Hello, new to the forum.
I have a neighbor with a 2 door, inline 6 A body 66 Valiant, who is getting ready to sell. I am having serious thoughts of buying it. Usually i hold off on stuff like this, but it has been eating at me for 2 months now.
Ideally, I want to create a streetable car that can get into the 10's, either naturally aspirated, or via nitrous. I perceive this to be a lightweight chassis, so paired with some sort of 8 cyl, auto trans, beefier rear, we should hopefully be in business.
Obviously this is where you come in. I need opinions on how my goals are obtainable/not obtainable, and why. My questions mainly focus on whether or not I should stick with a small block or opt for a big block. Also, what rear end gearing I will be looking to (probably dependent on what motor i choose). Furthermore, I am concerned about traction, and how large of a tire I can fit before I would need to start cutting. I will want to remain on pump gas as well.
My initial finding would be to get a 400BB and punch to 451. Spray it, and be done.
Sorry for all the questions, but it seems there is less information online for these types of cars, versus trying to figure this out for a chevy/ford whatever.
I have a neighbor with a 2 door, inline 6 A body 66 Valiant, who is getting ready to sell. I am having serious thoughts of buying it. Usually i hold off on stuff like this, but it has been eating at me for 2 months now.
Ideally, I want to create a streetable car that can get into the 10's, either naturally aspirated, or via nitrous. I perceive this to be a lightweight chassis, so paired with some sort of 8 cyl, auto trans, beefier rear, we should hopefully be in business.
Obviously this is where you come in. I need opinions on how my goals are obtainable/not obtainable, and why. My questions mainly focus on whether or not I should stick with a small block or opt for a big block. Also, what rear end gearing I will be looking to (probably dependent on what motor i choose). Furthermore, I am concerned about traction, and how large of a tire I can fit before I would need to start cutting. I will want to remain on pump gas as well.
My initial finding would be to get a 400BB and punch to 451. Spray it, and be done.
Sorry for all the questions, but it seems there is less information online for these types of cars, versus trying to figure this out for a chevy/ford whatever.
