8.25 or a Maverick 9". 8 3/4 will cost more than the car nowadays. Id look at 3.23-3.55ish range gearing in that light body. 4.10 rear will just go up in smoke. Motor? slant would need less rear as it doesnt rap that hard.
Finally someone points out my 4.10 comment! Slant 6. Big carb... Short term goal: burn-out. Long term goal: burn-out with limited slip and somewhat sticky tires and two people in the car. I want the car to be very fun 0-60. I don't do 1/4 miles. I don't take it to the track. It's not a daily driver so mileage is not a big concern. Top speed will be, maybe 70. Long term might involve a small turbo or something... don't know yet. That's a year or two off. Next year I'll be upgrading to fuel injection. I want a back end that will take abuse, but as you point out, it's a light car and I don't want a heavy overkill rear-end. I doubt I'll ever get to 300hpr or anything. At some point I'm more concerned about twisting the body/frame anyway. I also want a back-end with readily available parts (ie different ratios and LSD).
