would easily cost at least cost double to build assuming it is a quality piece. Just my 2 cents

[Jim Hanig]

Originally Posted by SStockDart

Completely agree with Ed and others....buy a turn key car. I pulled my 68 Dart out of a salvage yard, no rust but dinged up. Thought it was a good car, and still do because of 4 different engine combinations....I thought I could save money building it and enjoyed doing it. But, thousands on top of thousands of dollars later, It was a terrible financial decision. Whatever "ready to race car" you could buy would easily cost at least cost double to build assuming it is a quality piece. Just my 2 cents

Some of us cant come up with 30000.00 when we want to buy a car.Find it easier to spend 500. at a time and find it enjoyable to build the car themselves. I have built 5 cars and never spent close to what most want for there ready to run cars. My 2cents.