just plain ol tubular's from CJ's Pony Parts...they were on sale for 112$ on special, and my stocker's are shot.

 

thats cool.they looked similiar to the summit brand.thats why i was asking.i have read good reviews about some of the cheaper arms.but i would inspect them ocassionaly just to be sure they are safe.make sure the welds are holding etc. looks like a great build man. keep up the good work!

 

also are those gt40 heads?

 

I would have picked up a set of uppers and lowers from MM, but I just couldn't swing them, not after having to get all of the motor parts together. As you can see had quite a bit of stuff. The stock ones are so bad, I figured I would start with a set of these cheap tubular's first and work my way up. But thanks for the heads up!

yes sir they are, pulled them off a 93 cobra with 76k miles on the clock. Also have the Crane 1.7's and pushrods that go with em

 

Just read through this, you've got a really sweet car there and it looks like you're definitely on the right track with the go-fast parts. I love a clean notch.

 

Sweet man.I think you'll see a big improvement.

 

In between getting all of the engine stuff started, and collecting parts, I've been looking for some control arms (mine are still the original 90 versions) and came across these on sale. Really wanted some Maximum Motorsports upper's and lower's but just couldn't swing it, especially after trying to get the H/C/I swap parts rounded up. So I figured mine are beyond "DONE" so I'll get replacements in there and later on down the road we'll step up...on to the pics:

What's in the box?


Greatness....that's what


Then the shennanigans began.....REALLY???WTF??? stupid quad shock:


Hooray for bushings:


Yum:




Lower in it's new home:


22 y/o control arm....BUH BYE:

Some bolt with that corrosion?

BUUUUUUUUHHHHH BYE!

Stock upper's that are SMOKED:



What a difference these made....it's amazing what little bushings will do for feel and handling....no more clunking. Car feels alot tighter, and the ride is a lot smoother. I had to beat some of those old bolts out (I'm sure you can see why) which I'm sure were causing the binding. All in all, well worth the money, even though they are cheapo's, they are better than the broken down 22 year old stock OEM control arms.

 

Worked on the Gt40's a little bit today as well. Prepping them for a trip to the hot tank for cleaning. Get them all purdy and ready for re-assembly with new springs and seals

 

Whelp, here's the before pictures. Just took a couple, they are at the machine shop, should get them back tomorrow








I'll post pics when I get the heads back

 

Can you link me those lower control arms??

 

here ya go :
http://www.cjponyparts.com/rear-tubu...9-2004/p/RCK3/

 

Thanks, how did they work for you?

 

not trying to take anything away from his but I would look at maximum motorsports lower control arms. I have had them on my car for well over 3yrs now with my 2001 bullitt springs and I love them. no NVH and very well made arms. I use a ton of thier products and they race with their stuff also.

http://www.maximummotorsports.com/st...x&cPath=514_21

eric nice job sofar.

 

none taken bud, if I had the budget, MM's would be under my car...but my budget didn't allow that, and I needed something to replace my tired control arms. and you are right, the do make good stuff.

 

Back from the machine shop:





Shot some paint on them....don't want anymore rust lol:

 

Dude, lovin this project Diggin the GT nose on the notch too

 

Really happy how this is turning out. Need opinions, what color for the stock valve cover's?

 

I say black or blue.

 

black seems to be the choice color...

 

may as well keep it black.