67 Fastback - Project Dalamar

[ATOMonkey]

Yes we were, that flimsy sheet metal there, without the strut towers didn't seem to be doing much. I haven't done anything like that before, but we measured out the angle on the top for the fender mounts, and it shouldn't be too hard.

I looked over your link/build in your sig.
Looks like we've got the same welder. and I like how you cut a hole in the roof to hook up your hoist nice work.
Looks like it will be a nice ride. similar front, IRS and you've got Termy power!
My dad's first car when he got married was a Mav.
he says my Mom would do burn out's down their street. I have a hard time imagining that!

Thanks for the compliments!

That flimsy sheet metal combined with the torque boxes was doing much more than I imagined. When I sat that mod motor on there it probably sagged the whole front end at least 2 inches. That's why I tacked those down bars in there. I'm sure it has something to do with the car sitting on the rockers (so the weight isn't realistically distributed) but still...

Since I don't plan on drag racing, and only wanted to cage to add stiffness to the car, I bought the Jeg's 10 point cage and rear seat saver bars. It ended up fitting pretty well, and I could have tucked it up better if it wasn't my first time doing it. I ground the notches too deep which shortened up the bars too much. Still workable though.

I don't like the way those diagonal bars look right now, and I'm not satisfied that they provide all the support I want. So, I'm going to order another set of rear seat saver bars ($55USD) and use those to brace up the front. Should look much better and support the front end a lot better too. Especially after I add gussets to the joints. I'll also be able to use them to support the fenders and hood later.

I need to add some bars from the frame to the cage where the torque boxes used to be, because that appears to be where most of my flex is happening. It's just spanning too much distance without any verticle support. Once I do that, I should be pretty good to go.