BJ's Strip Supra Build

[BJ91T]

OK so I have a 86.5 in my back yard that i decided I wanted to turn into a drag strip demon :evil2: But still be able to drive it to and from the track. My plans are to keep full interior only changes will be redoing most of the interior with black parts that i will paint myself. I will also lighten the load by replacing the front to seats with recaro's. I am gonna use the good ole 7M and look to make 600HP or more is $$ allows. I am only 16 and money is tight so this project will take a while so bear with me please. I have a few questions for you guys.

1.What do i need to do to stregthen the chassis. I have seen some rollcages but no real deatils on them. I want to make is less "flexy" but still be able to get in it without doing yoga manevers.

2.How much HP can the rearend/axle setup on this car handle. I am using DOT slicks so that will allow some slip.


Like I said this will take some time as i am about to be building up my Daily Driver Supra aswell. When that time comes this car will be put on the back burner but will not be forgotten.

Well so far today i got the interior all removed including the dash. The car was already stripped of its motor and tranny a while back beacuse it was N/A with a W58 :3d_frown: A R154 is in order for this one.I will get some pics up for you all later on in the week. I am still trying to figure out how i am gonna drive it to the track with open exaughst and a race built motor...oh well a trailer might be my best freind with this car.

Thanks for stoping by stay tuned for updates.

BJ Crifasi

 

[Stanzaspeed]

If you are going to make this a drag car, why not look into swapping an auto tranny?

 

[BJ91T]

Because i heard they dont take power worth a crap.

 

[Yellow 13]

Because i heard they dont take power worth a crap.

Dont have to use the stocker.

 

[Stanzaspeed]

slow66 is going to use a powerglide 2 speed on his, several other members were using TH350's aswell.

im not an expert on swapping in a gm auto, but if you search / ask im sure someone more knowledgeable will be glad to help! :icon_bigg

 

[BJ91T]

I did not know of this i will have to look into it. I was just gonna use a R154 with a line lock and a 2 stage so i can get boost from the start. Oh one more question i had was how much of a ass cramp is it to drop a fuel cell into the car?

 

[Stanzaspeed]

you may not need to, several people like upgradedsupra welded in a sump onto the stock tank to use a bigger fuel pump. I can't remember exactly what he was using, a1000 or something...

best option would be to swap an auto in my opinion, i may be more work and cash but in the end you should see faster times. throw a trans break and sticky tires on there and that ought to help with launches.

 

[BJ91T]

One problem my car dosent have a stock tank! HaHa the previous owner backed it into something low. But i do like the stock tank idea that way i dont have to cut my rear floor out.

 

[Stanzaspeed]

lol the lack of a stock tank could be a problem, albeit a minor one.

maby go searching through some local scrap yards for a mk3. if that fails you can always go the fuel cell route. I cant help ya too much when it comes to the fuel cell and mounting as i have never seen the need to go that route myself for my own project.

another good peice of literature to read is outofstep's gude to drag strip success. It ought to help a little along the way and a bit more when the project is done.

ill try and find a link for ya!

edit: here ya go ==> http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14479

 

[bigaaron]

One thing I would say is consult a fabricator that builds cages and knows what he is doing. There are rules and regulations for different classes of racing and it would suck to have to cut your cage out and re-do it. Plus a roll cage can be very dangerous if not designed, welded, and installed correctly with the proper restraints and seats. I have seen more cages at import car shows that would cause injury then ones that would help. Just my .02

 

[Stanzaspeed]

One thing I would say is consult a fabricator that builds cages and knows what he is doing. There are rules and regulations for different classes of racing and it would suck to have to cut your cage out and re-do it. Plus a roll cage can be very dangerous if not designed, welded, and installed correctly with the proper restraints and seats. I have seen more cages at import car shows that would cause injury then ones that would help. Just my .02

wisdom and experience like this is why i will hopefully be doing buisness with driftmotion sometime over the winter!

listen to aaron! aaron = smart stanza = dumb! :biglaugh:

 

[BJ91T]

Ok just went out and took some pics i will post em up when i go to my moms office they have a much faster computer than me. Anyway what can I or should i remove while i have the dash out?? AC/Heat box?? because I wont have A/C anyway due to a front facing intake manifold. should i rip that out? anything else??







Later
BJ Crifasi

 

[Stanzaspeed]

well if its a track only car you might want to consider any stereo / heater controll related electronics and wireing allong with the heater core.

every little bit helps!

 

[BJ91T]

yeah is there anyway to find out what all is behind the dash in the way of wiring that makes the car run i dont wanna cut a wire that makes the car run. All i want is to drag it and drive it back and forth to the track so no AC no heat no radio.

 

[BJ91T]

You cant use A?C with a FFI can you??

 

[Stanzaspeed]

im not sure if you can have AC or not...

I have a FFIM and AC, but im 1JZ powered so thats cheating.

Someone on here may have a wiring diagram or a little more knowledge when it comes to hacking out useless electronics behind the dash. You might need to pop a seperate post up in the Tech section if no one wanders in here.

 

[BJ91T]

can someone host the pics for me my compooter is being gay with a capitol G
just pm me your email if you can

thanks in advance
BJ

 

[Stanzaspeed]

email em to stanzaspeed@hotmail.com

 

[BJ91T]

i will send em later on turns out the ones i took are kind fuzzy looking and no one likes a fuzzy pic

 

[Stanzaspeed]

alrighty! try making an account on photobucket.com to host em.

if thats a no go ill get em up for ya.