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Mail From: (email redacted) ( Steve Sadler )

I'm thinking about throwing a 289/302 (I have two spare blocks.. so probably
the 302..) in a datsun roadster.


Anybody done this? Will it fit?

Any expensive problems to overcome?

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Anyhow, that's the question, now for an introduction.

>From what I gather, by the messages I read here, I'm much like the rest of
the people in this group.

I have a 67 mustang, lowered front control arms (1 inch, it'll be 2 soon
enough), 520 lb/in front springs, beefed up rear springs (I rebound them
with four leaves on the right, and three on the left), 15" rims (195/50-15
in front, 235/50-15 in the rear), 1 1/8" front swar bar...

... 351W, stock heads and cam (not for long!), edelbrock performer RPM and
Hooker headers.

Anyhow, it does pretty well in the corners, but I'm looking for more.

So here's my barrage of questions (relating to the car's cornering)

A) Where can I get a rear sway bar and panhard rod?

How big a tire can I fit in the rear without hitting the wheel wells?
(I've already bent the lip up as tight as I can). What offset rim do I
need to get?

C) How big a tire can I fit on the front?

I'm considering buying new rims for this project. I dont much care what
it looks like, as long as it hauls around corners, so I'm thinking of
magnesium rims.

Basically: I'm looking for the largest, stickiest, shortest tires I can
and I want to put them on light rims, without hitting the wheel wells.

Any suggestions?

Any other handling secrets I can impliment?


Thanks a lot guys,
we're all a lot alike. Serious ford gearheads!

- Steve

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Dave Williams)


-> I'm thinking about throwing a 289/302 (I have two spare blocks.. so
-> probably the 302..) in a datsun roadster.
->
-> Anybody done this? Will it fit?

I've never done it, but someone over on the datsun-roadster list might
know.