Has anyone on here with a 62-67 Nova or Acadian installed a CPP lower control arm kit in an attempt to correct those bad front end woes these cars have?
I would like to talk to someone who has one.
Thanks
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I have a number of car projects on the go right now. You've seen the two in the garage. Besides that, I have to remove a V8/auto from a Regal and put it into a first generation Acadian wagon. Also, our son will get his learner's permit in the spring. He has purchased the 94 LT1 Roadmaster sedan that I bought in the spring for myself. We have been working on the safety inspection for it. We've already put Flowmaster mufflers on it! Might as well, I remember being 16!!!
Just thinking ahead for my Acadian. One of the things I want to do is this lower control arm modification and power steering. Apparently the new arm setup makes it handle much better.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I don't have them but from what I've heard the difference is like night and day. I'll go this route if the parts I picked up for mine don't cure the alignment/binding issues.
I think Norm (forespeed) has these arms on his orange '63 SD. There's a ton of guys on steve's site who have them.
Carl I think that conversion may be in the Nova quarterly books I have I will look and if so I will get your mailing address and send it to you. ARCADIAN
I do have the CPP lower mini frame kit, along with disc brakes and the ball bearing update for the idler arm. Several years ago I drove my Acadian to Detroit which is about 100 miles at 70-75 mph and it wasn't bad at all but it was a two handed drive mainly on the curves and over bumps. This year I drove the car 1700 miles on the Hot Rod Power Tour and the difference is night and day. Now, I have to tell you I'm an old school guy. I learned to drive with a 57 GMC 3spd pickup and a 62 Nova Convertible. First car I owned was a 54 Ford, then a 47 chevy to drive to school everyday. I do not mind manual steering or manual brakes if they work properly. I personally would never put power steering or a rack on my old cars. I like to drive them the way they were, not like a new car. I think guys get way too carried away with trying to make our 40-50 year old cars into a Lexus. I put disc brakes on my car because it goes like a bat our of He** and I need to stop. I put the CPP kit on the car to maintain alignment and save my tires from wearing prematurely. All of my mods are done for a reason including go fast. The CPP kit was money well spent because I would never put an aftermarket clip on one of my cars.
Exactly how I feel, I have no interest in an aftermarket clip. However, I would like it to steer properly. Since I first posted this, I have read more and it seems that maybe spending a bit more money for the Church Boys arm kit might be an even better idea.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Carl I met Chuck Church and his Dad at Columbus Goodguys last year, they are great people and very helpfull. I have heard nothing but good about the Church Boy's front end kit, you might want to research this before purchasing the CPP kit. The Church boys have a drag race car (66/67 Nova) with the kit they sell installed , very nice! I will still look for the magazine article for you though. ARCADIAN
Carl I have the article on the CPP front end kit in a C***Y Nova magazine. It is a detailed description and pics of a vehicle ('67) being converted If you send me a pm with your mailing address I will send you the mag. ARCADIAN Chris