GrumpyBadger
New Member
Hey all,
basically everywhere I go by Grumpy Badger (kind of redundant I know )
I don't own a C-body MOPAR, yet. It's my goal here, to first find a good one and then contribute to the group with my work on that car.
I've been a fan of big MOPARs since first seeing "The Blues Brothers" as a kid. And honestly, my love of MOPAR started with them. When I was younger, I wore out three VHS cassettes of the movie thank God it's on DVD now.s_dancing2:
but, as far as MOPAR goes, I think I'm personally more of a Plymouth guy. I dunno, just seem to be drawn to the Furys, Barracudas, Dusters, Scamps and Valiants more I guess. In my pursuit of my bucketlist dream of owning a Plymouth MOPAR, it dawned on my the staggering price differences between a B-Body or E-Body versus the rest and yes, a 1971 'Cuda 426 HEMI Convertible is something special, it's just not my cup of tea.
I dunno, I've been a greasemonkey as long as I can remember. And I've been fast down the quarter, low 11s in a small-block stroker DART engined 1969 El Camino. Once we got her to grip she was crazy! Now, just owning a classic MOPAR, enjoying the drive, and having my friends with me sounds just about perfect. I'll enjoy taking her to the strip occasionally when the mood fits me, I'll also "race" her in Autocross too, just for kicks I bet I'll get a humorous response from people when I do.
So, I have a question though, and please forgive my noobness:
how bad exactly is the stock suspension? Not for autocross, or anything like that, but just for basic driving? I have some pretty serious hills around me, so it worries me a bit. My Elky had drums all-around when I first bought that car, and I can't really imagine a Fury being any better, minus maybe weight distribution.
I've found quite a few Furys for sale, some as far as 1,500 miles away. A lot of the ones I've found are all original, restored, clean cars. Basically, they have restored original parts, or have been replaced and updated very slightly.
This concerns me, because I'm wondering how long until I have to do the Firm Feel Supsension upgrade just to enjoy the car. I have about $7,000 spending room, which will get me a straight, fairly clean Fury which is perfect to start out. I'm just concerned about the brakes and such. The closest nice cars I've found to me, are in SoCal, and unfortunately seem to also have that "inflated SoCal because it's a 'SoCal car' price tag" as well...
anyway, it's good to be here. Thanks for any help you can offer!
basically everywhere I go by Grumpy Badger (kind of redundant I know )
I don't own a C-body MOPAR, yet. It's my goal here, to first find a good one and then contribute to the group with my work on that car.
I've been a fan of big MOPARs since first seeing "The Blues Brothers" as a kid. And honestly, my love of MOPAR started with them. When I was younger, I wore out three VHS cassettes of the movie thank God it's on DVD now.s_dancing2:
but, as far as MOPAR goes, I think I'm personally more of a Plymouth guy. I dunno, just seem to be drawn to the Furys, Barracudas, Dusters, Scamps and Valiants more I guess. In my pursuit of my bucketlist dream of owning a Plymouth MOPAR, it dawned on my the staggering price differences between a B-Body or E-Body versus the rest and yes, a 1971 'Cuda 426 HEMI Convertible is something special, it's just not my cup of tea.
I dunno, I've been a greasemonkey as long as I can remember. And I've been fast down the quarter, low 11s in a small-block stroker DART engined 1969 El Camino. Once we got her to grip she was crazy! Now, just owning a classic MOPAR, enjoying the drive, and having my friends with me sounds just about perfect. I'll enjoy taking her to the strip occasionally when the mood fits me, I'll also "race" her in Autocross too, just for kicks I bet I'll get a humorous response from people when I do.
So, I have a question though, and please forgive my noobness:
how bad exactly is the stock suspension? Not for autocross, or anything like that, but just for basic driving? I have some pretty serious hills around me, so it worries me a bit. My Elky had drums all-around when I first bought that car, and I can't really imagine a Fury being any better, minus maybe weight distribution.
I've found quite a few Furys for sale, some as far as 1,500 miles away. A lot of the ones I've found are all original, restored, clean cars. Basically, they have restored original parts, or have been replaced and updated very slightly.
This concerns me, because I'm wondering how long until I have to do the Firm Feel Supsension upgrade just to enjoy the car. I have about $7,000 spending room, which will get me a straight, fairly clean Fury which is perfect to start out. I'm just concerned about the brakes and such. The closest nice cars I've found to me, are in SoCal, and unfortunately seem to also have that "inflated SoCal because it's a 'SoCal car' price tag" as well...
anyway, it's good to be here. Thanks for any help you can offer!