76 Maverick Stallion.....

What are you going to do for a gas tank?

 

That is one hell of a project.

 

I have the bottom mount tank...it will fit through the hole if I trim the sides of the opening 1/8"...the best thing to do is to find a drop in tank...here in Minnesota this item might be tough to find.......

 

Yes it is...........the info on this forum has been very helpful......I figure people have restored cars in worse condition then this......I will be putting some blood and soul into this build..I value the car.......

 

wow, that is devotion. keep up the good work.

 

Thanks..........Got lots of work to do on the 76 this weekend........

 

Another thing to consider, 70's didn't have staggered rear shocks, like a 76 did.

 

That I didnt know.........I held on to the 70 leafspring shock brackets.....perhaps they will have to be used....Thankyou very much for the info.....

 

If you want to keep the 76 staggered shocks, it might be as simple as buying later model staggered upper mounting brackets and grafting them into the 70's floor. Then they would match with your 76 lower mounting plates

 

I will start looking..............

 

The main reason I mention about converting the 70 floor over to staggered shocks is that members of this board, in the past, have talked about there being more advantages to the shocks being staggered opposed to the straight mounted shocks. I have only ever owned a 70 so I do not know what the differences are. Maybe search the subject matter and read more about it.

 

The staggered shocks are an attempt to fight wheel hop IIRC. Probably not that effective, and if you are running any kind of traction bars, etc. those would be a bigger help.

 

I will be running traction bars........maybe I will leave it...must do some more research......The info I am getting from you folks is great.....That is why I joined this site.............

 

I think leaving might be easier too. It has been a long while since I even looked at traction bars, but I seem to remember some of the better ones having provisions for shocks, and I doubt any of those would be staggered.

 

My Lakewood bars will fit either bracket .....I will keep the shocks in the 70 configuration .....one more problem solved....