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Steve1968LS2
12-13-2006, 07:18 PM
It was baseline track test day..

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I think it could use a bit stiffer suspension.. lol

I don't think I'm supposed to give the data out but lets just say it didn't break 1g - the braking was on par with four wheel manual brakes and I would have to do weight reduction to get into the 16s.. lol

Actually it didn't do too bad through the cones time wise.. owe that to the Nitto tires.

Now, let the modding begin..
BA.
12-13-2006, 07:22 PM
Must've been ONE FUN DAY!!!! :drive: :revto9k:
Steve1968LS2
12-13-2006, 07:23 PM
Oh, I got lazy and was running behind so I didn't re-check all the lug nuts with a torque wrench. A shop was supposed to have did em down to 80 ft-lbs.

After a couple cone passes we found a lug on the ground with a stud still in it. The drivers side back wheel was barely on the car. The passengers side was loose as well. Both fronts were fine since I did those myself when I cut the coil.

Moral of the story.. NEVER forget to safety check you car EVERY time you hit the track. Don't count on others to do it since it's your ass on the line. back wheel coming off could have been a bad deal when going through the cones or in the skidpad..

So ends my public service announcement :)
MrQuick
12-13-2006, 07:24 PM
Its always nice reaching a section of bushing deflection never reached before...and for a 25 year old car...LOL
Steve1968LS2
12-13-2006, 07:26 PM
Right now it should be called "Project Dramamine" lol

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Steve1968LS2
12-13-2006, 07:28 PM
Its always nice reaching a section of bushing deflection never reached before...and for a 25 year old car...LOL

36 years old ;)

Also blew a rear axle seal.. that old fluid STINKS!!

I doubt that poor old suspension had EVER been pushed like that before.

She drove home fine though :drive:
TonyHuntimer
12-13-2006, 07:35 PM
Steven,

Looks like your killer Ford needs some stuff...

http://www.rrs-online.com/
http://www.rrs-online.com/phase4products.php

:)
Tony~
67Sally
12-13-2006, 07:41 PM
Looks like fun Steve.
W.
Mr.VENGEANCE
12-13-2006, 07:48 PM
damn looks like fun!
MrQuick
12-13-2006, 07:54 PM
nothing a new rear housing wouldn't fix..stinks? i bet its original fluid.
MrQuick
12-13-2006, 07:56 PM
36 years old ;)

Also blew a rear axle seal.. that old fluid STINKS!!

I doubt that poor old suspension had EVER been pushed like that before.

She drove home fine though :drive:

really? thats funny cause we were born the same year??
Steve1968LS2
12-13-2006, 08:04 PM
really? thats funny cause we were born the same year??

Sorry, I thought you meant the car.. I'm all confused and senile.. lol
Bow Tie 67
12-13-2006, 08:17 PM
Looks like another boring day at the office. *******! Opps wont let me post that word. Starts with a B and ends with a D!
formula
12-13-2006, 09:27 PM
hahahah that second pic scares the crap out of me!! no joke on project dramamine...:barf:
MrQuick
12-13-2006, 09:35 PM
Sorry, I thought you meant the car.. I'm all confused and senile.. lol and thats where the joke lies...LOL sorry, yes I did mean the car and I thought I was 25?? thanks alot. Looks good BTW. Make sure you take the original owner for a ride when you are done.


ahahah that second pic scares the crap out of me!! no joke on project dramamine...:barf:
thats how us cali folk clean the mud off our rockers! LOL
71nova
12-14-2006, 02:01 AM
Dang it Steve,, A post started by you named WEEEEEEEEEE.
I totaly thought these were going to be pictures of Penny tearing the pavement up. Oh well. I know the day will come. Cool pictures anyway. The fairlane looks great with the black hood and top!!
Steve Chryssos
12-14-2006, 03:22 AM
I plan on buying tht car from you one day, so try NOT TO ROLL IT!:drive2: :wedgie: :spank2:
6'9"Witha69
12-14-2006, 09:35 AM
Those tires are hanging on for dear life!! And can you say need more -camber? Looks like a lot of fun. Time to see how you'll make it better.
Damn True
12-14-2006, 10:31 AM
The first thing that came to mind when I saw the thread title:

http://www.threebrain.com/weeeeee.shtml
68Formula
12-14-2006, 10:38 AM
Thanks for baselining with the final rims and tires. I hate it when they change that stuff and then say, "see handles better thanks to the yadda yadda suspension brand."

So is that picture reversed, cause it looks like the wheels are cambering the wrong way :fingersx:
BonzoHansen
12-14-2006, 11:00 AM
Cool beans. That car is cool for a ferd.
mpozzi
12-14-2006, 07:20 PM
Man Steve,

Sounds like great fun and hope you enjoyed yourself. Come up to Northern Cal. and play with us sometime. There's a track day at Laguna Seca on the 23rd . . .

Sent you a PM a couple of weeks ago and thanks again for the package. It was awesome and fits great.

Mary Pozzi
SicMonte
12-14-2006, 07:34 PM
tats what im taling about!! looking good!!

what wheel/tire combo are you running??
WhiteG240
12-14-2006, 08:40 PM
I wonder what the old owner would be saying if he were to see those pictures.

"Why did I ever sell that car to a kid?" lol
bnickel
12-17-2006, 03:02 PM
hey Steve, quick question. what did you do with the mustang you bought? are you sidelining it for a later project or did you sell it or something?

once i finish teh stang it's gonna be up for sale and then i'll be starting a 69 cougar project, hopefully i'll be able to keep that one.
DarkBuddha
12-18-2006, 08:14 AM
What is impressive to me is that it looks like it could almost lift that inside tire in that one pic... which just proves that good tires are probably the best handling mod out there!
Steve1968LS2
12-18-2006, 08:30 AM
What is impressive to me is that it looks like it could almost lift that inside tire in that one pic... which just proves that good tires are probably the best handling mod out there!

Aint that the truth.. Pulled over .80 g on the skidpad. That was SOLELY due to the Nitto tires.

I certainly wasn't due to the suspension.. lol
Steve1968LS2
12-18-2006, 08:31 AM
hey Steve, quick question. what did you do with the mustang you bought? are you sidelining it for a later project or did you sell it or something?

once i finish teh stang it's gonna be up for sale and then i'll be starting a 69 cougar project, hopefully i'll be able to keep that one.

Got offered more for it than I paid so I sold it. Besides, it's more fun doing this odd-ball car :)

I would like to do a 67-68 stang coupe down the line though.
69rs
12-18-2006, 07:33 PM
Shouldn't you have done baseline testing the way you bought it? I mean the white top and blue hood really sap performance.
steemin
12-19-2006, 06:35 AM
When is the the last time any of you guys said:
"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" @ WORK?

Damn I am jealous:slap:

Scott
David Sloan
12-19-2006, 07:20 AM
When is the the last time any of you guys said:
"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" @ WORK?

Damn I am jealous:slap:

Scott

I would like to here a pruty french girl saying we we we we!! LOL!!
bnickel
12-19-2006, 05:48 PM
Got offered more for it than I paid so I sold it. Besides, it's more fun doing this odd-ball car :)

I would like to do a 67-68 stang coupe down the line though.

i was just wondering, hadn't seen anything about it in forever. we are talking about the blue one you bought right? i remember the white one getting sold.