harlow426@mail.com Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 This is my 1955 Simca Sport coupe. 85% of the body is aluminum. I have a warmed over(400hp) small block chev and a 4 speed ready to go into it. Need to build a 36" spring perch-spring perch tuff rearend, driveline etc. Car should kill most imports, 5.0's, corvettes, ferraris once done. Car will do 200mph+ when complete. Chrysler imported these in the 50's......very few stateside......french car. 5 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks like this will be an interesting project! will be keepin an eye on it :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Dolomite Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 That's gonna be a cool ride. I think you may need more than 400HP for 200mph depending on how the air hits the body. I'm defo keeping an eye on this build. Quote Link to comment
harlow426@mail.com Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 That's gonna be a cool ride. I think you may need more than 400HP for 200mph depending on how the air hits the body. I'm defo keeping an eye on this build. Aerodynamics will be a major issue 2 deal with. Probably will need an air dam below the front bumper. I plan to convert the front susp to rack/pinion and use air assisted coilovers.....drop ride ht @ speed. I have a lot of r&d ahead of me getting 400hp to the ground w/o frame/body twist, wheelies etc. A wheelie bar will b mandatory at some point. What is bitchin' about the sbc is that horsepower is just a phone call away(cheapest hp per $)....if 400 ain't enough I'll slap some NOS on it and do a primo port job on the heads. Car doesn't weigh anything......my dad's bone stock 69 Chev impala with 350 horses and an auto would shift outta passing gear @ 90 and easily do 130(2 ton car). 200mph is obtainable.....finding a road that is safe @ that speed is another question. Quote Link to comment
720inOlyWa Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 It may be attainable.... but why would you want to go 200mph in a funny little french car? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks like 90% of the body is rusting. The trunk look aluminum. 1 Quote Link to comment
harlow426@mail.com Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks like 90% of the body is rusting. The trunk look aluminum. Alot of the paint is blistered....I also had some boxes of steel hardware/sheetmetal get wet and give it a reddish patina. But rest assured you can only get a magnet to stick in a few areas......have 2 b careful pushing it around(soft). Quote Link to comment
harlow426@mail.com Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 It may be attainable.... but why would you want to go 200mph in a funny little french car? Hitting 200mph on my bucket list. No I don't plan on going that fast very often. Hope 2 one day do Pikes Peak as well. Quote Link to comment
720inOlyWa Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I have gone 150 before- on water- and I can tell you that the overwhelming feeling one gets is something like: “Shit, I hope this is all glued together real good.“ 200 is just no place for funky. Be careful. Just sayin’... 1 Quote Link to comment
harlow426@mail.com Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I have gone 150 before- on water- and I can tell you that the overwhelming feeling one gets is something like: “Shit, I hope this is all glued together real good.“ 200 is just no place for funky. Be careful. Just sayin’... I once was a passenger in a HOT bass boat on tenmile lake @ 100mph. I did not like it one bit! The water is brutally hard @ that speed! Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 If the goal is shear speed a high rear end gear is the ticket, won't need to worry about wheelies with a 2.56 rear gear. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Sure you not just dream- That you had a lot of 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 The Magic Bus! Quote Link to comment
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