70 Formula 535

[andrewb70]

Two months have gone by and no visible progress….will be starting metal work soon though.

To be honest, I'm having a difficult time making decisions about different aspects of the build. Most recently, as an example, 've begun to second guess my choice of transmissions. Since the car was born with a stick, I thought I'd go with a T56. But I've been driving my 4-speed 70 TA a lot lately, and I'm starting to think it would be nice to have an automatic. What are my options at around 750 hp, and cost relative to a T56 set-up?

For me it is not just a matter of money. I enjoy the driving experience of a manual transmission. I like the feel and control. You just have to decide if your a manual type of guy or an auto guy.



There are various options for your power level. By all accounts a Tr6060 (t56 magnum) will handle that power. G-Force also offers their own T56 with 9310 internals that can handle over 1000HP.

Andrew

[Alponcho]

Decided to stick with my original plan to go with a T56. I tend to vacillate on these decisions the closer I get to actually having to make them.

In response to a question I received earlier, I'm inclined to go with Baer brakes, since they're here in town. I walked through their facility a while back and was impressed. However, after reading through the Ron Sutton thread above, I realize I have a lot to learn.

I also decided to go with aftermarket seats. No clue as to which ones work best or what type of seat belt/harness set up to go with.

and I thought this was going to be easier than a factory stock type of restoration…

attached photos of the DSE stuff I'll be using...

[Alponcho]

I planned to use DSE subframe connectors, but I'm not sure I want to cut up the floor to install them, and I'm also concerned that by welding them to the floor, repairing collision to the front clip be much more difficult and expensive. I'd be willing to live with a little less rigidity and ground clearance that I'd get with something like Hotchkis subframe connectors, but I'm not sure if they would mate up with the DSE subframe that I'll be using. Thoughts?