I'm finally getting around to having enough progress to start posting pics. My goal has been to make this a family project, so you'll see pictures of my kids, my wife, my dad, my father-n-law, etc. I've gone partly in a resto-mod direction, with some improvements in almost every area. In the vein of this being a family project, the direction of most of the mods are either to make the car worthy of long drives, mild-mannered enough for my wife to drive it to work, and to perform nicely without being a pain to drive.
I've had tons of great advice and parts sold to me by members of this site. I deeply appreciate the help from people such as Grand73Am, 2ndchildhood, Burd, 78w72, shakerz, RENOVATIONS, BLURR, and obviously Hitman for hosting the site. I hope at sometime I get to meet you guys and shake your hand in person. I certainly owe you any help I can offer.
The car itself is a 1979 WS-4 coupe with 106K miles and a 403. I've had cars in the past with t-tops, and with body flex and the potential for leaking issues, I chose a coupe for the project. The car was complete (even with 8-track), which was one of the reasons I bought it. It also had a really nice interior, save for a dash crack and trashed door panels. Since I started from the bottom, new suspension components include the following:
Eibach 1" drop front springs w/ KYB gas adjust shocks
1 1/4" front sway bar
Poly bushings replaced from A-arms down
New steering linkage/ box
Protouring F Body GT rear suspension kit w/ Anco racing shocks
5/8" rear sway bar
Driveline:
3.73 posi unit
Extreme Automatics Stage 2 200-4R OD Transmission (2.50 final drive)
Panel replacement:
