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Originally Posted by Vegas69
Thanks for all the great info guys. I'll use it to start doing some real research. A C3 seems like a good platform for my ideals. When the timing is right, it will be a budget build. How much performance can I extract from how little.  Light, decent power, lot's of rubber, good suspension, alignment, tuned to perfection.
A C10 Shortbed also has my interest. |
Todd,
Tried to send these comments as a PM, but your mailbox is full.
Glad to see you're alive and well. A C-3 should suit you -- throttle loose with lots of roll oversteer -- fix it with more throttle -- LOL. I've had a dozen 68-72s and I still have a ton of parts -- Guldstrand, Tom's Differential, VBP, etc. The weak link is the rear suspension -- roll oversteer and lack of real strength. Not hard to fix. Tom's differential 12-bolt rear conversion with stronger u-joints and hardened stub axles. Wider tires are easy with offset trailing arms, but that doesn't cure the geometry problems. I gave my son a 69 a couple of years ago with 17 inch wheels and 295s on the rear with no body mods -- just offset trailing arms (VanSteel). A Guldstrand 5-link helps and isn't bad to install -- a C-4 rear conversion is better, is cheap, and is relatively simple to do. You basically weld in a couple of tabs to support the batwing and add the pick-up points for the front of the forward links. A roll bar fits, but is easier with a convertible with a removable hardtop -- looks better too. If there is anything I can do to help you, give me a yell.
Pappy