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What are your next planned mods?
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Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 182,997
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From: Lakeland, FL
Cruise-In IV-V-VI-VII-VIII Veteran
St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
What are your next planned mods?
I'm pretty happy with my setup, but I still want to do the following to my blue/white '68:
1) Lightweight Aerospace Components front brake setup (50+ lbs weight saving)
2) Replacing the welded tranny crossmember with a lightweight Chromoly bolt on crossmember (30+ lbs saving)
3) Tubular Van Steel upper A-arms (8 lbs saving + they look cool)
4) during off season, I might replace my TH200R4 with a TH350 with a 5500 converter
5) maybe a 100 - 150 shot of NOS
6) Lexan windshield and side windows
7) replace my posi with a spool
8) if I'll go with nitrous, I'll need taller tires (29 - 30 inch tall) because I'll run out of gear otherwise..
9) once my bottom end will need rebuilding again (in probably more than a year), I'll replace it with a 422 CI bottom end with 13.5+ :1 compression
Well, that should cover all the mods for the next 2 years...
What about you all? What are your planned mods?
1) Lightweight Aerospace Components front brake setup (50+ lbs weight saving)
2) Replacing the welded tranny crossmember with a lightweight Chromoly bolt on crossmember (30+ lbs saving)
3) Tubular Van Steel upper A-arms (8 lbs saving + they look cool)
4) during off season, I might replace my TH200R4 with a TH350 with a 5500 converter
5) maybe a 100 - 150 shot of NOS
6) Lexan windshield and side windows
7) replace my posi with a spool
8) if I'll go with nitrous, I'll need taller tires (29 - 30 inch tall) because I'll run out of gear otherwise..
9) once my bottom end will need rebuilding again (in probably more than a year), I'll replace it with a 422 CI bottom end with 13.5+ :1 compression
Well, that should cover all the mods for the next 2 years...
What about you all? What are your planned mods?
Last edited by GrandSportC3; Jun 15, 2006 at 02:35 PM.
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 12,399
Likes: 247
From: San Jose CA
For the 78:
400ci smallblock
Portwork on the AFR heads
Portwork on the intake
Roller cam (218/224 probably)
Carb tune
Wheels/tires
For the 02:
Wheels/tires. Not much. Stock wheels, autocross tires.
400ci smallblock
Portwork on the AFR heads
Portwork on the intake
Roller cam (218/224 probably)
Carb tune
Wheels/tires
For the 02:
Wheels/tires. Not much. Stock wheels, autocross tires.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,806
Likes: 3
From: Burlington WI
This will probably change....
1. Rebuild rear suspension (Strut Rods, Trailing Arms and left rear wheel bearing) I just did the right rear.
2. TPI
3. Paint
4. Interior
Oh yeah.... Fix the AC and Heater
I know there will be more.
2. TPI
3. Paint
4. Interior
Oh yeah.... Fix the AC and Heater
I know there will be more.
Last edited by fl_rider; Jun 15, 2006 at 02:00 PM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 9,993
Likes: 1,136
From: League City Tx
1) Sandblast and paint Ralleys...install 245/255 BFGs, new trim rings.
2) Restore the interior and convert to black, doing it all myself...Budget style.
3) Re-charge/repair the AC system after I insulate the floor pans.
Drive the $hit out of it!!
Maybe next year I will get the bastard 383 or 408" in there.
2) Restore the interior and convert to black, doing it all myself...Budget style.
3) Re-charge/repair the AC system after I insulate the floor pans.
Drive the $hit out of it!!
Maybe next year I will get the bastard 383 or 408" in there.
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From: Creswell OR
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Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Brookfield IL
Do planned repairs count as mods? 
OK here's the next mod on my list:
Duct tape temporary fuel pressure gauge to my windshield to monitor pressure while driving around and at WOT.
And here's last week's mod:
Had vacuum gauge duct taped to my windshield to monitor vacuum while driving around.
OK here's the next mod on my list:
Duct tape temporary fuel pressure gauge to my windshield to monitor pressure while driving around and at WOT.
And here's last week's mod:
Had vacuum gauge duct taped to my windshield to monitor vacuum while driving around.
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From: Wallaceburg Ontario
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From: Smile, it's just the internet.
Two years out?
Build a warm 509, keeping it under 650hp
Fab up some kind of 6-link rear and install heims up front.
Maybe a Jeep steering box
Classic Auto Air, so I can enjoy the WHOLE driving season.
New outside bullet mirrors to get the wind out of my eyes
Fabricate some wind wings if the mirrors don't keep the wind out of my eyes.
Basic CD stereo with enough *** to make it listenable on the highway.
Build a warm 509, keeping it under 650hp
Fab up some kind of 6-link rear and install heims up front.
Maybe a Jeep steering box
Classic Auto Air, so I can enjoy the WHOLE driving season.
New outside bullet mirrors to get the wind out of my eyes
Fabricate some wind wings if the mirrors don't keep the wind out of my eyes.
Basic CD stereo with enough *** to make it listenable on the highway.
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From: I tend to be leery of any guy who doesn't own a chainsaw or a handgun.
Originally Posted by panic
full welded aluminium chassis
I've always been curious when someone (a lot more talented than me!) would attempt something like this just to have something unique.
Next item: aluminum block