F bodies

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I would love to pick up a 2 door AC car and swap in either a 5.9 Magnum or G3, keeping the EFI on either. Then a 6M swap, dual exhaust into a single 3” tail pipe, replace the k frame bushing with iron, delete the rear axle mount rubber connection, upgrade the suspension at least with front and rear sway bars, put some bigger tires on it, make the AC functional (using the integrated AC vents) and drive it all over the place.
 
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Princess Valiant said:
I was thinking tow rig. Not sure how much tongue weight it can handle but I'm hoping at least a car dolly with an A body on it.

It has a narrowed 9.25 from a 77 new Yorker that was also the same car that donated the 440/727
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Depends on the attachment points for the hitch. Unibody vehicles don't make great tow rigs.
Charrlie_S said:
Check the front suspension "rubber" bushings. They do go bad. When I did them on my 88 Dippy, they were hard to find. Might be different, now.
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If you're talking about the ones on the k-frame, toss that trash and replace with aluminum biscuits. Ditto the iso-bushing trash on the rear axle. I do believe Firm Feel offers both solutions to problems that didn't need solving.
 
jos51700 said:
Depends on the attachment points for the hitch. Unibody vehicles don't make great tow rigs.

If you're talking about the ones on the k-frame, toss that trash and replace with aluminum biscuits. Ditto the iso-bushing trash on the rear axle. I do believe Firm Feel offers both solutions to problems that didn't need solving.
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I'm talking about the ones that hold the torsion bars to the sub frame, and to the lower control arm.
 
MiradaMegaCab said:
Firmfeel Mopar Suspension and Steering

FF has new stiffer torsion bars with higher spring rates.
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WHOA! That's new!
jos51700 said:
Depends on the attachment points for the hitch. Unibody vehicles don't make great tow rigs.

If you're talking about the ones on the k-frame, toss that trash and replace with aluminum biscuits. Ditto the iso-bushing trash on the rear axle. I do believe Firm Feel offers both solutions to problems that didn't need solving.
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I recall the F-bodies were rated to tow 3 tons properly equipped. (360, 727, tow package, HD cooling.)
 
Y'all aren't helping me any. Just dropped a bunch of cash on a T56 kit and no place to store another car but all this talk of bigger TB's and such has me wanting to reach out Big Dad about the '78 he is selling and plan a road trip.

Not a big fan of the small window and half roof, but it is a 2 door, non T-Top, AC car that looks to be in good shape and almost accessible. And other than the color it is pretty much a direct match for my second car (and first F-Body).

Ah, fun to daydream. Absolutely no way I could make it happen.
 
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