Bought a new 1971, with a 350, the car was completely taken apart (complete but completly apart and paint was sodium sprayed off). The car is in more pieces than I think there are numbers to count. I paind 250 dollars for all of it though, t-tops removable glass and all so I ain't complainin'.

My question is, since I don't know what bolt goes where, and I want new suspension that has an awesome ride and incredibly good handling, and also need new front and rear axels, what should I get? I like that max performance thing from ecklers, and I like the looks of the rack an pinion conversion. Is the front monospring conversion better than the max performance coil over one? I love my C4, but the monospring is so much cheaper I don't see how it could be better than the max perf. one.

Also The interior is hell, so I am going to custom design my own (shame on me for breaking a classic car I know, but the 94' is my "stock" car.) Does anyone make frames for the interior that you can foam/glass your self?

The motor is taken apart down to crankshaft, and random nuts an bolts. I'm keeping the cored and some other parts for either a core trade or to keep in case somebody who want to build it back to factory can have matching numbers. Can ya'll recomend any 350's that come fuel injected with decent power and mpg? (I drive a truck so decent mpg is like an lt1).

The owner moved to Texas from missouri, and left title there, I have VIN though. Anyone have connections at getting a copy of the title there?

I looked at their stuff at VBP, but I can't tell which is more for drag racing or for handling. It doesn't hae to be the best kit, but maybe second best . EVERY suspension part needs to be replaced (or I spend days figuring out what the hell I'm doing). The guy I got it from also gave me doubles of certain parts so I'm gonna get lost as all get out.

Is http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=514 better than that whole performance plus thing? Then I could just buy the performance plus for the rear?

TIA for the help!

(I moved this from one of the other categories, it didn't fit there.)

 

You mean you bought what looks like a 71...I wonder way some people disassemble cars that far with out bagging and tagging everthing. Good luck.

 

If it is as dissasembled as it sounds, you could get an assembly manual and spend every night for the next year studying it. . . . Better yet, sell the parts and use the money to buy one that is more together. Mine wasn't as apart as yours, but so much of it was in unlabelled, random boxes that I swore I'd never take on a car I hadn't taken apart again. Whatever you decide, good luck!

 

I could part it out, but again I'm just thinking I'd keep the bear parts (body, frame, doors, glass, t-tops) and do a completely new interior and crate motor, in which case most would need to come off anyway.

Do ya'll know of anyone that needs 71 parts or who will pay a pretty penny for it?

 

everyone needs something. if you put stuff up, it will most likely be sold,but that also depends on your pricing. you could always ebay the stuff.

 

Talk to VB&P. The Eckler's kit is actually mostly VB&P products, except for one of the springs, I think.

I'm going to do the same suspension upgrade on our '74...Everything's shot and their kit for like, $2400 gives us EVERYTHING we need to redo the suspension.

If you're serious about having excellent handling, go with the full performance plus kit from VB&P. Either that, or go with VanSteel's kit...They're both comparable, sorta like buying either a Chevy truck or a GMC truck.

 

I would not spend one penny on the car until you have the title. Without a title you can't register the car. If you part it out then you don't need it. Who knows, it could have been a stolen car that someone wanted to part out. Be careful and have the VIN checked in Missouri, call the DMV there.

 

I have there number, they closed friday so I will have to wait until monday. I'll be on my way to hawaii then, going scuba diving for vacation.

 

E mail and PM sent. G.

 

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