so my dad and I split an 87 GT over the summer, spent 3000 on it, no rust. Came with a pro ripper short shifter, we replaced it with a hurst. Came with full flowmaster exhaust, aluminum drive shaft, also has an intake. Mainly we've been fixing small body dents and imperfections, we replaced the bad clutch cable with a steeda aluminum adjustable one, everything's much smoother. We also fixed a leak in the transmission (which was a bi***). We removed the A/c spare, will remove back seat soon too.
So basically the car is a fun car for me and him to work on. I'm away at school now but plan to have a winter project, hopefully over my thanksgiving break we can fix up the interior to what we want it to be.
basically our short term plans are to clean it up in general and figure out the best suspension/wheel set up we can get. My goal is a nicely fitted, slightly lowered car with wide back wheels and a bit of camber. Functionally I want a little more planted feel in general, taking off, around turns, and around town as well. I wont mind a relatively bumpy ride because like i said this is just our fun car, I like to think of it as my toy in the garage. Anyways, i'd like to be able to take off and hook up off the line but i'm not trying to build strictly a drag car. I'm looking for a solid planted feel while still being able to be a child and do burnouts while I can and get sideways when i feel the urge.
To be honest I dont have much knowledge about suspension set ups but my goal is to be able to take turns at a higher speed and be able to hold the car sideways more easily than i can now..
I'd love to hear some recommendations. Also, tire set up help is much needed haha.
thanks guys!
So basically the car is a fun car for me and him to work on. I'm away at school now but plan to have a winter project, hopefully over my thanksgiving break we can fix up the interior to what we want it to be.
basically our short term plans are to clean it up in general and figure out the best suspension/wheel set up we can get. My goal is a nicely fitted, slightly lowered car with wide back wheels and a bit of camber. Functionally I want a little more planted feel in general, taking off, around turns, and around town as well. I wont mind a relatively bumpy ride because like i said this is just our fun car, I like to think of it as my toy in the garage. Anyways, i'd like to be able to take off and hook up off the line but i'm not trying to build strictly a drag car. I'm looking for a solid planted feel while still being able to be a child and do burnouts while I can and get sideways when i feel the urge.
To be honest I dont have much knowledge about suspension set ups but my goal is to be able to take turns at a higher speed and be able to hold the car sideways more easily than i can now..
I'd love to hear some recommendations. Also, tire set up help is much needed haha.
thanks guys!