Hi guys!
My username is what car I USED to have.... Now i have a 66 coupe sitting in the driveway.. currently on the trailer yet. Straight, no rust, but in need of some resto.
I was going to start with a chassis overhaul. The 94 I have was in great condition, except for the frame, which totalled the car (unibody construction made it tweak the firewall - not worth saving) so I was going to try and utilize most of the parts I had on the car.
What suspension could I utilize off of the 94 for a benefit to the 66? I've heard that the front suspension and A arms can all be swapped, and then I get the benefit of disk brakes as well, which would be GREAT since the guy had all the brakes taken out and dissasembled anyways. As for the Rear, it's got a 8" with leaf, and I am not prepared to swap out for 4 link, but I wonder if putting in my locker 8.8 axle would be worth the swap? If so, I may not do that right away. I have a 302 with a turbo and a TKO 600 sitting in the garage ready for the swap, so the axle would have to handle some serious torque, and I don't know if the 8" will take it. I have a set of subframes for the 94, don't know if those will swap out.
I also plan on swapping out as many bushings as possible, and getting new leaf springs as well. While i'm under there, I"ll probably also be grinding away any rust etc. and painting the underside to eliminate any horrible chicagoland salt that might be left over from winter.
Any other chassis ideas? This will be a weekend cruiser, not a resto to number kinda deal, so i want it to be fun to drive, and reliable.
Thanks guys!
Blu3
My username is what car I USED to have.... Now i have a 66 coupe sitting in the driveway.. currently on the trailer yet. Straight, no rust, but in need of some resto.
I was going to start with a chassis overhaul. The 94 I have was in great condition, except for the frame, which totalled the car (unibody construction made it tweak the firewall - not worth saving) so I was going to try and utilize most of the parts I had on the car.
What suspension could I utilize off of the 94 for a benefit to the 66? I've heard that the front suspension and A arms can all be swapped, and then I get the benefit of disk brakes as well, which would be GREAT since the guy had all the brakes taken out and dissasembled anyways. As for the Rear, it's got a 8" with leaf, and I am not prepared to swap out for 4 link, but I wonder if putting in my locker 8.8 axle would be worth the swap? If so, I may not do that right away. I have a 302 with a turbo and a TKO 600 sitting in the garage ready for the swap, so the axle would have to handle some serious torque, and I don't know if the 8" will take it. I have a set of subframes for the 94, don't know if those will swap out.
I also plan on swapping out as many bushings as possible, and getting new leaf springs as well. While i'm under there, I"ll probably also be grinding away any rust etc. and painting the underside to eliminate any horrible chicagoland salt that might be left over from winter.
Any other chassis ideas? This will be a weekend cruiser, not a resto to number kinda deal, so i want it to be fun to drive, and reliable.
Thanks guys!
Blu3