bowtieman427
Member
This winter my son and I decided to complete some suspension, engine freshen up and disc brake overhaul to our '59 Impala. Suspension is currently stock and to me rides bad, handles real bad & brakes bad. The goal is to make this car handle and stop a lot better. Be a real fun to drive street car/cruiser. Wish we could make it ride like a modern car
car has
348 3x2
4-speed
3.36 rear end.
since it was a 280HP I assume it is currently 9.5 to 1 CR.
it currently runs on 91 octane with NO issues.
the plan is
the plan is to keep it looking like it does under the hood.
-4 wheel power disc
-new rear suspension arms ?
-front tubular arms ?
-may even consider coil overs.
The engine runs fine but son wants to take it out and rebuild it. Give it all a once over to make sure all is good. want to re-ring, new bearings, seals and find a great flat tappet cam prefer a solid flat tappet or looking for recommendations. the car was originally a 280 HP 3x2 but the the original owner put a solid lifter cam and rebuilt the engine in 1972. We would like to modernize it if possible keeping it running on 89-91 octane. We in fact would like good gas mileage and at the same time like opening up the en carbs.
Any suspension upgrades or engine mods that work of suggestions please share.
thanks in avance
car has
348 3x2
4-speed
3.36 rear end.
since it was a 280HP I assume it is currently 9.5 to 1 CR.
it currently runs on 91 octane with NO issues.
the plan is
the plan is to keep it looking like it does under the hood.
-4 wheel power disc
-new rear suspension arms ?
-front tubular arms ?
-may even consider coil overs.
The engine runs fine but son wants to take it out and rebuild it. Give it all a once over to make sure all is good. want to re-ring, new bearings, seals and find a great flat tappet cam prefer a solid flat tappet or looking for recommendations. the car was originally a 280 HP 3x2 but the the original owner put a solid lifter cam and rebuilt the engine in 1972. We would like to modernize it if possible keeping it running on 89-91 octane. We in fact would like good gas mileage and at the same time like opening up the en carbs.
Any suspension upgrades or engine mods that work of suggestions please share.
thanks in avance