August 28, 20187 yr Finally got the old ride back up and running. Now I need to get it painted. Edited August 28, 20187 yr by d2o
August 28, 20187 yr You mustang guys should look at the ride tech street grip suspension kit. I put one on my firebird and it’s fantastic. Looks like that video was filmed in my neighborhood actually.
August 28, 20187 yr The Ride Tech system is on the pricey side, $2,500. I've seen complete new front ends for that or less. Not sure what makes it so pricey. Nothing really high tech other than better materials at the connection points (IMO).
August 28, 20187 yr Yea it was pricey but I just liked that it was all engineered to work together.Maybe I could have saved a few bucks and pieced it all together myself. Regardless, I’m super happy with it. Rides like a new car.Did lower the front a little more than I was expecting. Stance looks great but I had to drop a tire size.
August 28, 20187 yr Just now, tbone_ said: Yea it was pricey but I just liked that it was all engineered to work together. Maybe I could have saved a few bucks and pieced it all together myself. Regardless, I’m super happy with it. Rides like a new car. Did lower the front a little more than I was expecting. Stance looks great but I had to drop a tire size. You installed one ? Made a huge difference ? Was it an easy install, everything fits correctly ? I would not want to go to a smaller tire. Did you have over sized tires before the rebuild ? That is still a very pricey bunch of hardware. I'm trying to figure out why its $2,500 though. I've seen a couple other similar systems at almost half the cost. That means nothing till I really compare them part for part though.
August 28, 20187 yr I didn’t do it myself. There’s a local shop I use. Seemed like they said things fit fine. Huge. difference, like night and day. But my shocks, springs and bushings were pretty bad. And yes I had bigger tires. But just know it will be lower.
September 9, 20187 yr Did some work on the 1969 superbee this weekend. Removed the steering gearbox box, going to send it and pitman arm off this week for rebuild. Had to remove starter and exhaust manifold and jack up left side of engine to get clearance to get the box out (36lbs) Sandblasted and painted a extra 68-69 hemi bell housing i had laying around and listed it for sale on Ebay. Also sandblasted rear brake drums and repainted those. Planning on redoing rear brake system in the coming weeks. Need emergency brake cables before that adventure begins.
September 14, 20187 yr Been researching the history of my superbee today. Got in contact with the best friend of the owner (he died of cancer in 2010) and we talked about it and he kept some old pictures from the late 80s-early 90s when they owned it. This is around the Huntsville AL area. I've submitted a records request at the DMV for all AL records in my search for the orginal owner and driveline.
September 17, 20187 yr On 9/14/2018 at 2:14 PM, Chad Fuck said: Holy shit. That is a couple yrs old. He has a whole series of these over the years. Each of them is fucking amazing!!
September 18, 20187 yr My buddy is the exec producer of this show. "Car Masters: Rust to Riches" on Netflix. Hopefully you classic car gearheads will like it. https://www.netflix.com/title/80194704
September 18, 20187 yr My buddy is the exec producer of this show. "Car Masters: Rust to Riches" on Netflix. Hopefully you classic car gearheads will like it. https://www.netflix.com/title/80194704I'll have to check it out.
September 19, 20187 yr 20 hours ago, Sbbruin said: My buddy is the exec producer of this show. "Car Masters: Rust to Riches" on Netflix. Hopefully you classic car gearheads will like it. https://www.netflix.com/title/80194704 "How to turn $2 into $1 and have fun doing it!"
September 19, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said: "How to turn $2 into $1 and have fun doing it!" I'm sorry... I don't get your point ..... my stainless steel and billet steel upgrades are always really really necessary "repairs".....
September 19, 20187 yr I'm just chuckling a bit at the "BIG MONEY FLIP!!!! OMG!!!" model applied to old cars.
September 19, 20187 yr Smart people dont get into the car hobby to make money. It's a legit passion and it cost...especially horsepower.
September 19, 20187 yr 31 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said: I'm just chuckling a bit at the "BIG MONEY FLIP!!!! OMG!!!" model applied to old cars. Oh yeah, I get it.
September 19, 20187 yr Smart people dont get into the car hobby to make money. It's a legit passion and it cost...especially horsepower. The only two guys I know that make money in classic cars are my mechanic and Craig Jackson.
September 19, 20187 yr You know how to make a small fortune with classic cars? Start with a big fortune. Can also be applied to boats, aviation, and any number of other big toy hobbies.
September 19, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Your Mom said: You know how to make a small fortune with classic cars? Start with a big fortune. Can also be applied to boats, aviation, and any number of other big toy hobbies. This is a corollary to "auto racing is the practice of turning money into noise."
September 20, 20187 yr I come to this thread to escape reality. Stop slapping my face with it........dammit !!
September 20, 20187 yr I come to this thread to escape reality. Stop slapping my face with it........dammit !!It’s ain’t reality that’s slapping your face
September 24, 20187 yr Pulled the dana 60 out of the car today. Plan on rebuilding it to stock specs, which was 4.10 gears. Going to sand it all down and prime and paint. Got new springs coming in the mail.In the mean time my original hemi brake booster came in the mail Friday. That's on hold until I get my dash back from instrument specialities next spring.
September 25, 20187 yr On 4/4/2018 at 10:08 AM, Mother mopar said: Speaking of past on shaggy. Here was my 70 Dodge Challenger R/T 440 4 speed car. Real R/T big block purple with white interior. Sold in 2016 to a fellow in SoCal. Before I sold it I changed our the front and rear passenger side floor pans and took the interior back to factory white and rebuilt the front suspension I found a date coded 70HP engine block in Santa Clarita and dropped it in (had a 69 block in it) before I sold it. Car had 81k original miles. While I was deployed I was able to get copies of DMV paperwork from all the states on it to document the cars history. Fun ride for the past 11 yrs. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk Damn, now I've got a boner......
