They don't call me Econo-box from Hell for nothing.

[Econo-box from Hell]

This car may be usable by next summer.

[Econo-box from Hell]

holy dave.......your gonna want the biggest swaybar you can get on the front of that thing with your pivots that close together.

but i have an original name for it...ROLLYPOLY..duno if i spelled that right but those little bugs that roll up into a ball when you touch them? LOLOLOL thats awesome

seriously though if ya loose the upper a arms and replace them with coilover struts you could mount them out far enough to put the engine where mother nature intended

No sway bar will be neede because the front is so stiff.  The engine with headers will not fit between the front tires.  I had to set the engine that far back otherwise it would have to be rear steer.  The rear will be getting much wider tires.  I set the rear end and frame up to accept 10" tires.

I am not building this to be a full on drag car.  It's too short and narrow to be stable at high speed.  I did put the mass of the engine and trans as low as I could to help with stability.  The car is more of a novelty than anything.  I only plan to hammer on it short distances and to make smoke appear from the rear tires.  I may run it 1/8th mile if the car handles ok. 

[Econo-box from Hell]

One last thing.  I'm unemployed right now (again, ugh) so I have to build this car for next to nothing.  I have a friend that owns a salvage yard and he pretty much gives me anything I need for the car.  He donated the Pinto front suspension, wheels, and tires.  He also has one of these cars that I may be able to rob some parts off of.  There's not much left of the car he has but anything I can grab from it helps.

[damn_ford]

make sure the rear is spooled so it dont turn on ya when it yanks the front end off the ground and have fun....looks like a good time for sure 

[Econo-box from Hell]

Spool for sure when its done.  I left the rear end open right now so I can push it around without killing myself.

[4xjeepfreak]

 wow  this is crazy nuts cool as  all in one  lookin forward to seeinn completed   

[REDNECKONE]

looking good

[Econo-box from Hell]

Recent pics

[Plop]

There is no way this can have any chance of being a sleeper I will bet the 0-60 will be outrageous

[tcb]

There is no way this can have any chance of being a sleeper I will bet the 0-60 will be outrageous

No Doubt! 

[Econo-box from Hell]

There is no way this can have any chance of being a sleeper I will bet the 0-60 will be outrageous

My goal was never to make it a sleeper, I just didn't want to modify the exterior sheet metal.  It looks like I'm going to have to modify the very rear of the quarter panel wheel opening if I want the 12" tires to work.  When I'm done I want to car to look like a pro street AZ600 verses a Honda with giant wheel flares.

[damn_ford]

i think theres a good chance your gonna need a wheelie bar

[Econo-box from Hell]

i think theres a good chance your gonna need a wheelie bar

Gawd I hope so!

[Jr]

any progress? been watching this build for awhile!

[Broncoholic]

Got those rear tires on Looks sic as hell Lets see a rear view

Lets see the updates...

[frdboy86]

Bueller.....Bueller.....Bueller.....
LOL

[J.C.]

Bueller.....Bueller.....Bueller.....
LOL

haha

[Broncoholic]

Bueller.....Bueller.....Bueller.....
LOL

[redneck renegade]

wow

[BUDGETBOGGER03]

where u going to sit?