66' Road Race Mustang

[358Mustang]

Originally Posted by DBasher

Forget most of everything I just wrote....I just read some other threads and it sounds like you're on the right track.

Still recommend Bryce and Preston's threads.
Still want to know what you used to run with as far as front suspension.

Dan

I've seen Prestons thread on corner carvers a long time ago. Ill have to go back and check it out..

The jig thing, yeah I am working on that.

My old suspension was all "modified" stock components. I got rid of all the bushings, monoball lower control arm, heim joint strut rods, roller spring perches, dropped the upper control arm. "shelby" steering arms, I never moved the lower pickup point.

It worked decent at best, I dont feel that I ever had it dialed in very well though, the car always pushed and had no sharp turn response which I hated..

The last event I did was really bad because of everything I had to do the night before to get it there..

[358Mustang]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Newest member of the jack stand army? Good luck moving forward

Yes most likely, jackstands, and milk crates.

Originally Posted by GregWeld

The very first thing you need to build is a frame table. You've got to be able to locate things dead nuts on.... and plastic crates and stuff that moves around is just not going to be repeatable or accurate enough.

I'd just buy arms off one of the suppliers of good parts and adapt your mounts to them. Go over to BMR Racing in Roseville and see if they have some kind of take offs that they'd sell. I saw a wall there with 100's of LCA and UCA's.... They'd also have all the big ball joints and bearings etc.

Moving the motor back that much --- what did that do to your shift lever???

Hope you take forever -- so I can get more seat time so you don't make me look like a fool. LOL

I know i know, I was saying I need to get some sort of a jig built up. Most people do these things first, I get excited and do things out of order. The shifter should be ok, I will just have to make something, most likely straight up or something.. I used to run a remote shifter thingy that I made, but now I will be getting rid of that.. The seat was already moved back a decent bit, so I should be ok...

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

I remember the car from Sears point - removable FG door?

Looks like you were having a ball out there

My car doesnt have a removable door I did see the car you were thinking of though. I forgot whos car that was.

[358Mustang]

I was always battling the setup on the car, since I just build things instead of buying things that are pre engineerined I usually spend the same or more money and about 50x the time.. But that is part of the fun for me..

I did a 3 link floater. I always felt that the rear needed a bit more roll stiffness (i kept adding spring rate) I was always up in the air about doing a rear sway bar, it kept getting better, the rear of the car always felt really solid and stuck like glue.



This car initially took me about 6 years or so to get on track. I started it when I was 17. Few people laughed at me when I said I was building a "race" car. I went through 3 rear suspensions before I even drove the car... I learned quite a bit in how to think a project through tho. Also, how to fabricate better and make things cleaner.. SO I hope this one doesnt take me forever!

[Flash68]

Love the car and the build.

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

I remember the car from Sears point - removable FG door?

Wrong car and wrong track name. Sonoma Raceway. Get it right out-of-towner.

[358Mustang]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Love the car and the build.



Wrong car and wrong track name. Sonoma Raceway. Get it right out-of-towner.

Thanks man.
And I will always call that place sears point. Haha

[chetly]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Love the car and the build.



Wrong car and wrong track name. Sonoma Raceway. Get it right out-of-towner.

Yeah, Sonoma Raceway is for corporate weenies. That place will always be Sears Point. I have a hat from 83 to prove it!!!

I do love the idea of the car. It's going to be nice seeing another mustang out on the road.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by 358Mustang

I'll talk to him about that, what size and offset did you end up with? And what is your approx front track width?

I am at 18x12 front w/ 7.5 BS and 18x13 rear w/ 8.5 BS.

Front TREAD width outside of tire to outside of tire is 75 or 75.5 if I recall.

Originally Posted by chetly

Yeah, Sonoma Raceway is for corporate weenies. That place will always be Sears Point. I have a hat from 83 to prove it!!!

Um... did you mean Infineon is for corporate weenies?

Now, let's see that hat!

[358Mustang]

Originally Posted by Flash68

I am at 18x12 front w/ 7.5 BS and 18x13 rear w/ 8.5 BS.

Front TREAD width outside of tire to outside of tire is 75 or 75.5 if I recall.



Um... did you mean Infineon is for corporate weenies?

Now, let's see that hat!

Ok nice. Pretty deep BS, I was doing some rough numbers with the spindle/hub setup I was trying to use and I was coming up with about 9" BS if I wanted to target 0 scrub... That seemed pretty high, I am looking into other spindle/hub options currently. I don't think what I have is going to work out too well... Too much SAI and the hub offset is pretty big.

[Flash68]

Oh, and on the Jongbloed wheel mock up thing.... I bet Ryan would let you take something if he has one there in the size you are thinking. He let me do it last year when my car was in Gilroy.

[358Mustang]

Originally Posted by Flash68

Oh, and on the Jongbloed wheel mock up thing.... I bet Ryan would let you take something if he has one there in the size you are thinking. He let me do it last year when my car was in Gilroy.

I'll talk to him about that, what size and offset did you end up with? And what is your approx front track width?