Thread: Glad to be here! Looking for great ideas and advice.

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I suspect you may be starting with a bit more than I did.......Just a roller with no motor or transmission.



It took a couple of years but worth it.

For suspension, I just did a stock rebuild on the front (and added disc brakes), boxed the rear control arms, did 348 springs on all 4 corners, and added ADCO 1" front and rear sway bars. I also added factory slave cylinder power steering....if I were to do one now I would probably do a 605 steering box conversion.

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You are right! That looks like you did some serious work! I will post a photo or 2 once I figure out how and if I have permission. How did it handle after the front rebuild and discs? I noticed you said you used the 348 springs.... Aren't those still a bit stiffer than the "normal" ones? I guess the disc brake kit spindles used roller bearings instead of the stock ball bearings. Mine is all stock underneath and looks like very few parts have been changed. It is a Six cylinder with 93 thousand on the clock. I am looking forward to your and others' advice as I proceed.

Thanks!!

Originally Posted by Biscayne Brett

You are right! That looks like you did some serious work! I will post a photo or 2 once I figure out how and if I have permission.

More greetings from downunder!

I understand that you're allowed to post pics up after ten posts.
I, however, have never properly understood the procedure.
It has been explained to me in words of one syllable that a ten year old could understand; but I'm not a ten year old, and don't have a silicone chip for a brain.
I've managed a half-dozen or so; but that's all.
I've noted, that as of my posting this, you have eleven posts.
So have a go; prove you're smarter than I am!

Sorry, Mike...
That last post was directed towards the Biscayne Roller pic you posted. Still new at this. How about the Clamshell upper control arm on the rear? Did you change all those bushings, too, when you boxed the control arms?