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Post by bassmaster on Dec 22, 2015 1:00:09 GMT -5
Need advice, have a 79 t-bird. Considering taking it to the bash for the joker ckass ( more so for fun but would like to have A Chance). Can they compete with 74-76 gms, suicide's etc with those stock rules. I know absolutely nothing about these car's. Thanks in advance
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Post by fordpowerforever on Dec 22, 2015 1:21:53 GMT -5
Need advice, have a 79 t-bird. Considering taking it to the bash for the joker ckass ( more so for fun but would like to have A Chance). Can they compete with 74-76 gms, suicide's etc with those stock rules. I know absolutely nothing about these car's. Thanks in advance No. These aren't the same class as the cars you mentioned.
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Post by bassmaster on Dec 22, 2015 8:34:58 GMT -5
So don't waste my time? Lol
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Post by 513monster on Dec 22, 2015 13:31:38 GMT -5
They take a more -light weld type class. Good bumper mounting/bracket rules, hump plates help a TON.. IMO they are stout cars, but have a few big design flaws...but can be good cars if you can fix the flaws. IMO they are usually targets because they dont blend in with the crowd..
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Post by fordpowerforever on Dec 22, 2015 14:44:18 GMT -5
but still with any set of rules they arent gonna be the same as impalas and other good cars. Id save it for a small arena and quick build that allows bumper welding and have fun.
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Post by lilboar72 on Dec 22, 2015 22:30:51 GMT -5
Might be my opinion but I'd take a 77-79 bird over impala any day of the week
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Post by fordpowerforever on Dec 23, 2015 12:40:00 GMT -5
Might be my opinion but I'd take a 77-79 bird over impala any day of the week your in a rare crowd there. how many of each have you ran?
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Post by lilboar72 on Dec 23, 2015 23:13:38 GMT -5
Never ran a 71-76 gm...junked quite a few with 70s fords tho...I have a friend that has built and ran 70s gms his whole life...got him in a new style ford said he will never build a gm again...unless its a chain class and he can sandbag
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Post by redmond on Jun 21, 2016 17:57:39 GMT -5
I wanted to give my opinion on theses cars, I ran 2 of them on fathers day, well my son ran a 1977 thunder bird, and I ran a 1979 Lincoln, with the thunder bird, I cut the front frame roughly 5 inch, hardnosed the bumper, seam welded the entire car, pulled body mounts, sucked the body to the frame, tuck and notched the rear end, it was a decent car, the boy drove with his front end the entire time, he was running a 302, took second in his heat, he got hit pretty good in the back passenger tire during the main, the body pinched his rear tire and he was stuck, the car bent right at the core support, after a few hits and stuffed his radiator into his pulleys,
I ran the a 1979 Lincoln with the 400 in it, that 400 loved the heat, ran like a raped ape, the Lincoln basically had the same frame, minor differences, I built it basically the same way, BUT, I cut 4 inch off the front frame and stuffed chevy shock tubes in the frame and welded it solid, and i welded my core support to the frame, and I tuck and dimpled the rear end, I drive 10x harder then the boy, i ended up taking second in my heat because i got hit in the rear tires and the sheet metal pinched my tires, and i ended up winning the main event, my front end never moved, and the rear ends on these things are pretty dame tuff,
so i thought i would throw out my own basic build on theses cars,
pull body mounts, Seam weld the entire car, cut 4 inches off of the front frame and stuff collapsed chevy bumper shocks in the frame and weld the snot out of it, clear the sheet metal away from the rear tires, when you think you have enough room, remove a couple more inches. i personally like my cars sitting a little higher, i stuffed f150 springs in the rear and welded my a arms down, on both the thunder bird and the Lincoln, the transmission cross members busted free, i would highly recommend welding the trans cross member in, or put bigger bolts and washers in. i had a hell of a time shifting with my transmission dragging on the ground.
i recommend tucking and dimpling the rear frame on theses, my boys thunder bird i notched it, and the ass end went up fast but is starting to blow the humps out, i dimped the Lincoln, and made 4-5 good hits with the back, and its just starting to come up. theres a ton of other things that can be done to theses cars, but for a basic build, that took me a week per car, I'm hoping this can help a few of you
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Post by amkear613 on Sept 20, 2016 10:25:47 GMT -5
Brother took a weird corner shot by a car starting to nose. It kinked at the sway bar and went down. Front trimmed to rad mount, shock stuffed in frame, flat bumper on front, 14 inch tires on rear and tall tires on front with A arms welded down to get height. Perfect storm or did we do something wrong?
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Post by fordpowerforever on Sept 20, 2016 11:42:53 GMT -5
i personally wouldnt hard nose one of these, i would always use some sort of brackets to get the bumper back over the frame, the way the frame goes down in the front they are prone to push back and down if hardnosed.
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Post by amkear613 on Sept 22, 2016 18:29:43 GMT -5
i personally wouldnt hard nose one of these, i would always use some sort of brackets to get the bumper back over the frame, the way the frame goes down in the front they are prone to push back and down if hardnosed. soo say bracket or shocks maybe mounted on top of front of frame and welded to sides towards a arm so bumper sits on top of frame. Maybe weld lower part of bumper to frame and majority to shock?
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Post by fordpowerforever on Sept 22, 2016 18:58:15 GMT -5
i personally wouldnt hard nose one of these, i would always use some sort of brackets to get the bumper back over the frame, the way the frame goes down in the front they are prone to push back and down if hardnosed. soo say bracket or shocks maybe mounted on top of front of frame and welded to sides towards a arm so bumper sits on top of frame. Maybe weld lower part of bumper to frame and majority to shock? exactly how i would do it.
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Post by amkear613 on Sept 22, 2016 19:50:06 GMT -5
soo say bracket or shocks maybe mounted on top of front of frame and welded to sides towards a arm so bumper sits on top of frame. Maybe weld lower part of bumper to frame and majority to shock? exactly how i would do it. hmmm this changes things... mwahaha Thanks! Will try next time
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Post by demoboy333 on Sept 23, 2016 18:19:44 GMT -5
It could fix ur problem. Also if u melt the rubber out of them an cut the boxes. They end up 24 inchs long so should cover hole front frame.
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