Once I get another RWD V8 car on the road and a nice shop to work in I'll be taking my '86 apart to turn it into a tire burning cruiser/drag car. With a 400 RWHP 351 it should run low 11's or better at the strip... the chassis needs work so I'll be stripping it bare, fixing any rust, cleaning up the engine bay, reinforcing the framerails, welding the seams etc... and of course installing a 8? point cage.
The car will see a fair amount of cruising duty. I have rode in mustangs with cages in them, having to climb over the bar is no big deal so I'll probably have fixed side bars.
Since I'll have the whole thing apart anyway should I install a dash bar (bar running widthwise under/behind the dashboard)? What should I do with the top hoops that run along the roof and down through the dash? Has anyone got any pictures of what these look like, I imagine you have to hack up the dash/dashpad pretty good to get them to go in.
I may just go with a 6 point so simplify the whole affair. Opinions welcome.
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