.58 wall moly tube .750 dia very stiff and light. Weld on some bungs and hime joints then they could be tensioned.
F41 and aftermarket bracing diagrams (pics added)
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posting my pics in here as well
jounce bars, 36mm swaybar and end links
new braces... just need the fender to radiator support ones
heres where they mount to the cowl if anyone is curious. theres a dimple in the metal where to drill
in this picture, you can see i drilled in the wrong spot #-o the dimple is clearly visible just below the windshield wiper clip
jounce bars, 36mm swaybar and end links
new braces... just need the fender to radiator support ones
heres where they mount to the cowl if anyone is curious. theres a dimple in the metal where to drill
in this picture, you can see i drilled in the wrong spot #-o the dimple is clearly visible just below the windshield wiper clip
got the braces in the other day, and lucked out. at Lowes they have a drawer with auto clips, so i was able to get new clips for all the fasteners. they only modification i had to do was to bend the bars to clear the fender to cowl braces.
scored a grand prix bar out of the local junk yard, cleaned it up, painted it and installed it. the only downside is it was never designed to work with the jounce bars, it was one or the other on a car, so i had to bolt this on top of the other one.
here you can see how i had to mount it. but now, the wagon has EVERY factory brace. (except the GNX stuff)
here you can see how i had to mount it. but now, the wagon has EVERY factory brace. (except the GNX stuff)
Doober said:
order a 2" long 1/2x13 bolt, fully threaded so you have enough room to get the nylock nut on. thats what i ended up doing.
Do you have a before/after result of the braces in the engine compartment? One of my triangulating bars got bent somehow while on the '81, I think I may have clipped a 'coon or something... I have a feeling in the future I may just make my own after realizing how thin-walled the factory braces are.
no before/after results, just the seat of the pants feel. with all the parts on there now, i can go around corners much faster!
Is solid body mounts on a stock framed drag only car a bad idea??. Seems on Malibu's given this thread the cars suffer from flex. I am guessing the wheel standing G body cars all have to have the bracing. How bad is the stock frame flex??.
Gary, I don't know anyone who adds all these braces and such (extra weight) to a drag car. This is more oriented toward a car built for corner carving. These cars will twist at launch with enough power, but some sort of anti-roll in the rear will cure that. At the very least, you can put an airbag in the right rear spring and it will help some. If you are concerned about the strength of the frame, you could weld in a roll cage. There is not any huge reason to be adding bracing all over the front of the car though for drag racing a high 11 second car.
