The front torsion bars and sway bar are factory issue, as well as the leaf springs(stock sag). I have simply lowered the adjusters on the torsion bars to bring the front down a bit, then replaced the shocks with a set of stiffer Edelbrock units. Not quite "pro-touring", but it rides fairly firm. I have a set of stiffer torsion bars sitting in the garage, and had plans for some lower/stiffer leafs for the rear, but I really haven't made up my mind on how far i'd like to go with the car. I doubt I will ever track the car(call me a wimp). Other than the wheels, headers, exhaust, Demon carb, and Edelbrock performer RPM manifold- the car is as it was when the car was when delivered in November 1969. Right down to the factory air.
Thanks for the compliments.
btw: I didn't mean to thread-jack. Mopar's came up very rarely on this site.
I need to get off of my duff and introduce this project for real (i.e., I need to pull together some more pic's, and forward all of the stuff to our good friend Scott to update the website....), but here's a pic of what we are building to represent what we envision as an extreme performance cruiser. We named it GTX-treme. The bigger Mopars are huge, heavy, and not what you'd probably build for a track car if you have a clean sheet. But, they make one heck of a terrific road trip car! We're using this one to debut the front suspension setup that we have deep into the works for the Mopars, as well as our signature 3-Link rear suspension. The car is well into progress at my bud's place, Best of Show Coachworks in San Marcos CA, the body work is about 90% complete including rear mini-tubs, completely smoothed firewall, we just need to finish up some quarter panel work and it's ready to block sand.
This is the first Mopar I have ever had, and I can tell you, it's a heck of a lot harder finding parts for them than it is for the Fords and Chevys. This car is getting a 500" wedge based motor (long block is assembled as of last week), with Indy Racing heads (huge ports, HUGE ports) and a nasty solid roller cam. We're forced to fabricate a road race style oil pan for it, and also modify a Victor intake manifold for FI, as there isn't anywhere to go for these pieces. Some friends are helping with the transmission details (TKO-600) which is really nice, but we are fortunate that we have the ability to solve these types of issues, most consumers don't. If you want to restore, or drag race, you're good. Otherwise, you're in doo-doo!
There are still a lot of details to sort out with the build, but the car is getting Boze wheels, Michelin PS2's, huge Wilwood's, A/C, full on stereo with Zapco amps, Dyn Audio speakers, Nav, etc. Custom leather, etc, it should be a really nice car when complete. Again, I have a TON of pictures, I'll try to pull it all together ans show where we are at and give more details in the very near future.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
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