dcsimons

My son and I are starting a complete rebuild of a 66 fastback ...do any one know of a front suspension and steering upgrade by using parts from a newer car instead of buying a kit..for us without deep pockets but alot of mechanical ability

broomfieldc

I am doing a resto mod 66 coupe and I used the Rod & Custom motorsports front suspension, $1695.00 almost complete and you get rid of the shock towers. You end up with modern r&p steering and new disk brakes and it all fits great.

I have a question about using a c4 trans with a !987 ho engine, can I use the flex plate from the 66 c4 with out modifing anything ( in the old 66 engine external balanced with flex plate and the 1987 ho internally balanced).

andrewmp6

The rod and custom kit is a mustang 2 kit and its kinda a downgrade next to the oem design these cars have.There is nothing off anything newer you can use with out spending a lot of time making it fit and work.Your kinda stuck buying a kit.Broomfieldc you need a new flexplate the older one will throw your engine out of balance and shake like hell.

Jonk67

dcsimons, this article may be a good place to start, you can make these old cars drive really nice with the right chosen upgrades and w/o breaking the bank:
http://home.bresnan.net/~dazed/suspension101

John sells some real quality stuff and won't sell you anythihg you won't need or will tell you if someone else is selling it cheaper than he can buy it for, a wealth of info.:
http://www.opentrackerracingproducts.com/products/

It all depend on how much nicer you want it to drive and how much you want to spend.
Jon