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Originally Posted by preston
Oh indeed it is. I've been there !
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Not sure this is a good or bad response...
When will there be a new update on your build?? I love that car.
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Originally Posted by cpd004
Love this build! I'm looking forward to seeing how you approach the cross member mods. Especially how you are going to tie it into the rockers.
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Thank for the kind words. I wasnt really planning anything super crazy for the cross member. When I say tie into the rockers I was thinking to simply contour the end of the x-member to the shape of the rocker and weld them together. That may change when I'm actually doing the work but for now that's the plan
This also make me think of something else I need to decide. It's a bit of a big thing because it entails both safety and strength/rigidity.
I added the shock hoops specific for the coil over mount and the plan was to add another set of bay bars and tie the 2 together. Once they were in they ended up a bit taller than I expected. Now I'm not sure how necessary the second set of bars really is.
Part of me if thinking to just tie into the shock hoops and then add a brace across the engine. The hoops are 1 3/4 DOM so I don't think there is a material strength issue. I just wonder if having a joint is a terrible idea.
Here's a rough sketch of what I was thinking. Hopefully the blue lines I added are visible. I'll probably add this to Sutton's safety thread as well
