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dgrown
11-07-2011, 02:36 AM
Hey i'm Dave i'm new to the whole pro touring car resto world I bought a 1969 impala sport coupe last summer and thru evolution i seem to be building a pro touring car, or least have hopes that it turns out like one. So far I have every Hotchkis part made for the b-body, tubular upper and lower front control arms, cpp drop spindels and Wilwood brakes.

the part i'm stuck on is trying to come up with a cross brace for the chassis as i would like to be able to autocross the car, also just for the piece of mind when the motor goes in that I wont torque bend the frame. being that my friends race stock cars or drag cars there automatic conclusion is a roll cage with front and rear hoops which is not a look I'm not going for I was hoping that some one here could guide me in a more productive direction.

Thanks
Dave

CruizinKev
11-07-2011, 12:31 PM
welcome aboard Dave! cool project and I can't wait to see a build thread of it! :twothumbs I'm sure you'll get all infos you need on this forum here! :cheers:

dgrown
11-10-2011, 07:46 PM
well at home finally i know the feeling or pics or ban so sorry for the delay
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was playing with the front end yesterday to see if my rims will clear only 17x8s so i should be good

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rims on the rear end

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front suspension not a fan but will work for now



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that was the night i bought it