so I take my newly aquired '68 442 over to my buddies shop for a little work,a couple of nosey no-it alls hangin around (dont most neighborhood shops have at least one?) ask what my plans are for her.Not really sure yet I reply "I just want to lift the front end off the ground"..their response-youll never get that big peice of iron off the ground....my question is -what will it take--my budget is 5000-6000..car has stock 400ci..no posi..i have added headers and hei

 

Show them this pic...and my Youtubes...also look at Nick and Jok's car...

I'll PM you some info on combos this weekend.

Enjoy your car!!!!

Danny

 

Gotta love know-it-alls

 

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You have my permission to show them this pic if you want.

Nick

 

Know it alls usually dont own a car. They drive mommy and daddy's civic around town.

 

Holy crap, how wide are those tires?

 

A posi and a low gear. Traction is a must. You'll need a stall and I'll let the experts give you specs on the motor build. It's possible on a street car to see daylight under one tire.

 

My only questions is, you say it's a 68 442, yet you don't have a posi rear-end?

 

68 442's didn't come standard with a posi rear. If you didn't order an option you got a 3.08 open.

 

Posi wasn't standard on any 442 - it was an option!

 

yup it is a 442..NO posi..having rear sent out to add posi..what gear should I have them put in ...still a daily driver..

 

Doing some weight reduction on your car will help. Relocating the battery to the trunk will take some weight off the front end.

 

I'm gonna watch and see. JMHO, $5000-6000, will give the lil rice grinder a run for the money. But I think it will still end badly.

 

My 68 442 axle code is 3.90's with no posi

 

You will need to swap that 400 g block to a 455.

 

With only $5-6K to work with I don't feel like you'll even begin to come close to lifting the tires. You might get close with NO2 - A LOT OF IT, slicks, and rear gears with posi. but that's gonna be hard on your current engine.

It can be done, but not as cheaply as some people make it out to be.

 

6000.00 will build the engine, then you need trans, converter, rearend, tire, some suspension pieces.

 

Wow, didn't realize all 442's didn't come with posi rear-ends. My bad guys!

 

*** em they usually have a fart pipe wanna bee car how about used aluminum heads bump the compression about 11 to 1 premium head gaskets jm 20 22 cam for power brakes, girdle for the bottom end plus a new oil pump and pan. that should put you at about420 mto 440 net at the wheels,342 and a posi both used of course and most of all about a extra 225 hit of nitrous then ****em all and let them eat crap. then those fart pipes can bench race until the end of time.

 

lets keep it family friendly and tone down the language a little

 

If lifting the front wheels off the ground is your goal, all you need to do is put some 4.56 gears in the rear with a spool and some slicks.

Put about a 150 lbs in a weight box as far back in the trunk that you can bolt and weld one in there.

Put a trans break in the trans and install a 9" convertor with around 4000 stall.

Remove the sway bar and put some 90/10 shocks on up front.

Air bags or atleast air shocks with more in the passengers side shock.

 

Yup, just that easy .

 

lol!

 

 

+1.

Works every time for me, even on 87 octane.

- Eric

 

There's more than one way to skin this cat:

 

I think "What the flying f#%&?" pretty much covers it.

I am amazed. Or something.

- Eric

 

I guess i shouldnt worry about rally wheels hitting potholes in Montreal if they can take that kind of a beating

 

Right? But you might want to check the roof line for cracks: