Foxbody Stock suspension and Mini wheelies? TNT Prep

[@MrBlitzkrieg1987]

Brother!!! Seeing that broken rocker gave me ptsd 😮. You’re most likely right about the pushrods touching the head… car sounds freaking awesome! Did some nice launches there 🤟

[@jdrods1519]

Thanks brother!!! Yea I’m scared every time I drive it that I keep a extra steel stamp and push rod with me 😂😂😂 it’s launching hood but It’s squatting bad! Need shocks

[@alltherpm]

​@@jdrods1519some times stock or 4cyl suspension works best, u need a converter to launch harder

[@jdrods1519]

Or a Manual Trans 😂

[@terrygrover6440]

Hey jd you've really brought that car around all the hard work you put into this i hate seeing you have any problems , hope you get it all sorted out, you deserve the best, good video thanks for sharing with us 👍

[@jdrods1519]

Thanks Terry! Hope you are doing well! I made it to TNT and uploaded the video Saturday. The car is starting to come around. Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@fomobros2207]

That green car is too cool!

[@jdrods1519]

Thanks man!!!! 🇺🇸💪🏼

[@306foxbody1]

Wow...that's crazy with the rockers...I never thought the pushrod could ever get that close to the head. Hope you don't have any more trouble. Good luck at the track!!👍

[@jdrods1519]

Thank you!!! Yep I’m not sure if its just the set I got happen to be a bad set that slipped by Quality control or what the deal is. I just made it back from TNT and it was a good one! Hopefully I’ll have a video up in a few days. Thanks for watching!!! 🙏

[@gordocarbo]

THose and guideplates are hardened just for that purpose.

[@vrm86gt]

Id get a new set of rockers, with those pushrods so close to the heads id be worried about binding, scraping and sending metal through your engine

[@jdrods1519]

Yep I’ve got a set in the works. Hope you had a good Christmas! 🎄

[@jplperformance9073]

I agree 100%. You get what you pay for these days

[@gordocarbo]

@@jdrods1519 Pushrods are hardened just for that purpose. Unless they re really jammed against something Id not worry. You can always get adjustable pushrod guides, mark and weld them when you get that rocker arm perfectly centered I always get a little strong ONE piece pushrod than I think I need. They flex and take a lot of punishment. Are your springs set up with proper coil bind clearance, seat and open pressure? Floating valves, rev limiteres arent parts freindly

[@jdrods1519]

@@gordocarbo yep once I put a better set of rockers all the issues went away thankfully

[@KrisGreenhillsGarage]

Hey man, I just discovered the channel. Keep up the good work. My son and I are building 2 seriously low budget cars and Proform rockers are what I was looking at for my car. I'm having second thoughts now. I guess I'll see what the budget looks like when I put the engine together. I've watched a couple older videos but didn't see the exact engine combo you're running in this car.

[@jdrods1519]

Thanks man!!! I’ve been watching you and your son busting knuckles on his car!!! That fuel pump issue you had was wild!!! Yea I’m not to happy with the Proforms so far. This car has Edelbrock RPM heads, Weiand 7515 intake, E303 cam, 1-5/8 long tube headers, stock AOD trans with 3000 stall and 4.10s

[@KrisGreenhillsGarage]

@jdrods1519 that thing sounds rowdy for an E303. I had a couple back in the day, and I don't remember them sounding that good.

[@jdrods1519]

@@KrisGreenhillsGarage it’s the cheap eBay resonators and 2.5 exhaust true duals no H or X pipe 🤓

[@aphil4581]

You need longer pushrods to keep them from hitting the head or locators. The pushrods are disconnecting from the rocker arms and then snapping back into palace breaking the rocker or the pushrod! I do like scorpions too. Had them on my 69 496 SS Chevelle. They got sold with the car. Had them for at least a decade on the SS with no trouble at all running to 7000 rpm shifts.

[@jdrods1519]

I thought I needed longer push rods also but when I check the ware pattern on the valve stem it seems perfect and centered. I might have to revisit the geometry and try some longer ones. The scorpions are awesome! Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@Enjoy.The.Decline]

Dam brotha, that rocker n pushrod is a darn shame.. You mess with or upgrade the 4 link yet? Looks like your gettin a bit of squat on launch.. The fox has a great rear setup, just needs tuning and slight modification.. Great video, keep em coming! Look fwd to seeing your journey👊✌️

[@jdrods1519]

Thanks brother!!! Yea not sure what the rocker issue really is. The suspension is 100% stock. I did put a football in the spring before TNT Friday night. I just uploaded the video Saturday. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@gordocarbo]

@@jdrods1519 Figured by the way things moved around out back. Late 80s stuck a stout 460 in an 85. South Side Machine bars are the hot setup for hot cars. Even have them on m y Abody. THey force the axle down, lift the body up. Really helps plant the tires.

