Reply to "WHA???? Year Requirements for a Flared Speedster???"

Gordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

Not only was it standard from late-1968 on, but it's also a major PITA to add IRS to a swing-axle pan and get it all straight. You must add forward attach points for the rear diagonal arms and THOSE determine the rear wheel alignment.

There is NO tangible difference in a "standard", IRS, non-McPherson-strut pan from 1969 - 1977.

This builder, (as we all know) is blowing smoke out of an oriface and hoping you'll believe him.

So think about this: What's the supposed big deal with a flared body? The pan/frame outline (that which fits directly to the pan) is identical between the "classic" and "flared" cars. All that's different is a little more fiberglass sticking out at the wheel arches. THAT has nothing to do with the pan configuration.

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