My build, my Fox transformation....lotsa pics

D. Sea wrote:

richter69 wrote:

bigblockfox468 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:Looks good so far HeRo..............

HeRo.....huh yeah right

Its ok you can take over the CaPe, my EgO outgrew it and I have moved on to the next level............


your gonna shit when you mash the loud pedal on that thang............

I instructed Mike to get some Depends under garments

your the expert on that !!!!!

Been a while since I've been in here.Time to update this thread. Did some shakedown passes last month. Overall I'm very satisfied on the times and especially the mph. Just got it to get it to hook now.The Hoosier QTP's didn't fare to well with this set up, they worked good with the old 468. Next time out I'll have some ET Drag's on her.

bigblockfox468 wrote:Been a while since I've been in here.Time to update this thread. Did some shakedown passes last month. Overall I'm very satisfied on the times and especially the mph. Just got it to get it to hook now.The Hoosier QTP's didn't fare to well with this set up, they worked good with the old 468. Next time out I'll have some ET Drag's on her.

What size Hoosier QTP's did you have on your car?Just curious was thinking about trying them next year on my car.

Thanks Mark.

Mark Miller wrote:

What size Hoosier QTP's did you have on your car?Just curious was thinking about trying them next year on my car.

Thanks Mark.

Mark they were 28X11.50X15. Like I said in my earlier post they worked well with the 468 but this 528 is a little too much for them Thanks alot Blake no just joking I love it

bigblockfox468 wrote:

Mark Miller wrote:

What size Hoosier QTP's did you have on your car?Just curious was thinking about trying them next year on my car.

Thanks Mark.

Mark they were 28X11.50X15. Like I said in my earlier post they worked well with the 468 but this 528 is a little too much for them Thanks alot Blake no just joking I love it

Do you still have them and how many passes on them?

Thanks Mark.

Mark Miller wrote:

Do you still have them and how many passes on them?

Thanks Mark.

Yep still got em. As a matter of fact I will be getting them taken off and the ET Drags installed today.

The QTP's have 40 passes on them and maybe 30 miles of street driving.

My cousin was looking for a set of tires,i don't know if he's looking to buy new or used.I might see him Saturday i'll ask him and let you know.

Thanks Mark.

cool build, do you get down to milan at all? it would be great to meet up with somme bbf guys there.

Been awhile so here's an update.

Time slips from my last time out. Only 2 passes and I shut it down. The ET Drags grew a little and I got some tire rub on the tire face. It put a little groove on the passenger side. Didn't want to destroy a new set of tires. So I spectated the rest of the day. Wheel well work to happen this winter and some suspension mods too. Want to get those 60' into the mid 1.30's or less

I'm car 29

A little update on my suspension dilemma. Got a little educated on stock suspension set up. Thanks to Tony aka yellowhorse7 for all his input and turning me to go see Dave at Team Z in Taylor here in Michigan

The old


The new



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Now I got to set pinion angle and get the rear wheels centered. Then I'll probably take it to Team Z and let Dave work his magic
So hopefully this turd will 60 foot better and maybe some 9's will be in my future

Also got some Strange single adjustable 10 setting front struts to install but "MORE FAB WORK" needs to happen so they fit the spindle mounting flange. Going to do a little work on both the rear wheel well lip areas.

Cant wait

No Problem....whatever I can do let me know

Good suspension is key to any stock style Fox chassis working properly. We picked up 3.5 tenths one night just by tweaking the shocks and struts on my buddies Fox. He was impressed to say the least.

Nice upgrades Mike

Nice work Mike, how much was those Strange single adjustable 10 setting front struts?? those came from Dave also??

D's557BBF wrote:Nice work Mike, how much was those Strange single adjustable 10 setting front struts?? those came from Dave also??

Yeah D everything came from Dave. His prices are comparable to Jegs and Summit plus you have no shipping. He has the struts listed at $119 each. I got a discounted package deal He's an alright guy

bigblockfox468 wrote:

D's557BBF wrote:Nice work Mike, how much was those Strange single adjustable 10 setting front struts?? those came from Dave also??

Yeah D everything came from Dave. His prices are comparable to Jegs and Summit plus you have no shipping. He has the struts listed at $119 each. I got a discounted package deal He's an alright guy

You get my PM?

yellowhorse7 wrote:

You get my PM?

Yeah I'm going to fire one back.....be ready to read a book It's going to take me a bit

Updates?

dfree383 wrote:Updates?

Not much other than getting all my new suspension parts on. The front strut tabs on the spindles had to be machined. Had to remove about 1/4" of material from each so the new struts would fit them. I'm being told thats what needs to be done on 86 model years and down if your using OEM spindles. Put some 14" 165lb front springs on, installed a line lock, rear push/pull type shut off by the license plate area, some wheel well work, found 50 lbs to take off the car. Just waiting for Dave at Team Z to tell me when to take my car over so he can scale it, plot the suspension, make sure what I did is correct and give me his seal of approval. Had Dan-O make me some stickers.



This one's for Blake




This one's for my bud Dominic who has done ALOT of fab work for me

were you get the 429-460.com stickers from and the powerd by snake to? and the car is coming along great!

nitrous.f wrote:were you get the 429-460.com stickers from and the powerd by snake to? and the car is coming along great!

Get with Dan "the sticker man" Hobbs aka 56Tbird right here on our very own forum. PM him

Thanks

How was the install with the team z stuff? Everything fit like a glove? I'm thinking about his reas suspension system for my 86.

dfree383 wrote:How was the install with the team z stuff? Everything fit like a glove? I'm thinking about his reas suspension system for my 86.

Yeah Dave it was a piece of cake.....quite easy actually. Don't know if you've gone to his website but he has some real good video's there and they're free .

I just want to get the car over to him now and make sure I got everything right....which I'm sure it isnt cause I need to be in the seat while all the adjustments are made. He (Dave at Team Z) tells me I'm probly in the ball park but we're gonna make sure its right. He's kind of backed right now which is a good thing.