Hello all, I've been doing some research on racing at a local dirt track in the Factory Stock class and it seems like a 4 door Maverick may fit for what I am looking for. I was wondering if anyone had any input or experience doing this. The 4 door Maverick fits for the wheelbase limit and it should fit for the weight requirement. Basically I'd get a car with a 302 or put one in, the carburator is limited to a 500 cfm Holly 4412 carb and 2 inch exhaust. I may have to add a little weight to it but with me, the cage and all safely equiptment, I imagine the car should meet the 3500 lb limit. The biggest unknown is I'm not sure how competitive the car will be since I will be going up against Chevy's and other A-body or G-body cars. All cars are required to run the same carb so I imagine a 350 will be limited to how much power it can make in the other cars. Any input is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
It could be very cool ... I'd love to see it. If you have to add weight, these cars tend to be nose-heavy, so adding it to the back would balance it out. There was a 2 door Mav stock car running around here 30 years ago ... he didn't have it sorted out when I saw it. He kept spinning it ... like I said ... nose-heavy. It handled like a bowling ball.
I've seen Mavericks on the dirt around here but since they are not a full frame car, they don't seems to handle damage from beating and banging like the framed GM stuff. I guess you could beef things up a bit for structural strength. There's been a guy running an 80s Cougar thats been doing pretty good.
Thanks for the input! I figured I would add some weight to the back and make a good cage to stiffen the car up. About 10 years ago I had a 2 door 70 Mav and I loved that car. My friend had a 72 Grabber and I remember that car being fairly fast. Never thought I would be looking for a four door Mav but it seems like it would work. I already have a motor, just need the car now. I'd like to get this project started soon so I'm sure I'll be using the search feature here. Thanks again!
Exactly, by the time you beef it up enough to handle the abuse it weighs too much, and its a whole lot harder to find replacement parts for it. I ran an early Mustang and Cougar (67 & 68) on our local dirt track n Quincy Ca. (97-2000) for a few years. It became too hard to keep them going, but I loved being the "Odd one". Everyone knew my cars, and they were very competative, I won my share.
