MichaelThompson wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:51 amOh for sure, I agree by the time one of those cars was fully loaded with its payload they were pushing 4000 pounds. That kind of tells the story right there.frnkeore wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:00 pmIt wasn't the extra 170 lb on the front, that changed the handling, it was the 700 lb of shine.This brings me back full circle. I think the balance was lost on those little Ford’s that acquired the big Kettering V8’s
I'm sure, this is where Jr Johnson "shined" and why he became such a good driver and chief Mechanic. The cars needed to be setup for the pay load and not empty.
Those big Caddy’s and Olds’ were in that weight range. The torque of those engines combined with the stronger gearbox would probably make the little Ford coupes squirt out of the corners like nothing else. To look at one all done up though you’d think you were driving a truck.
My buddy owns a moonshine car that was still Flatty powered. The modifications to the suspension were quite clever like dual lever style shocks, heavy springs with over riders, the later factory panhard bars, Lincoln brakes etc.
It’s a pretty cool deal and it’s real.
Think you could get some pics to post?? That sounds awesome...