a few tips
Looking for ideas for my street/strip 1969 Coronet (Super Bee clone). It has already been mini tubbed, and I just put a fuel cell and electric pump in it. Please post pictures if you have any, of racing modifications (under the hood, interior, underneath). Any advice and or tips that worked for you would be well appreciated.
Thanks guys
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some more info would be nice, what is your budget ?? what is the intended usage for this car ?? how much can you do yourself ?? do you have the knowledge & tools ??... Big Block or Small Block the formula is pretty much the same, there's no replacement for displacement...
Perfromance 101...LOL... Aluminum replacing steel &/or Iron parts, a
Hotter ignition like a CEI & orange {
minimum} or chrome box & hotter coil, w/ultra low ohm resistance plug wires.... then to keep the carburetor full with more fuel from that new cell & electric pump, some
Larger fuel lines {or sending unit w/stock tank} for a
#6 A/N 3/8" minimum - #8 A/N 1/2" even better for a single 4bbl & #10-#12A/N for multiple carbs.... a
better higher lift Camshaft or valvetrain appropriate for your compression & cylinder heads,
higher ratio rockers like 1.6:1 adjustable, better proper length/style push rods, better flowing
ported aluminum cylinder heads {
gets 70 pounds off the front of the car & flow way better than stock, lighten the car & have better weight transfer too} &
better flowing/performance style Holley type carburetor....
X-treem K&N Gauze air cleaner/filter.... better
aluminum intake manifold change.... better
larger exhaust w/either an X or H pipe &/or properly sized headers.... some
subframe connectors.... a
bypass style fuel regulator with a return line back to the fuel tank {
keeps fuel bowls full & the fuel cooler, avoids vapor locking & fuel boiling}.... some
slicks or sticky drag radials & some
CalTracs are also a great idea or some other traction aid devises, with some good
adjustable shocks....
lighten the car where ever possible, with some fiberglass, hood, doors, trunk lid & bumpers, lighter weight seats, lighter stronger drive shaft.... a
driveline safety loop.... light weight
racing wheels & tires.... a roll bar to help stiffen the car.... tubular upper & lower control arms {
much more adjustable}.... move the
battery to the passenger side rear of the trunk w/a saftey on/off switch {
great for weight transfer}, add a solid piece of aluminum panel to seprerate the trunk area from the interior.... a
rear gear change to a steaper gear, like a 3.73:1-3.91-4.10-4.30:1 etc. depending on what tire size & what it's going to be used for a street/strip or strickly drag car.... if it's an automatic trans car a
much looser TQ converter {
depends on wieght, camshaft & gearing 3500-4500rpm}, a
shift kit or manual valve body....
safety, weight transfer, traction & weight to hp ratio, less weight the less hp it take to move it quickly, that is the name of the game, here...
here is a pic of how the car looks now 
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