Rattle Trap
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Alright, I told you guys there would be some changes to the wife's 72 NYB and one of them is to put some more rubber to the road.
I've fiddled and farted and taken some preliminary measurements and it looks like there's a few issues to deal with in getting any rubber under the rear. Has anybody here stuck an early B-body axle under their Fusie? Cuz that's what it's lookin like I gota do here to fit 275/60-15s on our primo 8.5" period corect gold center Cragar SS's.
The low lipped wheelwell's are already close to the 225/70's it's wearing, and the lousy 1.2" gained from a bolt in same year B-body axle won't do the trick. I'm gonna need 3.75+ to clear the sidewalls of the bigger tires and even think I might get them in and out of there. The early B offers 4.2". But while the extra clearance seems a blessing, I still don't think there's room between the lip and the springs anyhow.
So my thought is to move the springs inboard too while I'm at it. Seem's like I can just flip the shackles in for out and pick up an inch in the rear of each side. Then slot the inside front holes and drill new ones for the inside, an inch inboard. Rework the brace at the same time. As far as I can tell, that would be the only actual modification to the car. Everything else could remain easily restorable should the urge strike someday.
Any thoughts....?
OK, any constructive thoughts?
We already took advantage of a low turn-out at Norwalk last weekend and got some good deals. You should have seen her pouring over every table and tarp! We got a fresh 3.55 suregrip axle with new axle bearings, finned drums over new shoes, cyls, lines, just all new.. for less than an old greasy questionable unit. We also managed to get HP manifolds with close enough 72 date codes for under two thirds the going price. Honestly, the dated part was just Icing when he took the offer without even haggling.
I tried to trade some guns for the Super Coupe that was in the swap, just as another guy familiar to the seller showed up and they immediately went to hashing out which of his parts stash would be traded. 15 minutes earlier and I'd be wondering what I'd do with a third SC. Guess that turned out for the best too..... but we're not here to talk about that.
What about that axle swap?
I've fiddled and farted and taken some preliminary measurements and it looks like there's a few issues to deal with in getting any rubber under the rear. Has anybody here stuck an early B-body axle under their Fusie? Cuz that's what it's lookin like I gota do here to fit 275/60-15s on our primo 8.5" period corect gold center Cragar SS's.
The low lipped wheelwell's are already close to the 225/70's it's wearing, and the lousy 1.2" gained from a bolt in same year B-body axle won't do the trick. I'm gonna need 3.75+ to clear the sidewalls of the bigger tires and even think I might get them in and out of there. The early B offers 4.2". But while the extra clearance seems a blessing, I still don't think there's room between the lip and the springs anyhow.
So my thought is to move the springs inboard too while I'm at it. Seem's like I can just flip the shackles in for out and pick up an inch in the rear of each side. Then slot the inside front holes and drill new ones for the inside, an inch inboard. Rework the brace at the same time. As far as I can tell, that would be the only actual modification to the car. Everything else could remain easily restorable should the urge strike someday.
Any thoughts....?
OK, any constructive thoughts?
We already took advantage of a low turn-out at Norwalk last weekend and got some good deals. You should have seen her pouring over every table and tarp! We got a fresh 3.55 suregrip axle with new axle bearings, finned drums over new shoes, cyls, lines, just all new.. for less than an old greasy questionable unit. We also managed to get HP manifolds with close enough 72 date codes for under two thirds the going price. Honestly, the dated part was just Icing when he took the offer without even haggling.
I tried to trade some guns for the Super Coupe that was in the swap, just as another guy familiar to the seller showed up and they immediately went to hashing out which of his parts stash would be traded. 15 minutes earlier and I'd be wondering what I'd do with a third SC. Guess that turned out for the best too..... but we're not here to talk about that.
What about that axle swap?
