Once the old was out, replacing the front suspension with Speedtech's tubular control arms and sway bar was fairly easy and straight forward. While in there we replaced all steering linkage and added a set of Baer 6 piston 14" brakes and BFG Rival S 245mm tires on Forgeline wheels. Out back the work was a little more involved, including about 30 minutes of fitting and welding in the rear crossmember that strengthens the rear frame rails and provides the Panhard Bar and Coilover Shock mounts. From there the Speedtech exclusive Articulink lower trailing arms were fitted into the leaf spring pockets. Next up was assembling the Torque Arm center link onto the Dutchman built 9" Ford axle and the complete assembly was bolted into the car. Finally the panhard bar and rear Viking Coilovers were bolted in and the outer ends finished off with matching Baer rear brakes. The car's existing dual exhaust required some slight modification to clear the center link and Ryan knocked that out with his 110 Volt Hobart welder plugged into the semi's generator. Just as the event was shutting down at 7:30 pm the rear 315mm BFG tires on Forgeline wheels were bolted on and everything was given a double visual check over. In just about 8 hours two guys with hand tools and a basic welder in a home garage type setting completely transformed the entire car.
