thanks for the feedback. I have read alot of articles on brakes for the E-body and most state if you have the upgraded brakes like I have your better off staying with them unless you get the larger size brakes which I intend to. I had not heard the issue with potential stress fractures which I really appreciate hearing. I plan to be driving my car alot but not using the brakes like you would on a race course. I just want really solid brakes for my ride. To protect all the money I've put into it and primarily to keep my family safe. I grew up on english cars and their brakes were constantly failing so I have an ingrained need for really good brakes. I won't focus as much then on the drilled and slotted brakes any more. In several articles the key point raised in rotor size and the amount of pad applied to it making the big difference.
I had replaced all the suspension parts on my car in anticipation of putting a Hemi oriented K-Member on the car. I have an original rebuilt dana 60 with 3.54 that was out of a 1970 RT challenger. New leaf springs, Koni shocks and poly cushions in all the rubber parts. I've replaced the front end with mainly poly parts except the ball joints are all Moog parts. I bought an upgraded torsion bar that is on level above 1. I can't remember what the next size is. My PST bar currently in the car is I believe a 98. I currently have sway bars on the front and rear of the car. Upgrading to that level made the car a much nicer handling car than it was. I suspect that the whole front end was shot. I also had installed a tighter gear ratio in the power steering box which complemented the overal ride.
I'm hoping we can get the front end in and all the other bells I want to install by the end of May. I really want to enjoy the car this summer. If the alterkation improves on what I had previously I will be very impressed. I have ceramic coated TTI headers with the X crossing system to put in the car. It will be blowing through 3" pipes so the extra space in the engine compartment will be nice. I will be upgrading the airconditioning to use a more modern compressor which I purchased through Classic Air so we can press the pedal for power and be cool inside the car. The interior and exterior of the car looks pretty close to original. I've spent most of my time buying new chrome parts before I discovered my Engine and Tranny needed to be replaced.
Saturday I'm having the engine transmission builders come look at the car to discuss installing the Alterkation in the car. Then go over all the other items we need. Most of which I've purchased and are just sitting in my garage. I'm stoked and ready to go. I've owned the car since 1994 and this is my taking it over the top moment. This is my one vice I won't give up. It ties back in a special way to my parents who are both gone now. My working on cars came from growing up with my dad. We couldn't afford to pay other people to fix our cars and my mom's estate to me has paid for all the improvements to the car since I've been married. I appreciate your helping me spec out the direction I'm going with the car. I want to do it right but not add anything extra that really is beyond my real needs.
