Norwood

[intocarss]

May 1961 here. Taz is my co pilot and OLD SCHOOL CARTOONS ROCK!!!

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by intocarss

May 1961 here. Taz is my co pilot and OLD SCHOOL CARTOONS ROCK!!!

Atta Boy!

From a northerner's casual observation there's a few boys on this forum I'd like to invite out on my birthday for a little celebrating with hidden video of course...........Cinco de Mayo.

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Flash68

My car came with the same or similar Monroe shocks you posted and a 2" block. I went down to a 1" and a coilover. Tremendous difference. I have not seen the wedges employed before.

Very cool story and pics on the old timer!

I've had to utilize wedges also.

You running coil overs front and back?? I knew you were holding out

[Track Junky]

Originally Posted by Sieg

I bought them before they had L designation, they were as firm and low as they had at the time and still not low enough, but they are firm. With the old Goodyear Eagles on the rear Norwood was turned into a drifter.

I picked mine up in 2000. I had Doug de-arch them another inch. So far I am happy with them.

Great story BTW. Must have been a great time working with some legends.

Wanted to mention from an old post of yours but forgot, you want to match caster up front. Uneven caster could cause straight line instability at higher speeds.

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

I picked mine up in 2000. I had Doug de-arch them another inch. So far I am happy with them.

Great story BTW. Must have been a great time working with some legends.

Wanted to mention from an old post of yours but forgot, you want to match caster up front. Uneven caster could cause straight line instability at higher speeds.

Thanks! The springs are OK now with the blocks (aka bandaid's =)

As the saying goes Grant forgets more than I'll ever know.

Regarding the 3.9/4.3/0.4 caster settings, are you refering to equal on R&L, or obtaining 0.0 cross-caster??

[Track Junky]

Yes sir. Caster should be the same on the left and right side. As much as you can get but I know the control arms and attatchment points limit the amount of positive caster. Can you check something for me? What I have noticed on first gen subframes is that the attatchment for the upper control arm at front on the passenger side is bent towards the engine bay. Is yours like that?

[Sieg]

So I made a little drug buy at a near by I-5 exit on Thursday..........





I can say no to most drugs, but these are different. What they'll lead me into more than a little concerning.

Thanks Greg!

[Track Junky]

Yeah bra, dats da medicine

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Yes sir. Caster should be the same on the left and right side. As much as you can get but I know the control arms and attatchment points limit the amount of positive caster. Can you check something for me? What I have noticed on first gen subframes is that the attatchment for the upper control arm at front on the passenger side is bent towards the engine bay. Is yours like that?

It doesn't really look bent inward, but there are no shims in in the front R.
Here's an overhead of the left:


Here's the right:


Note: My subframe is questionable and it's ugly. I would love to replace it with a Canadian unit eh? But based on alignment specs there are other priorities at the front of my capital expenditures line.

Here's proof of the ugly:


Think Norwood may have been in one or more abusive relationships at some point in his life? Or maybe just a bad one-nighter?

[Sieg]

Originally Posted by Track Junky

Yeah bra, dats da medicine

Add one of these:


And a few of these:


Add a roller bump-stick from Bullet, an RPM Air gap and 750 QFT, and a little TLC from Springer Racing and you have the makings of an Old Skool OBA.