ArdWrknTrk Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 I'll try again. My first reply disappeared. Car was an '84 Capri that was a 4 speed car. Swapped in a 5 speed from an SVO and ran the 2.3 with an offy 4 barrel intake and a Holley 390. A guy in the airframes shop made me a header to settle a bet and it got a 2-1/2" exhaust with a Flowmaster. We gutted it and bent some aluminum sheets for an interior, and went through it one bushing at a time. Ended up reinforcing the control arms all the way around and cutting the rear springs a 1/4 coil at a time until it was as right as we could make it. The front got V8 coils we heated in the center to get it down. I can't remember the sway bars maker but the front bar was 1" and the rear was 7/8" I think... It went around corners pretty good but when it let go.. it pushed bad. Like out of nowhere it would just quit sticking. There was an alignment rack in the service hangar so we tried many combinations. Falken had just come out with their FK line of tires and my friend was sponsored. He got me the O6U in 235/60/15 for $58 each. Man..I can't believe I can remember this crap now. I'm 52 and survived a friggin brain aneurysm burst 7 years ago. Anyway. The Mopar box allowed more dwell giving a longer spark...and less heat. I think the coil was my friends old Mallory tower of power as we called it. The resistor was in line before the module for some reason that Dr.Jacobs recommended. He was part of Carroll Shelbys time with Dodge and the 2.2 GLH turbos. Cool stuff. I appreciate the extra effort. That's happened to me countless times, and it is frustrating. Was this the same basic engine that Ford put in the T-bird Turbo Coupe? I really liked the slightly older German Capris with the V-6 but when I bought my '85 Mustang GT in '86 I couldn't understand why Ford pulled a GM and sold the same exact body in the Mercury line. Mine was not dialed nearly as tight as yours. It was sloppy at the rear and only really pushed under acceleration as the front got light. The kid I sold it to put a very strong 351 in it and almost killed himself wrapping it around a tree. (more money than sense 😒) Sounds like you had quite a bit of help from your fellow service members. A shop on base has got to help a lot too! Bill (85LebaronT2) will regale you with the whole Omni/Horizon saga. If you're into turbo K cars his project thread is worth subscribing. Shelby definitely knew how to make cars go like hell on a shoestring budget. I'll have to look into what Dr Jacobs had to say. Thanks! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Good morning all. ☕️ ☕️ I'm a planning kinda guy so in my plans for this truck, I'll definitely be pulling a car trailer with various things on it from zero turns to other cars in our stable. This brings me to brake upgrades if necessary. I haven't taken a wheel off yet so I don't yet know exactly how this truck is equipped or the condition of what is there. Likely in the next few weeks these things will be getting underway, so I thought I'd drop a few questions here. Any ideas or experiences with making these trucks stop better ? Trailer has brakes, so I'll be adding a brake controller for sure. ☕️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Good morning all. ☕️ ☕️ I'm a planning kinda guy so in my plans for this truck, I'll definitely be pulling a car trailer with various things on it from zero turns to other cars in our stable. This brings me to brake upgrades if necessary. I haven't taken a wheel off yet so I don't yet know exactly how this truck is equipped or the condition of what is there. Likely in the next few weeks these things will be getting underway, so I thought I'd drop a few questions here. Any ideas or experiences with making these trucks stop better ? Trailer has brakes, so I'll be adding a brake controller for sure. ☕️ Does your F-100 have power brakes? What lug pattern do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Does your F-100 have power brakes? What lug pattern do you have? Power brakes and the truck 5x5-1/2 pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Power brakes and the truck 5x5-1/2 pattern. Okay, so there's no easy gain there. One of our members (Chad) has created a big brakes upgrade, but it's not cheap and I think you have to change to minimum 17" rims to clear the calipers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Okay, so there's no easy gain there. One of our members (Chad) has created a big brakes upgrade, but it's not cheap and I think you have to change to minimum 17" rims to clear the calipers. Appreciated. That's exactly what I needed to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Appreciated. That's exactly what I needed to know. Others may have more input beyond premium high Mu pads and slotted/drilled rotors. I really know more about the heavier (over 8,600# gvw) trucks than I do about 100/150/Bronco's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Appreciated. That's exactly what I needed to know. this is exactly why I picked up an 81 f250. expecting to be able to pull f100s and other hot rods. i do still need to add the brake controller though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch47 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 this is exactly why I picked up an 81 f250. expecting to be able to pull f100s and other hot rods. i do still need to add the brake controller though. I'll be looking at spindles and rotor/calipers on other trucks and the mountain of info here for sure to get some knowledge, but it'll take something impressive for me to change what is already there. As it appears, these 2wd light duty trucks could be had with some kind of towing package. You'd think with the capability of the 300-6, the claw hammer C6 and 9 inch rear with 3.50 gears, and rolling on the truck lug pattern... it'd be fine for some light towing. We're about to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I'll be looking at spindles and rotor/calipers on other trucks and the mountain of info here for sure to get some knowledge, but it'll take something impressive for me to change what is already there. As it appears, these 2wd light duty trucks could be had with some kind of towing package. You'd think with the capability of the 300-6, the claw hammer C6 and 9 inch rear with 3.50 gears, and rolling on the truck lug pattern... it'd be fine for some light towing. We're about to find out. getting it moving is the easy part. control and braking are where it starts to get you in trouble. I have been pushed around a few times by a surprisingly small or an oddly loaded trailer and it can happen very easily. I get picky about how I load a trailer. and my double axle has trailer brakes and I have moved a few cars and trucks without using the trailer brakes but it is on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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