http://www.streetrodderweb.com/tech/1002sr_how_to_stiffen_your_chevy_frame/index.html
Interresting stuff :?
Interresting stuff :?
My neighbor is a metal fabricator, I can have anything I can pay for.
I could have a complete custom frame, but I think thats losing the original intent of my build.
I have a spare frame with damage, and an extra body that went through a fire.
I plan to experiment with them while developing my final design.
Once the final design is done, I wonder if others would be interested in a kit of similar frame upgrade parts? (Not including the Jag IRS)
I'm not sure how similar the later "X" frames are to the 59-60 cars.
Would the same braces fit all years?
Richard, I think you have a better plan. Regardless of what you do to the "X", torsional stiffness is still a problem.
A set of real perimeter frame rails would make a huge difference. I thought I saw a post or a car (where??? not sure) which had the perimeter rails actually replacing the rocker boxes completely. Any kind of cage would then be even more functional.
Until I started building a model recently, I didn't realize that the Pontiacs didn't share the X frame, but had a real perimeter frame??
Interesting. Also a lot of work!
dc
Richard, I think you have a better plan. Regardless of what you do to the "X", torsional stiffness is still a problem.
A set of real perimeter frame rails would make a huge difference. I thought I saw a post or a car (where??? not sure) which had the perimeter rails actually replacing the rocker boxes completely. Any kind of cage would then be even more functional.
Until I started building a model recently, I didn't realize that the Pontiacs didn't share the X frame, but had a real perimeter frame??
Interesting. Also a lot of work!
dc
:? Was the box chassis come out of a california? I know from the old days looking for west coast 55 thru 57 frames for race cars the west coast frames were boxed.
Richard, I think you have a better plan. Regardless of what you do to the "X", torsional stiffness is still a problem.
A set of real perimeter frame rails would make a huge difference. I thought I saw a post or a car (where??? not sure) which had the perimeter rails actually replacing the rocker boxes completely. Any kind of cage would then be even more functional.
Until I started building a model recently, I didn't realize that the Pontiacs didn't share the X frame, but had a real perimeter frame??
Interesting. Also a lot of work!
dc
Was this the frame your talkin about
http://www.superchevy.com/features/pre1977full/0405sc_1962_chevy_impala/photo_08.html
Common for the guys who have the crazy notion that making your cars front end deliberately bounce off the ground is a GOOD thing!
I think I will be doing a bit more, adding two outboard rails, and probably a full interior roll cage tied to the frame.
I've bought a trashed Jaguar 3.8S, just for the IRS and Disc Brake rear end.
There are modifications needed to fit it as well.
I thin Pontiac had one maybe 2 years of X frames. I think the 62 Catalina had one. One of the NSS guys I know has a X frame in his Catalina.