Everyone here posted some Great recommendations & I'd probably follow about 99.99999% of them, especially going out & seeing what the car does first. I'm assuming this is a dual-purpose car & being put together with "stash" (spare) money to keep cost down & you're doing your own work.
Assuming all that's true, & once you have a baseline established, I would (in order): 1) get a good converter
2) get some slicks
3) loosen up the front-end to get some weight
transfer & clamp the rear springs
4) make certain you have good fuel flow. Better
lines,pump, sump tank, whatever it takes
5)Lighten the car anyway you can. A good rule of
thumb is 100lbs= 1/10sec.
6) Look at the F.A.S.T. series cars. These guys
are running killer times & using alot of old
school tricks that may apply to your ride.















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