you may concider the lsx engine an the 6.0 ,theres a guy put a lot of money into ls3 still only getting a bit over 400hp to the wheels ,you may ,look at the swap a guy did with 5.3 lsx too,i agree where theres a will theres is a way is why I have a carbed 406 in my 95 ,not trying to talk you out of this body style ,I think there the best looking ones 98 to 02 ,but all 4 gens ,theres a few guys been on these for years now , though I think done right 6 months to a year to make unique hot rod is about right ,if your doing all the work your saveing money there too,will help cost

 

Yeah, they'll definitely be drag radials. And Gorn, I checked out the website for sloppy mechanic. They got a lot of good stuff on there. I'll keep them in mind when I get to the engine part of the build. Thanks Socom, ordered the frame connectors with the 10pt. Figured while I'm welding in the cage might as well weld in the frame connectors too.

 

Keep us posted I would love to see a 9 second budget build.

As a side note talking about rollers
Wow 15k invested and no engine yet.
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/5429617212.html

 

Definitely will. And that is a nice setup that guy has. Would've been a great place to start. Haha

I just removed the engine and trans today

 

patc have a 1000+ hp 4l60e.

 

Honestly I've never seen a 60e stand up to big power, when you are pushing over 1k if it will be a street/strip you might want a 4l80e, but if it sees more strip than street a TH400 / glide will be more budget friendly

 

Ive come across a ford 9inch on CL, the guys asking 250, no center section included. The ad says it came out of a 70's truck. Is this a good deal to buy and modify to fit in my Camaro? I've seen them go for 650 empty and ready to go under the 4th gen or 2000 complete. Just curious if I can do it for cheaper myself. Thanks for the feedback

 

offer him $200.00 yes its a deal pretty much couse like you said you can pay more for shell,i would think so cheaper yourself though when you add the center section that's half of the $2000.00,i think it very hard to get below 1500.00 even on your own ,unless you can part it together cheap.or find someone that needs money ,I am just going go with strengthening the 10 bolt 7.5 ,for about $500.00 to handle 450hp +,they sell them set up already for the 4th gens for about $2000.00 that may be the way to go

 

That's what I was thinking too. Just wasn't sure if there was any differences because it's off a truck. Just waiting to hear back?

Is the 10 bolt rebuild able to handle 800+ hp? I've seen a lot mixed reviews on it.

 

you would need to do mods on the truck unit. its too wide for one so would have to be cut down. if you have a machine shop you could do it. all brackets would need to be removed and ones that match the stock unit welded on in the right places and at the right angles. stock 10 bolt will handle some pretty good hp, not 800, so long as the tires are not sticky,,, and you have auto trans.