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Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 22 12:13 pm
by Matt74
I made the torque boxes Pete so I'll probably make some contoured ones. Just to keep the cost down really!
Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 22 12:49 pm
by Blue
Matt74 wrote: Mon Dec 26, 22 11:52 am
I thought about making my own us car tool style ones myself Blue as I can get the steel folded at work.
I had some new ones but sold them years ago as I didn't think I'd own another Charger again.
You certainly could make your own, good few hours work copying the floor profile though. You could also do it it square box and then add profiled sides, I've often thought of doing that.
Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 22 3:21 pm
by mr m
got hotchkis connectors on the charger
Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 22 7:33 am
by Matt74
Blue wrote: Mon Dec 26, 22 12:49 pm
Matt74 wrote: Mon Dec 26, 22 11:52 am
I thought about making my own us car tool style ones myself Blue as I can get the steel folded at work.
I had some new ones but sold them years ago as I didn't think I'd own another Charger again.
You certainly could make your own, good few hours work copying the floor profile though. You could also do it it square box and then add profiled sides, I've often thought of doing that.
The speed I work at it will probably take a few days.
Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 22 7:35 am
by Matt74
mr m wrote: Tue Dec 27, 22 3:21 pm
got hotchkis connectors on the charger
What's your verdict on those mr m? Are you happy with them?
Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 22 9:16 pm
by mr m
they are a nice fit front bracket is weld in then it bolts into spring hanger on rear cant comment on feel as not driven it yet
Re: 70 440 6 pack GTX S/frame connectors
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 23 9:34 am
by Dave999
anton made me some out of box section 2 lengths with a slight kick to get under the rear footwell. no off the shelf avialble for an A body with 8 inches missing ....
the hardest part was sorting out profile sections for things like handbrake cable tubes.
car just feels solid, and the process illustrated that i really needed to re bush and re build rear suspension....
and yes you can jack a corner and open and close the doors.
i was very happy, money well spent and a change you could feel from a handling point of view
the cracks in the lead loading of the acreen pillars and the small rips in the sail/ butress panels at the rear window have got no worse.
my car was twisting itself to bits... 40 years of aussie roads and just the torque from a hemi 6
Dave