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Oh for fucks sake
Oh for fucks sake
FL drivers know how to get brake fade on I4 with discs...The fed mandate was due to idiots over-heating their drum brakes on long downhills - think FL drivers on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Well... The fun with a C-body vert (I have a 70 300 convertible) is driving it... My own car has some personal, but mild, cosmetic and mechanical touches that I like, so I'm not a "purist" as some might be.... Again, personal taste aside.... Go simple and go out and have some fun with it. You will enjoy the car much more.
Disc brakes is a good idea! Lots of threads on the subject here.
My Fury has drum brakes and they work good but you will never see a bumper sticker on it that says ."THIS CAR CLIMBED MT WASHINGTON"
Oh man, put some white walls (not wide whites) or some Torque Thrust Ds on that car!! Black walls are for cars in the 90s.Here are a couple pics. I'm putting 22" rims on it this week despite public opinion.
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Oh man, put some white walls (not wide whites) or some Torque Thrust Ds on that car!! Black walls are for cars in the 90s.
Only a New Englander would get that. Lol."THIS CAR CLIMBED MT WASHINGTON"
Only a New Englander would get that. Lol
That's because they look great! I have received more compliments on my car since I installed them a year ago than I ever did in 12 years with the Cal 500s. Interesting.A set of Magnums would be a good choice. TTs are about the most commonly seen aftermarket wheel nowadays.
That's because they look great! I have received more compliments on my car since I installed them a year ago than I ever did in 12 years with the Cal 500s. Interesting.
Even so, I would not say they are more common that Magnum 500s.
Cragars are good looking wheels too!I don`t know how`s it there, but in Finland 5-spoke Cragars seem to be at least close to be the favorite wheel choice.
I plan on putting airbag suspension on it. I know that doesn't jive well with leaf springs. Thinking about going 4 link in the rear. I assume that's a pretty straightforward conversion from the kits I've seen and convert it to shocks and the ability to add the airbags?
It's definitely a labor of love... The biggest issue with bagging our cars is the unibody. To do it right means you're going to be adding weight (stiffeners and gussets) to take the additional stresses that the new suspension will put the unibody under. They were never designed to take what some of us make them do.I didn't have this thread for reference earlier, because @Jack-Stand hadn't started it then!
'66 Monaco Resto-Mod
This is a great way to illustrate what it takes to put airbags into one of these cars. I hope this helps you determine if this is something you can do, or have to farm out to someone. Keep us posted.
Hello BiggRedd can you contact me about your car i84885@gmail.comJust bought my first classic car, 68 Chrysler Newport convertible. Its in great shape but needs some work. Going full custom with it and have a couple of questions. I plan on putting airbag suspension on it. I know that doesn't jive well with leaf springs. Thinking about going 4 link in the rear. I assume that's a pretty straightforward conversion from the kits I've seen and convert it to shocks and the ability to add the airbags?
For the front disk brake conversion I see a lot of talk about the 73 spindles. Is that just because its cheaper to reuse that part or is it worth it to just get a kit with the spindles part of it?
In the meantime I'm going to swap the front shocks soon. Read a post that made it seem like it is more difficult than normal on this body style. Anything worth noting before I just assume its a bolt high and bolt low and a quick easy swap like others I've done before?
Doing a lot of reading and getting a lot of good info. Thanks guyz