Road Race 86' Fox

[jtmustang]

sweetness sir.. ...




so i cant remember and im not looking thru..


..are u mocking all this up and then pulling it back apart and painting it? if so staying red or... ..or is this top secret...

[347HO]

sweetness sir.. ...




so i cant remember and im not looking thru..


..are u mocking all this up and then pulling it back apart and painting it? if so staying red or... ..or is this top secret...

Jason, at this point...  I just have to get this "heap" on the road.  If it were pink...  I'd still roll er out and drive it.

[jtmustang]

Jason, at this point...  I just have to get this "heap" on the road.  If it were pink...  I'd still roll er out and drive it.

  ...even if were pink huh...


cool i was just curious...and its lookin very good there dana..

[347HO]

One foot in front of the other at this point.
Mocking the front suspension and finding I need the new version of control arms by TeamZ.
I will also have to go with a shorter spring as the 12" springs have interference with the wheel lip.

[347HO]

The 96' Cobra spindles needed some caring for...
Glass bead blasted and painted.

[Fordota]

Cool stuff Dana

[jtmustang]

so no 3 inch studs dana or at a later time....



i was just going to do this to mine this week...want to do another set....

[vristang]

Do I see evidence of cleanup grinding 

[347HO]

Do I see evidence of cleanup grinding 

I'm not sure.
I removed the reluctor wheel, and removed the tabs where the dust shield riveted to.
I think I saved a 3/4 pound on each doing that.

[jtmustang]

Do I see evidence of cleanup grinding 

 


i do... ....

[347HO]

So disappointing today.
Got my new control arms from TeamZ, put them on, put the 13" disc on, put the new wheels and tires on, and damn...  it's about 1/2" too wide even after a fender roll, 2* of - camber and fender pulling.

I'll have to find a set of pre 96' spindles and start all over.
I may even have to go to smaller tires.

I really don't like the wheels either.  They are FR500, but from a different source and they don't look as nice as my rears.

So pissed...  I didn't even take pictures of the shit.

[jtmustang]

damn i hate days like this dana..what size wheel and tire again i think u said 17"....u wanted to see her on the ground on her own feet huh....




on the upside i have a set of 95' spindles and hubs.......that are just sitting in my car not doing anything......

[Gtcoupe]

Keep your chin up, bud.  If this shit was easy, everybody would be driving single digit shit.  Lemme know if there's anything I can do to help.

[347HO]

Thanks guys.
The fronts are 17x9 with 275-40z

If you're offering...   how about you work on it and I'll watch and give stupid directions how to do it?
My chin actually is up...  but as they say in boxing;  keep it right there and it'll get punched for sure.

I probably should go to a smaller tire...  but that just seems bassackwards.

[347HO]

Well, I have the new, new, standard length, redesigned TeamZ control arms mocked in
Koni adjustables mocked in
My modified 96' spindles mocked in
and pictures of my fender fabrication which I copied from a member on Corner Carvers.

I'm pretty sure I can keep the 275-40-17" tires now.
The car sits a bit lower than I'm thinking it should so I may have to have TeamZ make me some custom control arms in order to hit my desired camber of - 2.0
I keep thinking I should fab my own, but I'm pretty much getting "fabbed" out/burned out.