Daytona's gettin' a little bit closer to REALLY cruising.........

[moparstuart]

    so troy when does the alterkation front cross member , rack and supionion go on 

[hemi68charger]

Wow, I'm shocked.      I actually had to double check your user name when I read this post.   

I think it's cool though, I'd love to have your Daytona.   

No more shocked than I !!!!  I'm not sure where this is coming from, but I'm doing it......... Maybe it's me getting older, changing or something else... My friends as well are kidding me about it... In all reality, I'm not hurting anything about the Daytona, so it's all good...

[maxwellwedge]

OK, let it be known,,,,,,,,,,,,, I don't like cruising at 4000 rpm on the highway only doing 60-65 mph (and yes, I still want the 4.10 performance on my regular streets around town). This has nothing to do with Grandma, a Subaru or the color of grass in Mongolia........ Call it,,,, personal preference................  Now if others don't mind it, more power to them..... 



I'll update in a while since this isn't going right in.... Don't want the car to be down for the next couple of shows over the next month...

AB - Your tach is off.....70 MPH should be about 3700-3800 Max with 4.10's and 15" tires.

[Richard Cranium]

Do you have to beat up the drive shaft tunnel to get all that in?

[moparstuart]

Do you have to beat up the drive shaft tunnel to get all that in?

[Highbanked Hauler]

 Hey Troy,geeese I thought you would go with changing the rear gear put in something like a set of 2:76 and you'd have Talladega cruising gears!!

[hemi68charger]

Hey Troy,geeese I thought you would go with changing the rear gear put in something like a set of 2:76 and you'd have Talladega cruising gears!!

There's something about pulling the original 4.10's out of her that I don't like.. I have gotten accustomed to the performance around town and don't want to give that up...

Do you have to beat up the drive shaft tunnel to get all that in?

I don't think so. The Achilles heel for the installation was the 90 degree speedo pinion adapter. It used to stick out further from the OD case, hence closer to the tunnel. Here is a comparison of the older version in Pat's '68 and mine I have now...

1. Previous design: You can see how close the adapter is, it has that star-looking mid-section.
2. Current design: Mine doesn't and it's not even fully seated in this picture.

[Dave Kanofsky]

* * * Hypothetical Situation* * *

Troy wheels the Daytona on over to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. 
After he exits the car and the tech drives it over the pit, Troy mentions to the guy down below, "Hey after you grease the inner tie rods and U-joints, don't forget the two on the idler arm and the 90 degree speedo pinion adapter"



Seriously though, that should be a sweet ride when it's buttoned up.

[mauve66]

they must of radically changed the 90 degree adaptor, mine doesn't look anything like that

what did you decide on the activation switch and status lights???

[hemi68charger]

they must of radically changed the 90 degree adaptor, mine doesn't look anything like that

what did you decide on the activation switch and status lights???

You mean where do I plan on mounting them or which positions? (Auto vs. Manual)? I'm not planning on installing it until the Christmas holiday when I have many days off in row.

[mauve66]

position of activation switch, type of activation switch, type of status lights, position of activation lights...............we have to wait until WHEN??
we're living through your pics man..........................

[68RT4ME]

My unit has the 90 degree adapter for it too. It didn't come with it so it had to be ordered to make it work as it's way tighter in the drive shaft tunnel on a 3rd gen than on a 2nd gen.. As for RPM's, I run 3.91's with a 275 60 15 BFG at 28" tall and the engine turns 3200 rpm's at 80 mph which is my cruising speed. It's been installed since '06 and I've run it up and down I-95 a few thousand miles with no issues. I'd say you will like it allot.