Well I got the clip fully welded in, but not reasembled yet. I followed most of the no limit stuff so I removed the ears boxed the front end etc.

I removed the motor tranny and clip from the donor, that was pretty easy but time consuming.

The clip is stamped metal welded together by a two year old. the welds are awful looking full of holes blow through etc. Made me feel like an expert welder. Luckily most of the clip gets covered up.

The torsion bushing parts are kind of pricey and hard to find, I will just run mine and if its a problem I will just buy newer ones from the J-yard Everything else is cheap and easy to get.

The no limit video was a lot of help I will be passing it on soon.

Install time took quite a while, I could see how a mustang II aftermarket kit could save you upwards of 10-15 hours but $$$$ Since you need to buy the kit strut rod eliminator kit, bigger brakes etc count on $2K to do it right.

My net cost was free, I got the car for free and sold the motor for $150 which will cover the cost of rebuild parts.

I feel the install was very strong, I am not a professional welder but have welded lots of suspension parts etc, and consider my self a decent hobbiest welder. With the volare install there is something like, I kid you not 8 feet of welds holding this thing in, it is not going anywhere.

After its all installed I feel its a pretty decent looking suspension. Not as pretty as a mustang II but with the motor in there I don't think it will look as bad as some make it out to be.

Steering box is huge, I am going to run a small block but its no biggy, I am considering mounting up a rack and pinion though to clean things up.

The donor car rode awesome, very comfortable and I feel with some poly swaybar bushings and good shocks it should handle decent too.

 

Thanks for the update...I believe I'm next on the list....

Mike

 

pics in my gallery

Eldomike is next in line thanks again lumber jack!

 

nice job! I am anxious to start mine too...Hope it turns out as good as yours.

 

You'll like it. As long as none of the T-bushings are too shot it will ride very nice. Put some firm shocks on it and it will lay flat in the curves too. Some KYB shocks were possibly the best mod I ever did to my truck, and they are far from an expensive shock. They make a performance line that is only about ten bucks more per shock than a Monroe or Gabriel K-Mart offering.

 

Gary,

Congrats on finishing your Volare installation. It's gets easier from here on...oh, and pigs fly next week too.

 

Great job. I did mine but left the ears on. I don't think it will be that noticeable after the tin goes back on. One question, If you used the video, did you make your marks from the axle stop hole in the frame and did you cut it one inch foward? Just curious. I mocked up my doghouse and it looks just a little off center, but not enough to cut everything loose and redo it. Ricky

 

I moved it up an inch, where did you put your centerline at?

 

One inch foward of the bumper stop hole.

 

I got my suspension repair parts from http://www.suspension.com/moparcar.htm, but they don't list a torsion bar bushing. Its been so long now I don't remember where I got those.

haven't driven it except around the block, so I'm not sure how it all is (and not yet properly aligned).

Sam

 

Speaking of torsion bar bushings, I bought a set from my local Mopar dealer but after reading the instructions on how to install them I decided my old ones weren't so bad. Basically, they tell you to slide them on using a special Mopar lubricant and if they split go buy another pair...yeah, right!