Help With Designing New Front Suspension for 71 Javelin Road Racer

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Fellas -

Details on the car - 71 Javelin, 401, 4 sp, 500 flywheel hp, 9" full floater with FlexForm leaf springs, 3,300# race weight, street legal but just barely.

The problem with AMC's is that there's not a lot of aftermarket support. I can get a Pro-Touring front suspension that's Mustang II based, but it's $4,000 and not exactly what I'm looking for - http://www.freakride.com/2011_amc_suspension.pdf. Geometry is better than stock but not ideal.

I can also get some adjustable coil-overs with tubular control arms but that's not cheap, either ($1,800, I think) and it still has stock geometry.

I plan to race the car in NASA American Iron - plenty of leeway in the rules - - "All cars must have OEM front and rear shock towers in the same location as stock. AI cars must utilize the OEM rear shock towers for rear shock attachment. Attachment of camber or caster adjusting devices is unrestricted. The OEM rear shock tower must be intact and the shock mount must pass through the original hole in the tower. The tower may be modified to install shock mounts, reinforcements, or spacers but the OEM assembly must remain in place."

I'm thinking I can find something off the shelf that would fit and have good geometry or I could have something custom designed and built. This is somewhat of a budget build, so cost is a consideration. Would be nice if I could go with stock car parts - - inexpensive, rugged, easy to find replacements.

Anyone have any thoughts? Any information missing? I can take measurements if necessary.

Here's the stock suspension (former owner went a bit overboard with yellow paint)


Engine compartment


Passenger wheelwell


Stock control arms




Thanks!

Scott