[@vrm86gt]

Good luck at Tnt!

[@jdrods1519]

Thanks man!

[@gordocarbo]

Got a set of sbc Proform rocker arms around late 80s early 90s. Hope they improved since! The diameter of the hole for the bearings was way too small for one...larger is better spreads the load out. Less than 200 miles they came apart spilling needle bearings in my engine (brand new!) I knew better than to buy cheap stuff and did it anyways. Valvetrain parts always save longer and buy the best you possibly can. Dont buy generic ..xxx lift white box crap. Get the good stuff. Isky Crower Pac etc. Used intakes, engine tin etc sure go buy used

[@jdrods1519]

@@gordocarbo definitely!!! I ended up upgrading not long after this video! I learned my lesson on that deal forsure! Thanks for checking the video out!

[@glennramsey917]

Anti sway bar is your answer . I used to pull left wheel wheelies about 18 inches high and 60yo 80 ft out .. then i put a anti sway bar on on the rear and the front end came up level from then on … i used a stock anti sway bar nothing fancy .

[@jdrods1519]

Awesome!!! I’ll definitely have to look into getting one!!!! Thanks for the info and thanks for watching! 🙏

[@glennramsey917]

@@jdrods1519 your welcome .. anytime i can help i will .. btw if you have a front anti sway bar you will want to take it off before you make a serious pass .. it gives you lots of front end travel and transfers the weight to the back tires for better traction .

[@jdrods1519]

@@glennramsey917 yes sir that taking the front bar off was one of the first things I did. It was originally a 4cyclinder car for the stock 7.5 doesn’t have a rear sway bar but I’m going to try to see if will accept one. Thanks again!

[@glennramsey917]

@@jdrods1519 my car is a 1979 coupe .. it didnt come with a rear sway bar .. i had to out lower control arms off a 88 … they have the holes to bolt up a rear sway bar ..

[@sixoid4104]

I’ve never seen a rocker with the 1.6 sbf symbol upside down

[@jdrods1519]

You and me both! 😂

[@rudde67ssm62]

one football in the passenger rear will work until ya get antiroll bar

[@jdrods1519]

Yes sir it did! I made it to TNT Friday night. Just put the video out yesterday. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@jesserosales1367]

I just started following you . I was wondering what engine is in it and what intake

[@jdrods1519]

@@jesserosales1367 thanks for the follow! at the time of this video it was a stock bottom end 302 with a E303 cam and a Weiand 7515 intake and a 650 carburetor

[@VictorSanchez-kp9nt]

Sucks about the rocker arms. The car is sounding good.

[@jdrods1519]

Yea it does. I think I just got a set that slipped through Quality control or something unless they are all like that. Thanks man!!! 🙏

[@brandonknight7240]

Dont skimp on those parts, never heard of those rockers but they look too skinny by the poly lock, itll probably happen again

[@jdrods1519]

Your probably right. Or there’s a quality control issue. Check out Proform rockers on summit or jegs and that’s what these are. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@davidreed6070]

What spring force are you using?

[@jdrods1519]

The springs that come on the Edelbrock heads are around 230 @.575 I believe and the Proform rockers are good to 220. My cam is .498/.498 lift

[@natchoh5point0]

What size rear wheel and tire are u running?

[@jdrods1519]

26x10 and the rear has 4.10s

[@raydavidson2999]

What is the exhaust

[@jdrods1519]

It’s got 1-5/8 jegs long tubes with 2-1/2 all the way back with Cheap eBay resonators

[@crazyhorseracing6130]

Those are for Chevys that's why they are so close to the head. They're a little longer than the Fords. I bet Proform miss marked them

[@jdrods1519]

Damn I didn’t think about that. Your actually probably right about that! Thanks for watching brother!!!!

[@crazyhorseracing6130]

You're welcome. Thanks for the videos!!@@jdrods1519

[@vinmandich7756]

When shina copied rocker geo they went with chevys 1.6 and put a f insted of c they will work off different heads but your geometry stil will be wacky

[@jdrods1519]

I’ll be calling summit racing forsure because that’s were I got them. They are definitely junk. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@vinmandich7756]

Suspension is not sepersting fast enough . Atleas y some old school 90 10s for front a team z to bar relocate kit and springs

[@jdrods1519]

Suspension upgrades are definitely in the future. Just posted the TNT video yesterday.Thanks for watching!!!🙏

[@fordtechlife]

🦊🚗🔧👊💪🇺🇸🙌🔥

[@jdrods1519]

🇺🇸💪🏼 thanks for watching brother!