New from Louisiana

[Hotrod46]

Hello - I've been lurking for a while. I found this site while searching for suspension info and found Ron Sutton's excellent write ups. I'm not sure if my project qualifies as a Pro Tourer, though. It's an old Austin Healey based kit car from the 80's that I picked up cheap. It started as a simple rebuild, but has morphed into a full blown redesign.

I am resigning the Mustang II front suspension with my own longer control arms and narrowing the rack. The rear will be a narrowed Explorer 8.8 with a 3 link. Power will come from a 383 stroker and a T56 6 speed. The engine is still just parts right now. The suspension is under construction. I have some parts built, but I'm still working on the geometry. The downside is that it is limited on tire width, though.

Here's a pic of it before I blew it apart for the rebuild.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x100/46Ford/20130619_182825_zps97aeb6ea.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/46Ford/media/20130619_182825_zps97aeb6ea.jpg.html)

Mike

[DETON8R]

Always wondered what happened to those old kit cars.
I figure that there are a bunch of them hanging around, just need to get the owners to sell them for a song.

Check out these photos.
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=34997&highlight=flares

This car is here in the Santa Cruz CA area. Custom suspension with one-off a-arm set-up in the front, flares and side pipes, to widen the track width and get wider tires under the fenders. Has a small block Ford. Really nice car, made the car look like a semi-cobra roadster.

The flares and side pipes really balance the look of the car and contribute to stance of the car.

[Hotrod46]

Getting better rubber on the car is what started all this. Even though the car has flared fenders, the widest tires that fit are 205's. I decided to narrow the track and that snowballed into where I'm at now. If I'm going to all the trouble, I might as well make a few improvements.

[WSSix]

Welcome to the site. Sounds like a really neat project. I look forward to seeing your progress. Good luck!

[BMR Sales]

Welcome!

[Hotrod46]

Thanks for the welcomes. I'll post some pictures as I progress.

Mike