Originally Posted by victory_red_SS

Welcome to the forum.

Having read all of the differing opinions in this thread I will start off agreeing with the statement that if you're wanting a V8 RWD drag car then perhaps start with a different platform. Unless you have the skills to do the majority of the fabs skills (and there are several here who do) then this isn't the car to stat with. As mentioned the transmission/driveshaft tunnel and the rear-end placement are some of the issues you facing doing such a project but they are by no means the only issues that you will face. First you need to set your sites on how fast you want to run the 1/4 mile because it is from there that you start building. Unless you know exactly where you want to end up there is no way to map out the plan needed to get there.

Originally Posted by m62cavi

…. I could build a promod with a plastic body but I'd rather a real built not bought car.

Originally Posted by victory_red_SS

Oh I understand the desire to have a 'real built car' over a pro-mod car as the pro-mod body is just a resemblance of a real Cobalt. Having the doors open and the lights turn on as well as a VIN # to street the car is something that doesn't often happen. I would just re-iterate pick your ET or your HP goals so you chose all the right parts the first time. Having to change/upgrade parts along the way gets costly and sadly I can tell you that information comes from experience.