Hello, New to the forums here but getting used to it, very cool stuff and lots of great information. Anyways, I'm going to be dropping a 302 with about 400 horse and more or less equivalent torque into my 73 maverick. It came factory with 140 horse 302 and c4. I'm trying to make sure I cover everything that i need to. Aside from upgrading the manual drum brakes and please do suggest budget friendly kits for that if you can. What can I do to the frame and rear springs to beef them up for that power. Any other help, ideas and suggestions are much appreciated, thanks in advance.
... my sub frame connectors are made from...rollbar tubing... a muffler shop bent them up/installed them for $75.
Traction Master bars, four leaf springs and sub-frame connectors. Multiple pictures in my showcase post. http://mmb.maverick.to/forums/maverick-comet-showcase.86/ Micah
I'm in the early stages right now. And I just came across another project I need to pick up, A 1978 flatbed one ton. I have a 1976 f150 that I wrecked but has less than 20,000 on the motor and puts out the power. And I need a work truck more than a hot rod. I guess, right? Anyways. I'm starting with a short block that's .30 or .40 over with 20,000 on it. And a stock c4. Lucked out big time. Got the motor and tranny for free off craigslist. Not sure on my top end yet. I've thought about throwing an all aluminum top end at it since I saved big on the bottom. But the cars so light and I'll make plenty of power with iron heads. C4s good I'm going to clean it up inside and out and throw a shift kit at it call it good. Subframe connectors, new leaf packs, and a beefed up rear end is like to be at about 350 at the wheels. The car is all stock right now. Great shape only rust is hood, trunk lid and rear quarter corners. Solid pans.
Were these the bolted in version? How much were they? Looks like I need to call them for pricing info, doesnt show in the catalog.
350 hp at the wheels is not as easy as you might think. And to do it with iron heards. Well, it's not a throw it together kind of thing. But, it can be done. I have stock leaf springs under my car with lakewood traction bars. Square steel sub frame connectors.
On our 65 Falcon (same chassis as a Maverick) we did the Scarebird disc brake swap. Scarebird makes the adapter brackets and then you use a bunch of off-the shelf parts available from any parts store: 85-90 Chevy Cavailer calipers and pads, Nissan Stanza rotors, Cadillac Eldorado brake hoses. We used our old spindles and hubs. We upgraded to a dual chamber master cylinder and added a portioning valve from the Jegs catalog. This exact setup is for 4 lug hubs and 14" or larger wheels. Can't do it with 13" wheels. 14" wheels were a tight fit, we had to grind a little off the back of the calipers for our 14" factory steel wheels to clear. If you have aftermarket wheels or 15" wheels caliper clearance should not be a problem. We had to grind the hubs a little to fit in the rotors. Everything else bolted right together with no problems. The entire swap was around $460 We did it in a weekend. Braking improved dramatically. If you had a 6 cylinder, 4 lug car and you are putting in a V8, you may want to change to heavier duty springs in front.
They are either way you can bolt them or weld them in.they are tube type and fit really good,I think when I got them they were around 100$ that was few years back .
