imcarfan2
08-18-2010, 06:29 PM
Hi everyone. Just joined up. I am an avid AMC fan and currently own a few, but like pretty much anything with four wheels. The car I'm going to be turning into more of a Pro-Touring vehicle is my 77 Matador coupe. It's a fun cruiser now which I'll be building up a bit more built up as time goes on. Nothing crazy, just some mods to make it cruise better, as well as handle and be just a bit quicker.
It's currently running 304 backed by a column-shifted 727 and a 3.15 geared Model 20 rear. The front has been redone and poly bushings added, but that's about it for suspension work. Plans that are going to happen soon are: a built 360, possibly a 4 speed trans, 3.54s in the rear, new springs all around, poly bushings out back and fat sway bars front and rear. I currently have factory 15" ralley wheels on it, but have another set of rims I'm putting back on. They were on the car before, but I need longer wheel studs to run them. They're Weld Draglite XPs in size 15x8 front and 15x10 rear. Tires are 265/50-15s and 295/50-15s respectively. The car looks GOOOOOD with them, so I want to get them back on soon.
What's in the future? Well, when I can afford it, it's getting a stroked 401 that I've been gathering parts for (about 422"), an overdrive stick trans, some 4.10s out back and some 17" rims with the biggest rubber I can stuff under the body. I'm also thinking of some body mods. Nothing outrageous, but I might pull the bumpers, maybe graft in some 69 Camaro front lights into the valance, things like that.
Here's a couple pictures of the car now and a couple with the Welds on it. You'll notice in the pics with the Welds, it sits a little off. It needs to be a little lower in the front (A/C parts are removed for now, so it sits a little high) and a speck taller in the rear (the rear springs sag BAD). Let me know what you think.
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It's currently running 304 backed by a column-shifted 727 and a 3.15 geared Model 20 rear. The front has been redone and poly bushings added, but that's about it for suspension work. Plans that are going to happen soon are: a built 360, possibly a 4 speed trans, 3.54s in the rear, new springs all around, poly bushings out back and fat sway bars front and rear. I currently have factory 15" ralley wheels on it, but have another set of rims I'm putting back on. They were on the car before, but I need longer wheel studs to run them. They're Weld Draglite XPs in size 15x8 front and 15x10 rear. Tires are 265/50-15s and 295/50-15s respectively. The car looks GOOOOOD with them, so I want to get them back on soon.
What's in the future? Well, when I can afford it, it's getting a stroked 401 that I've been gathering parts for (about 422"), an overdrive stick trans, some 4.10s out back and some 17" rims with the biggest rubber I can stuff under the body. I'm also thinking of some body mods. Nothing outrageous, but I might pull the bumpers, maybe graft in some 69 Camaro front lights into the valance, things like that.
Here's a couple pictures of the car now and a couple with the Welds on it. You'll notice in the pics with the Welds, it sits a little off. It needs to be a little lower in the front (A/C parts are removed for now, so it sits a little high) and a speck taller in the rear (the rear springs sag BAD). Let me know what you think.
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