Decided Not to Back Half the Torino

Ok , about the time I decided to get back in the shop , Jon suggested  we back half the car. At first I wasn't sure I should spend the money on such a heavy car. I took a short drive to look at Ted's 64 falcon that he has listed on here for sale. It is a first class car and I'll probably regret not buying it but I decided to stay with the Torino . So it looks like the sparks are gonna be flyin around here for a while! And yes this should have gone into the chassis tech section but i dont know how to change it.

Tank tracks for the win......

Now we talkin.......pad and pencil ready to take notes.
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I received the wheels today. Weld drag lites 15x14 with 3.5 inch bs. Ordered a pair of Hoosier 18260's .

Well going the big tire route can make it easier to get down the track with decent power numbers with a reduced need to spend some extra money on the more expensive ignition retard/ramp control setups. Just depends on how much power you end up with. And a bigger tire should last a little longer than a small tire.

Are you going to buy a back-half "kit," or make it yourself? Round tube or box tube frame? Ladder bar or 4-link (or other)? Is the car going to be strip only or multi-use?

pretty much the same setup thats under my junky 69.

Yeah , it'll be a strip only ladder bar set up. Plannin on workin my way forward each year , maybe front halfing it eventualy...

gdog wrote:Now we talkin.......pad and pencil ready to take notes.
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Remember what's gonna happen to you Big Guy!!!  

Big Gdog don't lists to those guys. Wear a nut cup and get to work!

if you are going to do it, 4 link it and do it right.

gdog wrote:Now we talkin.......pad and pencil ready to take notes.
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If you want a race car go buy one, your is way to nice of a street car to cut up.

and a ladderbar is wrong?

dfree383 wrote:

gdog wrote:Now we talkin.......pad and pencil ready to take notes.
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If you want a race car go buy one, your is way to nice of a street car to cut up.

X2

chop it up!!!!

richter69 wrote:and a ladderbar is wrong?

Not wrong but it is 2013.

hell might put a straight axle under the front while we're at it....

Seen Gordon's car at US60 and it is a sweet car in deed    I would not chop yours up  GORDON    Kinda of off track here being a Ford site...... I have 1970 442 that I have raced in the past.The thing run's respectible times of 12.0's. I wanted to go faster so I decided I would buy me a car to go faster so I wouldn't chop it up since there isn't too many of the  "good ole cars" still around .

Just my 2 cents................ Good Luck Dave C ...........BTW my Olds came from OKC when I lived there  

This car already has a cage welded in it . It was originally a 302 car so it's not worth much anyway. If it had been an original GT or big block car I would leave it alone. Had several mustangs in the past and bought this one because its different. It won't ever be the fastest car but it'll be fast enough for me.

Spend the extra money on the 4 link and good shocks. It will make the car worth a little more if you ever try to sell it.

I agree w/Dave and the others. Those are both really Nice Torino's that are rare to find in those conditions. Tore has a nice chassis  For Sale on Racing junk that would be great for what you are doing.

http://www.racingjunk.com/Door-Cars/181893669/70-Ford-Torino-Cobra-Trade.html

Yeah, I saw that a while back.

its gonna have dble adj afcos, whatever we decide to go with on suspension wont be store bought, all custom stuff.

Dave it is your car build it the way you want it,after all you will be the one spending the money,time and effort. I've built several and was never happy building a car the way somebody else wanted. I've had 100 people ask me why did you build it that way. Talking about my 98. I can answer. Because I wanted to. Do it the way you want and enjoy!

I'm always open to suggestions . That's why I watch this forum. Most of the guys on here have been racing longer than me . They have tried different ways to go faster and they don't mind voicing their opinion. Too much BS on the other sites.

Good luck on the project.

That roller looks to have potential there.