My car is running pretty good and I'm looking to put a few thousand into it the end of summer or early fall. I've been feeling the need for some more speed parts but not sure what order I should do things since I usually put about $1500 in the car per year. It's a '67 with a stock 289 except for a Performer RPM intake and Edelbrock Performer Carb 500 cfm which I put on last winter. It's also got all new suspension and had front disc brakes added. C4 auto that shifts fine and doesn't leak, and 8" rear with 2.79 ratio and open diff.
I'd like suggestions on what I should possibly do first. I know power adders will put stress on the weaker parts and know I will have to upgrade or rebuild tranny and rear end to handle much power. I was thinking about gears first, but then started thinking about limited slip or some variation too and then all the sudden I'm looking at quite a bit of money dropped into a stock 8" differential.
I do understand I might be doing double the labor/cost adding parts that aren't part of my final plan for the car, but I'd like to make it more fun to drive in the mean time. It might take 10 years to get the drivetrain I'd really want and paint, interior, etc. all finished. Thanks for the info in advance.
I'd like suggestions on what I should possibly do first. I know power adders will put stress on the weaker parts and know I will have to upgrade or rebuild tranny and rear end to handle much power. I was thinking about gears first, but then started thinking about limited slip or some variation too and then all the sudden I'm looking at quite a bit of money dropped into a stock 8" differential.
I do understand I might be doing double the labor/cost adding parts that aren't part of my final plan for the car, but I'd like to make it more fun to drive in the mean time. It might take 10 years to get the drivetrain I'd really want and paint, interior, etc. all finished. Thanks for the info in advance.