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    Thoughts on the new CPP front suspension?

    The PDF from Wilwood says: Bolt-On Steering Arms - high strength forged steel arms are strong and can be run front or rear steer, or inverted if necessary to improve steering characteristics such as bump steer with relocated or custom mounted steering linkages. You are of course absolutely...
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    Thoughts on the new CPP front suspension?

    They're intended for Mustang II suspensions, but the geometry is quite close to 65-73 spindles, except for the steering arms, which can be flipped for front and rear steer. The ball joint tapers are the same and the bearings are the 70 and later type. Here are the differences: spindle...
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    Thoughts on the new CPP front suspension?

    These Wilwood spindles can be used for both front and rear steer. Dimensionally, they're quite close to stock spindles, except for the steering arms (which are shorter and mount much higher). I doubt you can make it work properly with a front steer Fox rack though. To get a proper geometry, the...
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    300hp 289?

    A 289 needs really good heads to make 250-275 hp but a stock 5.0 makes an easy 325 with GT40 heads? You make it sound like the real problem is the block. He already uses a 302 crank, so the only differrence between his shortblock and a 5.0 is the taller lifter bosses. Although being able to...
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    Rubber perch pads?

    I pushed some rubber hose on the lower end of my coils (about the same type and size as heater core hose). It has been holding up well so far.
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    Coil over performance and prices

    That TCP bolt on coil-over is neat. I hadn't seen that one yet.
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    Need Help w/ Sound Insulation for '65 Coupe

    Most people seem to cover the whole surface with Dynamat, but I can imagine that only partial coverage is sufficient, like QuietRide claims. Of course, it saves them money if they have to supply less Dynamat, but on the other hand, it would be kinda stupid if they supplied too little of it, so...
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    Need Help w/ Sound Insulation for '65 Coupe

    This company sells kits that use strips of Dynamat, covering 30-50% of the surface, claiming that it helps just as much as covering the entire area. What do you guys think? Car Insulation, Truck insulation, Auto Sound Insulation, Auto Heat insulation
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    Boss T/A front brake upgrade (Lincoln/Tbird calipers) thread

    Interesting to see that ABS powerbrakes now makes aluminum big KH calipers. I have they complete T/A setup, but it's still collecting dust on the shelf. At 389 bucks, they're not a bargain, but not extremely expensive either. I wonder if they're a direct replacement for the Thunderbird...
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    Debating on leaf spring vs. 4-link

    I've been thinking about installing a set of Fox body Quadra shocks to cure wheel hop, which should have a similar effect as staggered shocks, maybe better. They do of course not prevent spring flex, but should dampen violent back and forth flipping. An advantage over traction bars is that they...
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    Classic Mustang MAF SEFI and No Dizzy

    If you want to retain the classic look (which I can understand), then why do you want to get rid of the distributor? Most classic Mustangs had a distributor too :D You could always paint the cap black. If the rest of the MassFlo system suits you fine, then I wouldn't make things (a lot)...
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    Shock Tower Braces

    The guy who started the thread about the torsional stiffness tests on a 67 coupe reported that the factory Export Brace improved torstional rigidity by 25%. Not too bad for a factory reinforcement. The factory brace forms a stiff "V". In facty, when I installed mine, I had to lengthen my...
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    How much to mill Edelbrock heads

    It will change the compression ratio a bit more than that. Reducing 5 cc from the heads on a 302 with 9.5:1 CR will increase the CR to 10.15 If that's worth the trouble is of course another discussion and depends on the situation and the goal. The gain will be modest at best, but on the other...
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    94-04 calipers on 67-68

    On SN95 Mustangs, both the GT caliper+rotor and the Cobra caliper+rotor combinations bolt to the same spindle and hub. In theory the same would apply to a vintage spindle + MS bracket + drum hub. However, the GT/V6 caliper interferes with MS's bracket, so it doesn't fit. He had some ideas on...
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    Thoughts on Demon carb?

    Maybe an even better comparison is the intake port volume of heads. Different heads can have the same intake port volume (say 160 cc) and would therefore be considered suitable for a certain type of engine (say a 302) and performance goal. Yet the heads have different flow numbers. Like with...
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    Updated TCP G-Bar triangulated 4-link...

    Yeah, like that :nice:
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    Updated TCP G-Bar triangulated 4-link...

    Would it be possible to weld the control arm/shock mount directly to the axle or the leaf spring pad be possible? It would make the installation even cleaner (not that the one you showed is ugly by any means...)
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    90's tbird 8.8

    The bolt circle issue is easily solved by using some Cobra IRS hubs. That's what T-bird guys do when upgrading their brakes, wheels etc. Here are a bunch of pics: http://www.mn12performance.com/mn12how-to/irs/irs.html On another site, I found that the width (hub-hub) is 63.25" for a...
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    Alignment finally close to specs

    You have two things on your car that increased bumpsteer: Shelby drop and Granada spindles. The wide, low profile tires don't increase the bumpsteer, but probably make it more noticable. At least I noticed a difference when changing tires (all were 15"). My car has the same setup and darts...
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    Question about roller blocks

    Nevermind. I made some measurements and it won't work. Like Rick said, the oiling hole of the lifter will come out of the lifter bore. A stock lifter bore measures 1.92" from cam base circle to top. The oiling hole on a roller lifts sits at 1.71", so it can only lift 0.21" before it comes...
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