So a few months back I struck gear head gold! My girls best friend had some stuff she wanted me to help her sell. Bunch of old cars and parts and even a race car but I didn't think she really knew what she was talking about, so I didn't pay it much attention until she was desperate to get rid of stuff. The first storage unit I open has a 79 cutlass in it very similar to my first car, an 80 Calais. Except this one has been completely setup for drag racing! Narrowed 9" rear, 4.88 gears, spooled, tubbed, caged, lexan windows, total weight reduction the whole 9 yards! So right away, I'm obviously like how much you want for that? She says 500 bucks! Of course I tell her sold! But I also tell her, you realize it's worth probably 5 grand easy right. So a few storage units and barns later, I come across an LS6 crate motor and of course I have to get that too. 1200 dollars later, it's mine! Turns out she's got parts everywhere, so I scrounge up a powerglide and a th400 and a bunch of other odds and ends. So here's the start of my 2 thousand dollar full on drag car project!
