New Member, 72 Cheyenne 402

[TCONNELLY]

Hi,

New Member here. Just picked up this 72 yesterday from Delaware. Drove it 5 hours back to New York. I couldn't believe the amount of people looking at it and the thumbs up on the way back.

My wife wanted this exact truck. She advised me that if anyone comments on the truck, I should inform them that " It's my wife's truck and I am just borrowing it". As luck would have it, we found this for sale 10 minutes from my mothers house, in southern Delaware, on a trip to see her. It was sitting in front of a repair shop. The guy was going to bring it to Ocean City Maryland the following weekend, for a big car show. I knew I had to make a deal that day, so, that he didn't take it to the show.

My first project is to improve the handling. Any advise about the handling would be appreciated. I like the stock look, so, I don't want to lower it, Just make it more stable on the highway.

This fall I want to work on the engine. More power. From what I understand I need a set of closed chamber heads, to increase the compression ratio. I want the engine to look stock on the outside.