Author: M_Body_Coupe

The trouble with the FF Torsion bars…

So after literally several years of corresponding back’n’forth with Matt@FirmFeel (as in circa 2015) my new torsions bars finally showed up back in May, 2023. Frank took over at FF, and they made a real push to get these out the door. Granted, it was a limitted run of about 10 sets, but having been on that list since the early days I got in on that run.

Well, so a year later now (since the time these arrived) and I started to go to work on these things. Having previously pulled the…

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T-bars: anchors…is there a “more” correct install?

So here is the weird thing: the t-bar hex end anchors have a visible assymetric shape to the anchor "ears" that the adjuster bolt itself hooks into (see 1st pic).

It would appear that one side is pretty flat, while the other side has a round…

11″ brake components

Looking to upgrade to the 11" drum brake setup on my coupe, so literally need the hardware to make that happen:
– backing plates
– connecting & springs hardware
– drums (optional, only if NEW)
– shoes (optional, only if NEW)

Thanks!

2023 – Woodward – sort of “our thing”…

Ohhh…guess whom I met up with last night???

Took a little longer to make it over to Woodward at Donut Cutters b/c of the dreaded cross-border bridge crossing, nothing beats the joy of getting stuck between semis and literally going NOWHERE!!!…but …

Utter defeat….why, why, why?

So I’m stumped (at the moment) by this outcome: went to drop the newly finished W2 stroker motor into the coupe…tried no less than three separate times, each time I have the converter hub hanging up on the crank (meaning the block seems to lack clear…

Factory Parts Book => 82-88 PDFs

Folks!

I have a complete Mopar e-fiche for ’81 to ’09 model years here, these would be the dealer ‘Parts Book’ publications.

Specifically relevant to us though are the F/M/J-body materials…and since it’s a pretty steady topic of discussion I though…

Happy Holidays and 2022 New Year!

Umm…unless I missed this post already (and I looked, I promise LOL), so if one doesn’t exist yet I figured I would send Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022 wishes to all my Mopar FMJ Body buds!

Cheers everyone, take care over the holidays and ma…