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Mail From: Emmanuel Amador (email redacted)

> What the author did was take a 67 Mustang, cut and remove the entire
> shock tower, and related upper control arm mountins structure, back to
> the inner fender panel. They then used an upper arm from a stock car
> manufacturer, with a coil over shock and fabricated mounts and the stock
> lower arm(with a Total Control arm on the way), to gain a boatload of
> header clearance.

I've really been interested in this kind of project since the engine bay of a
1965 hardtop is pretty tight, especially if you want to put a 351C with headers
in. It's expensive to buy and ship kits to the Philippines so I was wondering
if anyone would know of any stock components (even from late model cars) that
could be used for such a project. I'm open to fabrication of parts too since we
do have competent machine shops here.

God bless!

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Mail From: Sam Weatherby (email redacted)

I definatley suggest getting a book about suspesnion.
You can get control arms pretty cheap from companies that make parts for
stock cars.
Use an Mustang II spindle and Granda rotor, GM caliper.
You will have to fab mounts for the control arms. It really wouldn't be hard
if you aren't afraid to DIY...

-srw

----- Original Message -----
From: "Emmanuel Amador" <(email redacted)>
To: <(email redacted)>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 2:31 AM
Subject: [CM] Revised front suspention


> > What the author did was take a 67 Mustang, cut and remove the entire
> > shock tower, and related upper control arm mountins structure, back to
> > the inner fender panel. They then used an upper arm from a stock car
> > manufacturer, with a coil over shock and fabricated mounts and the stock
> > lower arm(with a Total Control arm on the way), to gain a boatload of
> > header clearance.
>
> I've really been interested in this kind of project since the engine bay
of a
> 1965 hardtop is pretty tight, especially if you want to put a 351C with
headers
> in. It's expensive to buy and ship kits to the Philippines so I was
wondering
> if anyone would know of any stock components (even from late model cars)
that
> could be used for such a project. I'm open to fabrication of parts too
since we
> do have competent machine shops here.
>
> God bless!
>
> -- [Manny Amador] ----------------------------- [(email redacted)] --
> Member: Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications, Inc.
> "Affordable Access for All!"
> -- [NO.TO.METERING website] ------ [iconn.com.ph/magnet/] --
>
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