Re: Another Bad Frame - 1966 Chassis Restoration
Yesterday afternoon I added fluids and some fuel and ran it up. Everything fine. Went for a 5 mile test drive after some initial checks and car drove fine. Clutch is fine. Brakes perfect. Engine temp around 180 idle or cruising. All electrical normal.
My initial alignment was pretty good as I had no steering wandering, and my follower on the road said the car was straight. Alignment next week after adding the sidepipe covers, other front bumper(new brace due Monday) and a few other bits and it's done. It looks much nicer inside the cabin with that stock shifter handle too.






One caveat.....The new stock smallblock Eaton front coil springs are still quite high by my eyes. The new Eaton rear is a bit high too. I am hoping it settles quite a bit. More fuel and the added right front bumper isn't going to help that much.
Have any of you used the Eatons and had this initial issue and did it settle to normal over time?




Yesterday afternoon I added fluids and some fuel and ran it up. Everything fine. Went for a 5 mile test drive after some initial checks and car drove fine. Clutch is fine. Brakes perfect. Engine temp around 180 idle or cruising. All electrical normal.
My initial alignment was pretty good as I had no steering wandering, and my follower on the road said the car was straight. Alignment next week after adding the sidepipe covers, other front bumper(new brace due Monday) and a few other bits and it's done. It looks much nicer inside the cabin with that stock shifter handle too.

One caveat.....The new stock smallblock Eaton front coil springs are still quite high by my eyes. The new Eaton rear is a bit high too. I am hoping it settles quite a bit. More fuel and the added right front bumper isn't going to help that much.
Have any of you used the Eatons and had this initial issue and did it settle to normal over time?
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