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another69
11-09-2013, 08:57 PM
Does anyone make these? Are they still available anywhere? I can't seem to find anyone other than Hotchkiss, but their bars are not triangulated like the VSE style.
MrQuick
11-09-2013, 09:27 PM
1st gen is limited to Hotchkis bars. Is there something about them that you do not like?
regal454
11-10-2013, 05:17 AM
You could always buy a set of flanges and make your own bars. JCG sells them:

http://www.jcgcustoms.com/Universal-Bay-Bar-Flanges-1013.htm
another69
11-10-2013, 03:17 PM
Those flanges are pretty nice, even though they look to be more or less meant for a cage. I prefer not to use the Hotchkiss bars, they do not appear to be as effective as the VSE bars
David Pozzi
11-11-2013, 06:56 PM
I saw Herb Adams Saturday. NPD has his parts in their catalog now. They list them for second gen Camaros only.
another69
11-13-2013, 07:26 PM
Yeah, nobody seems to have anything like that for the 1st gens. I guess it's a good excuse to buy more metalworking tools..
Carl @ Chassisworks
11-14-2013, 10:59 AM
You could go with something like this (https://www.cachassisworks.com/p-2694-camaro-67-69-f-body-exact-fit-front-struts-1-58-mild-steel.aspx)too.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2013/11/7060f1m_2_-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2013/11/7060f1m_1_-1.jpg
Tom Welch
11-14-2013, 01:30 PM
The issue with a first gen is no real good place to attach the bar to the firewall as on a second gen. If the fender to firewall bolt area can be made to hold the top of the frame stiffener that may work. Hotchkis seems to have it figured out pretty good, though.
another69
11-14-2013, 02:47 PM
Couldn't you just attach anywhere on the firewall and just spread out the load with a plate like the Chassisworks photo?
Carl @ Chassisworks
11-14-2013, 05:45 PM
Couldn't you just attach anywhere on the firewall and just spread out the load with a plate like the Chassisworks photo?
Where we attach them, and with the wider plate, it ties together several overlapping panels which spreads the load significantly.
another69
11-16-2013, 10:13 AM
Carl - that sounds like you guys put some thought into it. The only issue I have is that I'm going straight to the a arms instead of to the front of the subframe. Would you sell the firewall plates separate?
Carl @ Chassisworks
11-18-2013, 09:03 AM
They're not sold separately. All the parts are built in sets.