I don't trust your welds

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  1. groberts101

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    that's a MII conversion. Do you want to cut and remove the shock towers and weld on the frame to get where you need to go here? Welding and shop time aren't very cheap. And that is partially the reason that bolt on kits are so pricey.

    What's your intentions with the car?
     
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    Well initially i bought to car because it was rust free had a 302 and a t5. I wanted to build the 302 up to as much hp as i could get on a budget. And use to casually race some of my friends between lights and maybe a few car shows because people seem to love this little car every i take it. Then the scyros in the tranny went the front suspension is a mess, and a few bearings in the rear end are gone too so you could say im up shit creek "withoutapaddle" so now im knee deep in problems and kicking my self for not seeing it when i bought it, since it was just gonna be a slow engine build while i drove it. Now i dont mind having to modify or weld the frame to make a mII work luckily one of the few friends i kept from high school decided to become a welder and a fairly good mechanic. At the end of the day I want it to be a car that could potentially handle 400hp (if i could squeeze that out of that little motor) and not roll and flip into a ditch when i turn.
     
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    ok.. got it now. All that you speak of will all add up in a helluva hurry and I'd just prioritize safety first.. then move on to the next weakest link based on available funds.
     
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    67 Mustang had a different lower control arm (something about strut rod bolt spacing or length something) and I forgot what the cut off year was. I use total controls interchange list for reference, its a list of their part numbers and what they fit but you can cross reference on the list
    http://www.totalcontrolproducts.com/applications.html
     
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    ok, thanks.. thiought that was the ball joint deal that differentiated the two. I'll check it out and buy accordingly.
     

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