Thanks! Years of planning and saving into the engine. I figured if Bill Trovato can get over 1200hp on his nitrous, diesel block 350 I can get close to 1000hp with my girdle block. And if not I'll just have to start my diesel block build sooner, and sell the 1,000 pieces my engine blows into! After all it's just money right? lol
Thanks. And I had thought about it but my rails are a lot higher than the s&w rails and I would have to have the bar come out at an angle downwards. So I decided to make a custom mount for rear body mounts and rear bumper out of some mild steel. Just got to get the frame under the body and get my cage welded in and then I'll fab the mounts and post pics.
Damn. That's some serious surgery. This will be a fun thread to follow.What trunk?
My trunk had a bad seal before I got it so I had some rust back there. I broke 3 of the 4 rear body bolts and the mounts are rusted on the body It looks like stamped 16ga metal so I'm thinking 1/2x1/2 square tube welded down the side then tie it into the back half. The floor where the back seat was isn't cut back far enough. It will be cut back to the cross brace for the body, where the rear seat hooked into.
Thanks! Honestly I think that without a cage you might have body winkle issues. The backhalf needs bracing after the axle centerline. I can push down on my backhalf and watch it bounce quite a bit. After the body is mounted to the new kit, if it where to move, I could see it crushing some quarters... I will be doing down bars and cross bars off the roll bar to make it solid. I can't think of anyway to brace the rear and still get tires on there, without a cage. Bracing the xmember does not fix the flex or bounce the frame has. Hope this helps
