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it has begun #1571271 01/30/14 06:32 PM 01/30/14 06:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	Parts are on their way next week!! Cal tracs, mono springs, stock ride height, Im in the process of narrowing my rearend currently, will be about 1 1/4" narrower on each side. Moser axles, Mark williams load side cap on the 489 case, Crush sleeve eliminator, willwood rotors, hubs, and calipers up front, still need coil overs, and LCAs and the car will hopefully be a lot more mean on U-Joints

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571272 01/30/14 06:36 PM 01/30/14 06:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,018 Tulsa OK Bad340fish master
Bad340fish master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,018 Tulsa OK	What tire choice did you end up with? 68 Barracuda Formula S 340

Re: it has begun [Re: Bad340fish] #1571273 01/30/14 06:39 PM 01/30/14 06:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	295-55-15 mickey thompson radials I have 275s on it now, and the cords are showing, so as soon as I am back from a car show its going on my lift, and getting and adjustment so to say!!

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571274 01/30/14 06:40 PM 01/30/14 06:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	I did buy MP offset front hangers, and rear shackles as well as a backbrace.

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571275 01/31/14 01:33 PM 01/31/14 01:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	I have heard not to use certain shocks, Should I buy the Calvert shocks, or should I buy something from afco, rancho, Qa1?? Any suggestions

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571276 01/31/14 02:49 PM 01/31/14 02:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington T Triple Threat master
Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	Quote: I have heard not to use certain shocks, Should I buy the Calvert shocks, or should I buy something from afco, rancho, Qa1?? Any suggestions Rancho = Calvert, same shock, different sticker. Afco, QA1, Strange are probably in the next tier as far as quality and adjustability goes. That of course comes at a price. Anywhere from $150-300+ per shock. For a mostly street/strip application, the Calvert/Rancho shock is probably your best bang for the buck. I have a set on my car I'll be selling if you're interested, PM me. -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571277 01/31/14 03:04 PM 01/31/14 03:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 179 Norfolk, NE R Racer33 member
Racer33 member R Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 179 Norfolk, NE	Just remember. Sooner or later something is gonna give. If there is one thing i learned turning left on dirt "Tires and shocks make a car work". Trust me buddy. U seen the out dated crap i raced with and it was fairly fast.

Re: it has begun [Re: Triple Threat] #1571278 01/31/14 03:09 PM 01/31/14 03:09 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,563 Janesville, WI SpareParts pro stock
SpareParts pro stock Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,563 Janesville, WI	I don't know what your goal is but I have QA1's and I'll be switching to afco's at all corners. Make sure you have TONS of room between the shock body and the housing if it's braced, trust me it doesn't take much to bend shocks.

Re: it has begun [Re: SpareParts] #1571279 01/31/14 05:30 PM 01/31/14 05:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	I PMed ya on the shocks, I do plan on the front end next, so were gonna have to see how my cash flow is so I can afford to buy the coil overs. Tortion bars are gonna go!

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571280 01/31/14 05:33 PM 01/31/14 05:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	Oh, Forgot, does calvert have good instructions for pinion angle, set up, etc, etc?? Thanks

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571281 01/31/14 06:28 PM 01/31/14 06:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,880 United Socialist States of Ame... T tboomer Too Many Posts
tboomer Too Many Posts T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,880 United Socialist States of Ame...	Quote: Oh, Forgot, does calvert have good instructions for pinion angle, set up, etc, etc?? Thanks I am sure Calvert can help you. If not....Quicktree can!! Need your rear end checked out? Contact Grizzly!!

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571282 01/31/14 09:14 PM 01/31/14 09:14 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	Well, I started today on the housing. I bolted in a 3rd member, tacked the brace up, and in 12 steps I welded it all up. Its 8 degrees outside, so I set the housing and left the center section bolted in and set it outside to slowly cool till tomorrow. 8020410-housing1.jpg (61 downloads)

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571283 01/31/14 09:19 PM 01/31/14 09:19 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	more 8020422-housing2.jpg (58 downloads)

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571284 01/31/14 09:21 PM 01/31/14 09:21 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	Waiting on a machinist friend of mine to get my dummy bearings done, and then I can pull the pink car on my hoist and trim the housing down, tack it up, set in place, and test fit the wheels and tires before I set it up for solid welds.

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571285 01/31/14 09:49 PM 01/31/14 09:49 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart I Live Here
Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: Oh, Forgot, does calvert have good instructions for pinion angle, set up, etc, etc?? Thanks 3-4 degrees nose down and their customer service is second 2 none............... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571286 01/31/14 10:36 PM 01/31/14 10:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	What et has it ran?

Re: it has begun [Re: justinp61] #1571287 01/31/14 11:29 PM 01/31/14 11:29 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	with a decent 360 it ran a 13.2 at 106 with a 1.99 60 ft. Have never ran it with the 408. 408 is an honest 480+ engine. indy brock heads, 10.8 diamond pistons, 602" solid roller cam, 260ish @50, chuck nuytten 750, K1 crank, Childs track master rods, Harlan rockers, yadda yadda yadda... 3.91 gears and an 833 its a fun car regardless.

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571288 02/01/14 10:22 PM 02/01/14 10:22 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 348 South Lyon, Michigan 6 6bblRoadrunner enthusiast
6bblRoadrunner enthusiast 6 Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 348 South Lyon, Michigan	You might want to gusset the spring perches. With a stick/CalTracs and some traction you may bend them...ask me how I know!

Re: it has begun [Re: 6bblRoadrunner] #1571289 02/02/14 02:32 AM 02/02/14 02:32 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,008 Finally a HUSKER again	Quote: You might want to gusset the spring perches. With a stick/CalTracs and some traction you may bend them...ask me how I know! Thanks, I plan on wrapping them, the A body housing in the car now has wrapped perches. I used 2"x1/4" strap, used a lil heat, tacked the one edge and wrapped the strap around the housing and zipped off the other end and welded solid from there. I know they sell a special perch that's pre gusseted, but Im a cheap azz...

Re: it has begun [Re: Moparnut426] #1571290 02/02/14 02:37 AM 02/02/14 02:37 AM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,328 St. Louis, MO mopardamo pro stock
mopardamo pro stock Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,328 St. Louis, MO	Hello, Whats up with the torsion bar dislike? Only reason to lose them is a front end weight and space need. Damon

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