The universal front pad size code is D592. I have really grown to like the Hawk products and their HPS is a very popular compound. I shop through Pegasus quite a bit for their pads: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/advcat.asp?CategoryID=HAWKCAR
I run AC-Delco GL-4 in mine at the moment and it was formulated for the Vette/Cad T-56 transaxles. I'm very pleased with the performance and I'm very hard on the synchros. About to make the leap into rebuilding my own T-56s.
If you drive a lot in traffic, especially freeway stop 'n go, you'll be better off with the heavier wheel. The light one is more prone to bucking - for sure with a 708, or hotter cam.
Saturday, I cleaned the transmission tunnel and rear subframe/diff/seatback partition area on the lift. The engine is out for a hone and rings and the trans came out with it. Some nights this week, I'll detail the engine compartment and suspension links. Rear shocks are coming out for new shaft...
Lots of truth bombs being dropped here. I'm a hard-headed DIY'er, but I generally enjoy the the hunt, the takedown and the messy bits. It adds to the personal satisfaction of a job well done. OTOH, I also deeply appreciate those folks who make a business of keeping the community supplied with...
It's a little under the thickness of an average business card. Once you start the car, it works its way into the oil pan. It's too large to get sucked into the pump, and too soft to hurt anything.
At least is isn't the burned up and abandoned abomination that someone else around these parts decided needed the Phoenix treatment. There are lots of track-worthy cars out there at pretty modest entry costs. I suggest you cast your net a little further out.
Dragsters call it tire shake. There can be a number of contributing factors, but until you get it figured out, start lowering air pressures and trying NOT to keep wheel-hopping it. Something is going to break and it won't be pretty.
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