Joined: September 12, 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:37 pm Post subject: Back to the Future!
They said it couldn't be done, but here it is! 10'"old school Cragars, 15" 50 series BFG's, pushed around by a 2275. 4.5" skinny Cragars on the front. I had to cut part of the trailing arms off, use countersuck bolts on the arms, use a 3/16 chevy wheel spacers, and air shocks. You will either love it or hate it. No in between!
Joined: September 12, 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:54 pm Post subject:
Ha, good one Vaughn bros! I know my ride will hack off the purists, but I'll go out on a limb and say the Cal look is running out of steam after 30 years. We call this the Missouri look.
Joined: October 13, 2008 Posts: 1317 Location: Lebanon Church, VA
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:40 am Post subject: Re: Back to the Future!
da39087 wrote:
They said it couldn't be done, but here it is! 10'"old school Cragars, 15" 50 series BFG's, pushed around by a 2275. 4.5" skinny Cragars on the front. I had to cut part of the trailing arms off, use "countersuck bolts" on the arms, use a 3/16 chevy wheel spacers, and air shocks. You will either love it or hate it. No in between!
Who supplies these? In my opinion, we all should be using "countersuck bolts". The world would be a much happier place if we did...
(Just Kiddin') _________________ Mike
'67 Ghia Coupe "Lumpy"
Joined: September 12, 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:13 am Post subject:
@skabonner - Hey man, how did you know? Took me a while to find, but I have the deck lid with a big scoop and a empi hood with the recesses. Also, I have the fiberglass running boards. Really back to the 70's.
Joined: May 12, 2009 Posts: 832 Location: La Habra, Ca
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:16 pm Post subject:
da39087 wrote:
@skabonner - Hey man, how did you know? Took me a while to find, but I have the deck lid with a big scoop and a empi hood with the recesses. Also, I have the fiberglass running boards. Really back to the 70's.
Haha, I've gotta see more pics of. _________________
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Get some more pics up man that is sick! Cragars are my all time faverite wheel _________________ ~Tim~
Own now. 1973 bright green standard Beetle daliy driver
Owned. 1977 yellow AMC Gremlin
1974 Lincoln Continental mark IV
1986 4X4 Nissan pickup
Joined: September 12, 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject:
So what movie was this car in? My tranny is due in Tuesday. We'll put the 2276 in Wednesday. Prime the galleys, fire it up, draing the 30 weight and replace with synthetic, go for a test drive and see if we can keep the whole thing together. I'll let you guys know.
Joined: September 12, 2011 Posts: 54 Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:
Update. Last Saturday, I spun the output shaft from the tranny in two. I ordered super splines, 10 tooth spider gears, and bus CV's to beef up the transaxle. I already have a super street plus transaxle, so if you like this look of "old school" just remember you'll be creating a lot of torque. Good luck guys!
Joined: August 15, 2005 Posts: 2002 Location: Brodheadsville, PA
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:35 pm Post subject:
Heres the video link to it. Dont remember the name of the movie but for what the scene is it was an absolute waste of a car and time for a scene that could have used a piece of shit ford taurus or the like. I mean exactly WHY is a drag bug on the road in that scene?????
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