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How about who we are and what Fairlane we have?
New to the forum- first posting.
I have a '68 Formal roof 'lane. It was originally a Diamond blue 289 car. By the time I acquired it in a trade 13 years ago, it had been midnight blue, and finally black- bumpers and all. Also, somewhere along the line the 289 had disappeared and was replaced with a 302. (or so I'm told) I know it's a small block, and it's too narrow to be a 351W.
I used it as a daily driver until 1995, and parked it then. It's been sitting in my garage since 1998, and I had semi-tried to sell it, though not fervently. I've been sort of thinking I wanted to do a 50's custom or street rod, (and still do) but I finally had a vision and a direction for the Fairlane.
Here's what I want to do: replace the small block/C4/8 inch with a 390/C6/9 inch (maybe someday step uo to a 427 or 428 if I get rich, but I have some good 390 parts already) Upgrade suspension as much as is feasible without remaking the entire car. Install and work out the mechanical changes, then diassemble, do bodywork (including some mild custom work to smooth it up a bit) paint and reassemble with full custom interior.
The goal is to have a car that will turn heads, even at a large show, have good performance (including handling) and remain fully streetable and drivable.
yeah, that's probably a tall order. I'm planning to move in the next year, so I don't want to seriously disassemble the car too much before then. I plan to spend the next year researching suspension mods and collecting suspension and driveline parts.
Can anyone direct me to any information regarding suspension upgrades? Mods requiring welding, machining or fabrication are not a problem.
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