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Offline Topcat

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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2007 - 12:12:04 AM »
Nice work on those.

I'm about half way to finishing up mine.
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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2007 - 06:43:37 PM »
Is that normal undercoating or a truck bed liner material on the bottom of your car?  It looks really nice and durable.
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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2007 - 08:39:12 PM »
Is that normal undercoating or a truck bed liner material on the bottom of your car?  It looks really nice and durable.

I think so. It should be done to any midwest driver.

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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2007 - 09:05:02 PM »
Yeah i would be interetsed in knowing what that undercoating is. It looks real smooth and shiny, has to be durable.

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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #19 on: November 16, 2007 - 03:40:53 PM »
Yup, it's a Texas car ;D

The material is a rubberized undercoating which is sprayed on with an undercoat gun out of gallon containers. You can get the stuff from paint supply places, its about $40 a gallon and 2 gallons pretty well covers the complete underside.
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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2007 - 04:10:52 PM »
Very sweet job on the undercoated car. I have been leaning towards the US subframe connectors and that pic just made my mind up for sure. Looks positively stock to me and adds a ton to the torsional stiffness I bet. If you have subframe connectors do you really need torque boxes?
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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2007 - 04:36:38 PM »
Yup, it's a Texas car ;D

The material is a rubberized undercoating which is sprayed on with an undercoat gun out of gallon containers. You can get the stuff from paint supply places, its about $40 a gallon and 2 gallons pretty well covers the complete underside.
Does it dry hard like the pickup box coating or softer like some of the undercoats sprayed at the car factories?

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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2007 - 08:39:44 PM »
Glad to have helped you make that decision bb71challenger.  As I mentioned, expect to grind on them for awhile.  Below is a look at both connectors.

As far as the undercoating goes, it's the flash from the camera that gives it the weird white looking reflection.  It is actually a nice dark black at all other times, even in sunlight.  It dries hard like a bedliner - good stuff.

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Re: How much difference in subframe connectors
« Reply #23 on: November 17, 2007 - 02:45:35 AM »
Hey folks, I opened a new topic with pics of my car.

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=39534.0
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