Progress Thread What To Do With My Frankenstein

#41
I took my spare diff apart yesterday and I am repainting it getting rdy to put it back together. I am missing the torque spec for the nut that screws on the end of the pinion shaft.

Could you help me out pls.
 
#44
There's no torque spec on the pinion nut, it's typically several hundred lb-ft to crush the crush sleeve until there is slight drag (inch-pounds) on the rotating assembly. If you've disassembled, you have to mark the exact location of the nut and return it to that place, or a new crush sleeve is needed (better), or a spacer and shim set which I like the best.
 
#46
QA1 is a good brand from what I know. I can't speak of how they perform, but they should be pretty decent. Another option was shared on the .net site (iirc) about swapping a set of springs from another car that were cut down to fit. Then you can replace with a shock of your choice and gain the stiffer front end for a fraction of the cost. It seems to me that the springs they used were from an early 80s Tbird, but I don't remember that for sure right now.....
 
#47
Here is a link to that article. They were from an 80 Tbird....

http://mustangii.net/stifferfrontsprings_faq.asp

Just for grins, I looked up what a new set of those springs would cost. The Oreilly's site has a couple different springs listed for about $110-115 per pair. Add a couple of new shocks and your at least half the price of the QA1 coil over system you linked. Just food for thought......
 
#48

My ghetto oil filling pump.





Tried my new diff today.

It's a huge upgrade from my old one. It feels like a "normal" car, lol.

The 3.55 gear makes my 1rst gear usable. Feels right from first gear to highway.
 
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#49
Good deal! Sounds like you'll be able to enjoy your car a lot more now!! What did they do to the diff to make it a "posi"? Did they install a spool or did they just weld the spider gears?
 
#50
Spider gears are welded in 4 different spots. The axles can turn 1/4 turn and then hits a weld.

I ordered the QA1 kit. I'm a suspension noob and don't trust that I will do it right or that it will leave a steady spring if I cut it.

I'm also wayting on some front seat vinyle. Any idea were I could get some new seat padding?

Next up is subframe connectors + traction bars.
 
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#51
I am now turning my attention to traction and braking.

What do you think of this:

Front brakes

Front wheels with 1inch spacer on ebay

Front tires 245/40r17

Rear brakes

Redrilled and studded Axles. (I have a spare set)

Rear wheels foose legend 17 x 9 with 5 1/4 backspace. 1 inch spacers also. May need an additional 1/4 spacer.

Rear tires 275/40r17

According to my measurements, with fenders rolled flat and a little beyond, this should leave at least 1/4 to 3/8 inch spacing minimum.
 
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#54
I'm trying to find some rear suspension parts to match my front suspension.

I see these shocks: https://m.summitracing.com/parts/art-22179858

I like that they are adjustable. Would that compensate for a less stiff spring?

I would also like to lower the back end. Are there any stiffer and lower leaf springs out there?

Should I replace my springs with stock replacements? I figure they probably have 40 years of bouncing under theyr belt.
 
#55


Just finished installing the first coil over. It is a PITA to install. I'm sure there is a spring compressor out there that would help grately.

The ride hight is actually higher by 1/2 an inch with it screwed down as low as I would go. The nut on the shocks that adjusts the hight hits the lower swing arm if you hit a huge bump right now. (If the car were to lift up in the air I mean). In other words if I jack up the car off it's wheels, it touches. From the top of my fender to the ground is 22 3/4 inch. It might change a little bit when I do the other side tho.

This kit was clearly made for a chevy and modified to fit the 2. The pictures in the instructions show how to install it in a chevy. Wich btw looks like a much easier install.

With the shocks adjusted to 0, the is little difference between the left and right side. With the shock adjusted to 8, it feels more like what I was expecting, (approx twice to three times as stiff).

I must mention that the shocks I took out were shot...
 
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#58
Thx for the input. I had a chat with the people at summit. The instructions show a different kit than the one in the picture. They guaranteed me that I would get the kit in the instructions. With a 3 month lead time, I ordered it and we will see what I get in 3 months.

I am trying to look into fender flares and I'm having a hard time finding a good local shop to get a quote.

Any idea how much something like this would cost? Is this sheet metal work?
 
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#59
Nevermind, I got one guy to spit out a price over the phone. He quoted 10k for the job. 3-4k or fiberglass flare, 3-4k for bondo / install and 2k for paint. Thats the end of that, lol.
 
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