Coopers are known for cupping with heavyier vehicals gotta rotate every oil change not a fan of em i worked at a tire shop they were great on jeeps and blazers just nothin more than an s10
no help yet but i am currently building pretty close to same thing i am going full roller though and shes 30 over im using the 049s that have the big valves and some crazy port work they look like they should flow good
Swapped out both front calipers on the 87 16$ a piece remans all the parts store carried lifetime replacment so well see if im changin em once or twice a yr and got some misc lights going (the lil ones in rear tails)
I would look into fan clutch and have a peak through the radiator to make sure its not clogged if it drops down while driving seems like not enough airflow at idle just my .02
I do with my dd but i have spare vehicals lol agree woth posted aboce on fixin it right i wouldnd do tje whole front in but definetly cut out the old male sure everyhings clean and straight then beef it up while your at it
Havnt used it yet but that body pannel glue supposed to be fairly easy and alot better in the long run since you dont melt the paint off behind the weld less chance of rusting out again