Evan, the "Northern California Sportsman" dirt track class we ran back in the late 1970's used narrowed-body cars on a short wheelbase tri-5 Chevy frame, with the driver sitting in the middle of the car just behind the transmission. We used a motorcycle chain to reposition the steering wheel to the center with a big sprocket under the wheel and a smaller one on the stock-position steering shaft. Lock-to-lock was just over one turn of the steering wheel- - - - -no power assist! Most of the drivers had arms a gorilla would be proud of! Our first car had 59 Impala sheet metal, narrowed to the point that those teardrop tail lights almost touched in the middle. The "body" barely covered the space from the bellhousing to the rear axle, with a driveshaft about 2 feet long. Most of the cars, including ours, ran a big reverse airfoil on the roof.
Jerry
