18 year old with Mopar project NEED ADVICE!!!

Dana said

There is volumes written on drag chassis constuction, we can't possibly cover all of it. Allston's book is dated but still a very good one. You still got some good reading weather up there in MI. Pickup a couple good chassis books and put your nose in them. Just be sure you have a nice level floor to work on. Level the car both ways, even though you may want some rake to it later. You've got to have a constant(level),because everything else is variables. One of the last things you'll do is put the car on 4 wheel scales. And you want the scales to be dead level. I shoot mine with a transit. Even though Milan or Martin starting line may not be level, You have to have a constant. Keep that in mind when building the cage and chassis

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You should start with the Alston book if you can find it. It isn't really dated, it's just basic. But it's correct. Start with that. The Doorslammer book from Dave Morgan is good. Very good. It has math the Alson book doesn't. Still, I love the Alston book. Then, Jerry Bickel wrote his book. It's very good as well.

Chassis is misunderstood. The relationship between Instant Center/shock settings/clutch-converter is so interrelated so as to be incestuous. I forgot to mention spring rates and how they fit in. You can't ignore any of them, or how they relate or you leave it on the table.

You can't make most chassis too stiff. Some will argue this, but some will argue water is wet. As the chassis becomes more stiff, you need LESS spring rate. If your car flexes like a slinky, you'll need relatively stiff spring rates.

Before you notch a tube, turn on a welder or pick up a square, spend some time reading and learning. A little time spent learning now will pay off in spades down the road.