Figured seeing as I’m coming back up to Buffalo for a bit I might as well post an update. Engine is still on the stand, looking for a suitable 1.8L bottom-end for more stroke, and a few other goodies. Also got the carbs I was looking for, so once I am back down in the carolinas I’ll continue working on it.
I <3 goodies.
And suprisingly enough they were also red go figure. Generally I prefer less flashy colors, but it’s not like it’s visable.
Side-by-side comparison of the rear swaybar. Took all of 10 minutes to remove from the car, a bit of weight gained on the rear, nothing too notable maybe a pound.
After installation, this also involved proper lubrication of all bushings old and new. Again took next to no time to install. Hardest part was pressing out the old bushings.
Now on to the front swaybar. This should be pretty… fuck my life.
An hour later radius arms*, bracketry, bushings, and bar removed.
*incorrect term?
Bar removed with size comparison, I certainly prefer the construction of the OEM a bit more. But that is generally the case in terms of aftermarket quality. But the stock swaybars are also my biggest complaint. Again minor weight gain, while I’m trying to remove weight from the front the benefits should outweigh (OH LOOK A PUN) negatives. Mainly not riding bumpstops on long sweeping corners.
And finally after a a bit of swearing, a good amount of grease, retap/die some cross threaded bolts, and hole. The new bars are in, haven’t really had a go yet in it. I’ll give it a bit to make sure it’s settled fully into place before I do as well to see what it can do.
Regarding suspension mods I am done for now, as I want to keep stock height on the car as it’s a DD, and all the bushings are in excellent condition despite the age. Might upgrade shocks/struts much later on, but that is later on down the road once they wear out. But for now they are holding up well, also for shits and giggles I put the stock engine on a dyno for quite possibly one of the more laughable baseline dyno charts put out.
