cheap and fast

[sakura]

new here.... anywho, I'm looking for a first car. there's a track near my house, and they have drag races every week. mainly ricers. and I'd like something cheap that could easily be restored and raced. any suggestions? I'm a big mopar fan.

[xyfalconsrock]

mopar eh?
um off the top of my head;
barracuda,charger,challeger.
ok its not a great list but im totally into mopars but i hope it helps.
Make it into a sleeper,crappy on the outside and massive engine,driveline etc.
good Luck

[sakura]

thats what I was thinking too..... know of how I should go about finding one? and what to look for as far as potential?

[xyfalconsrock]

straight body,least rust possible.
Go from there

[BleedDodge]

I don't think you'll be able to find a mopar for cheap that can be easily restored, unless it's a 4 door Dart or Coronet or something. Best of luck to you...

[Wolf]

Cheap Mopar = A-body
Dart, Duster, Demon, Valiant, Scamp, etc.
Find one with a 318 or larger V8, swap in a 340 or 360, and have fun.

http://www.valiant.org/abodies.html

My first car was a 74 Plymouth Scamp with a 225 /6; 49k original miles for $1200.

['67'cuda]

i would go with a dart demon or a duster slap some huge c.i. in there and kick some ricer ass or go with a 67-69 cuda put a 383 in their. got my 67 cuda first car i owned for 2500 pretty nice condition some rust but hay its almost 40 years old.

[CMsecretary]

Dusters make some WILD drag cars...a buddy of mine had one and he custom fabricated the rods and other internals...it turned out to be one nasty duster.