Foxman
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will be welding them in tomorrow... if my welding guy isnt busy....
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homemade subframe connectors
- Thread starter Foxman
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will be welding them in tomorrow... if my welding guy isnt busy....
Nice!
beejay31000
BULLWINKLE
What are you using?
atlblue98gt
Greer, SC
looks good. They'll do the trick just as good.
atlblue98gt
Greer, SC
looks good. They'll do the trick just as good.
Just a food for thought. All weight must be on the car as it is normally to weld them in. I hope where you weld them in at has a drive on ramp to get under the car. Otherwise your doors may or may not open/close!!!!!
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Mustangcwo
Guest
Foxman, are you adding the cross members that tie into the drivers and passengers seat. It really doesn't do much to stiffen the car, but it helps to support the thin and often cracked floor pans.
Foxman
Well-Known Member
i plan to add that cross over piece that connects to the seat bolts... but now i didnt think about the wieght of the car being on the ground to not let the car twist when welding them in... this might not work... dont want problems with the doors... may have to re think this...
Foxman
Well-Known Member
i figure i can support both sides at the same time and see how the doors open and close...
Foxman
Well-Known Member
what i decide to do is weld the front of the subreame connectors on the front subframe... then put the car on the ground and weld the back... that way the car can settle itself...
I was wondering. Sorry man but I have heard of people doing it like you was and there cars being twisted afterwards. Didnt want ya to do the same thing.
Foxman
Well-Known Member
hey no problem man.... thank you... i would have been pissed if my doors didnt open lol... my welding guy is on his way right now... going to weld the front and then the back once its on the ground....
just put it up on jack stands under the axle and k member.
Foxman
Well-Known Member
fronts all welded up... i need to get the torch out and heat up the metal to get it shaped to the rear subframe... then weld the out side of the rear... then once the car is registered i will have a muffler shop do an exhaust and have them weld the inside of the subframes connectors...
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Mustangcwo
Guest
Nice work. I love my connectors. Makes the car fun to drilve.
DrunkFatguy
Well-Known Member
Nice, Looks like chrome moly 1.5 X 2. You get the stuff from Industrial metal down on convoy/ronson or is that further south than you?
Foxman
Well-Known Member
i got it from Morgan and Slates n Hanford, ca..its 2 inch by 1 inch...
you know i hear a lot of people saying that CWO... was there a really big diference in road feel once these are added?
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Mustangcwo
Guest
With my fox I noticed a huge difference. The car does not flex when you roll through corners and when you jump into the throttle, it bites harder for some reason. I also had my torque boxes reinforced at the same time...probably has a lot to do with the feel duing launch.
Foxman
Well-Known Member
i did my torque boxes before i installed the 5.0 swap... i didnt really notice anything from those... so hopefully it will be noticed from the subframes... but then again im still running the stock 4cyl front springs and sway bars
Tommy
New Member
Is that why my 93 feels wobbly? It pulls real nice for a stock Cobra, but feels a bit "loose" when I throttle during corners.