JQmile
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Not sure on any goals at this point. I have a 66 charger street strip car that I normally race and just figured I would get something going with the old orange truck. It has been sitting in the field for 5 years since I stripped it down and built the car. The car now has a 500 inch big block and runs 10.50's 10.60's, leaf spring drag radial car. I'm going for budget power for now on the truck. I know I cant add a bunch of power with out doing the tranny. The auto shift really sucks. It needs for sure a converter, manual valve body and a good rebuild to start. I just left it in drive and shift on the limiter last weekend.
Have you read the "junker drag truck" thread on here yet? Lots of good budget ideas in there if you've got the time. Your E.T. and mph are comparable, so I'd actually say your trans isn't doing as bad of a job as you think.
I know of a VE truck that went 11's with nitrous on a basically stock 727, so there's hope that you don't have to spend 4-5K on a trans just yet.