September 25, 20187 yr On 9/23/2018 at 7:16 PM, Mother mopar said: Pulled the dana 60 out of the car today. Plan on rebuilding it to stock specs, which was 4.10 gears. Going to sand it all down and prime and paint. Got new springs coming in the mail. In the mean time my original hemi brake booster came in the mail Friday. That's on hold until I get my dash back from instrument specialities next spring. I remember changing a broke leaf spring on my MGA in college using old textbooks as a jack stand
September 25, 20187 yr I remember changing a broke leaf spring on my MGA in college using old textbooks as a jack standRemoving this was sketchy as the car has no weight in the ass end and the motor is installed so it took some finesse. Had to put extra car parts in the trunk to weigh it down. Got confirmation today my new leaf spring and shackle kit is enroute and my correct radiator got delivered today.
September 27, 20187 yr On 9/18/2018 at 10:19 AM, Sbbruin said: My buddy is the exec producer of this show. "Car Masters: Rust to Riches" on Netflix. Hopefully you classic car gearheads will like it. https://www.netflix.com/title/80194704 Funny you mention that. I was cruising Netflix the other day, thought I'd check it out and ended up watching several episodes. I enjoyed it, but if I have criticize it for one thing, the chick in the show is too hot to be the "engine specialist." I can appreciate T&A as much as the next guy, and I'll admit she was a major reason why I continued to watch, but come on. It's been done in all the other shows with hot chicks working in the garage. They'll show a picture of her standing next to her dad's hot rod to show that she grew up wrenching on cars. Can she degree a cam? Know the firing order of a SBC? Just busting balls. I enjoyed the show. But she's still too hot.
September 27, 20187 yr On 9/25/2018 at 1:28 PM, AUinHsv said: I remember changing a broke leaf spring on my MGA in college using old textbooks as a jack stand Fuckin LOL! I've never admitted to anyone because it sounds too fucking stupid but I was changing rear coil springs on my Chevelle in college and use a thick phone book under a bottle jack to lift the car. It was all good until it started to move. Dumbassery.
September 27, 20187 yr Mine wasn't really stupid just necessity - I didn't have jack stands with me at college and textbooks worked really well. We ought to have a thread on stupid things we have done on cars.
September 27, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, AUinHsv said: Mine wasn't really stupid just necessity - I didn't have jack stands with me at college and textbooks worked really well. We ought to have a thread on stupid things we have done on cars. Like say spending hundreds of dollars on an EOM part that probably cost $10 back in 1965 ? That kind of stupidity ?
September 30, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, tbone_ said: Wow. Where’s the rest of the car? The rest was just a very stock 68 Firebird, not much to write home about. The engine block chain was by far the coolest feature of that vehicle. The were two 68's sitting next to that one that were gorgeous though.
September 30, 20187 yr I'm going to Carlisle, PA. next Friday for their annual Fall show. Acres and areas and acres of classic cars and car parts. Don't really need any parts right now, but the cars there are worth the drive for the day. A shout out to Mother Mopar: if there's a part yer having a hard time finding chances are it'll be at that show, let me know your holy grail part, and I'll keep an eye peeled.
September 30, 20187 yr That's one car show I've never attended but have always wanted to go. Beside the Mopar nationals, Carisles is the best place to get parts. Appreciate the help man, but I'm good on parts now, just need to sell some of the extra parts I haveSince we're on the topic been hustling on the rear suspension on the hemi bee. Hookem
September 30, 20187 yr 20 minutes ago, Mother mopar said: That's one car show I've never attended but have always wanted to go. Beside the Mopar nationals, Carisles is the best place to get parts. Appreciate the help man, but I'm good on parts now, just need to sell some of the extra parts I have Since we're on the topic been hustling on the rear suspension on the hemi bee. Hookem Cool, yep, I got a 4 speed Toploader I'd like to sell since replacing it with a newer 5 speed. It'll help offset a couple dollars of "investment", and the wife will stop nagging me about that thing sitting on the garage floor, looking all dirty and shit.
September 30, 20187 yr I'll sell parts to buy new parts but sometimes it hard to find parts around here. I've thought about a overdrive tranny but I just love the feel of high rpms.. make for quicker fluid flushes but all part of the love. Good luck at Carisles man...hope you find what you need.
September 30, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Mother mopar said: I'll sell parts to buy new parts but sometimes it hard to find parts around here. I've thought about a overdrive tranny but I just love the feel of high rpms.. make for quicker fluid flushes but all part of the love. Good luck at Carisles man...hope you find what you need. The problem is I NEED a 1967 Bronco, the other problem is I have a wife.
October 1, 20187 yr The problem is I NEED a 1967 Bronco, the other problem is I have a wife.Do you REALLY need her?
October 7, 20187 yr One of my twins wanted a classic car for his 16th birthday, we found a 65 mustang in great shape and he freakin loves it. I’m looking forward to the updates and upgrades over the next few years. The other twin wanted and got a classic square body pick up that is pretty slick too.
October 7, 20187 yr One of my twins wanted a classic car for his 16th birthday, we found a 65 mustang in great shape and he freakin loves it. I’m looking forward to the updates and upgrades over the next few years. The other twin wanted and got a classic square body pick up that is pretty slick too. Damn. Nice, dad.
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