68 satellite chassis question

[68satdude]

Hello i was wondering if anyone has any experience with the jegs "jegster chassis kit" and could give me their opinions on it or what should i do about a chassis. The car was very neglected before i got it and will need new floor pans and rear frame rails, any input would be a huge help thank you.

 

[Budnicks]

What is it your building ?
What is it intended outcome & usage ?
What performance level et/mph ?
Will it be faster than 11.49 et ?

If your planning on racing it,
I'd highly suggest you get a sanctioning body rules book
{NHRA, IHRA, NDRA, SFI spec.'s, safety equipment etc.},
for what you intend to do, performance levels & follow the rules book to the T, to get thru tech...

I've used a few of their roll-bar/cage kits, for street cars, they were ok, never a full chassis kit from Jegs
had to always modify them to work/fit properly...
That's normal for any generic "kit", mass produced

Chassis Engineering also had decent low buck roll-bar/cage & a few chassis "kits"

all usually need some fitting & mods, especially the generic "kits"

Chris's were by far the best I used, in any "kit form"
Chris Alston Chassisworks made/makes a great product, I knew his old foreman Jim Berg too...

 

[69RRGTX]

I assume you are trying to tub or back half the car? I would stay away from that Jegs chassis stuff it is way to generic. There are a lot of great chassis shops all over that could provide you with a much better starting point.

Goodluck

 

[68satdude]

Thank you both for the advice im going to check into chris's chassis and s&w. Back halfing was what i was originally thinking and it would be used for both street and track use. I would like to be in the 9s with this car. Im new to drag racing so im not really sure what class i would be looking at

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Unless your a good welder/fabricator,,,,,,,,,,take it to a chassis shop that did a lot of FAST cars. You don't necessarily need to back half.

 

[68satdude]

I think this car will need a back half or full chassis as the rear frame rails are almost non existent due to sitting in the weeds for 21 years. I do have alot of experience with a welder my initial plan was to knock out all the body work then install a back half with 2x3 connecting it to the front. I will have to see if there is a good chassis shop around me (central ny) rochester area