Export bracing

[roadman5312]

Anybody know if any bracing was used on Cuda's/Challenger's like Ford used on the Mustangs for export. Since there unibody cars I would think something would have been added for when they were picked up to put on a ship. My internet searches turn up nothing.  Just received the torque boxs for the Hemi Challenger clone were building and I want anything else that would have been factory to strenghten the body.

[HP2]

I've never heard of anything like that on Mopars. On Mustangs it is a requirement because the coil springs sit on top of the upper control arm and feeds its load directly into the inner fenders.

[roadman5312]

Thanks HP2, didn't think about the Mustang coil springs. Learn something new every day.

[bigblue73]

How about we make some.  I've been looking to do something for a while and saw a few really nice units (both designed and installation wise) on a the Power Tour. 

[ToxicWolf]

How about we make some.  I've been looking to do something for a while and saw a few really nice units (both designed and installation wise) on a the Power Tour.

Sounds like fun to me.   

[bigblue73]

The Mustang crowd is full of good ideas for the Monte Carlo Bars.  I'm not a fan of rod ends as being the structural connecting point of the system in my car anyway.

[roadman5312]

Sounds like a plan bigblue, got any pics of the ones you saw ? I prefer designs that look like the factory would have done it.

[rhamson]

I plan on making some for my '72 Challenger. I am going to weld a 3/16" flat filler piece over the wiper motor and under the cover and connect in to the area by welding underneath around it where it meets the firewall. I am also going to tap into the areas above the shocks once I beef that up with some plate steel also. I am tired of how the front ends of these cars flop around. I have also installed the US Cartool front support kit including the lower rad support. I think it should end the floppy front end.

[roadman5312]

Keep us up on the work rhamson.