Weld on sway bar tabs
So I spent some time today modifying the Hotchkiss B body mounts to fit an A-body. It was relatively painless and I don't have some of the metal shaping tools that would have made it easier. You switch which side the B-body tabs go on A-body LCAs and turn them upside down to fit at the bottom of the LCA, rather than the top. The mods are as follows:
cut a small area of weld to allow bending of the arms that rest flat against the side of the LCA
Reshape to arms to looks more like the ones on a stock A-body tab (they will never look exactly like that)
cut the notches at the base of the arms deeper so that they rest flat on the side of the LCA (the bottom rail of an LCA is wider at than the top rail of the LCA)
Bend the tab that uses the shock bolt on a B-body flat so that it can be used for the tab that goes under the A-body LCA
cut most of that tab off so that it just covers the flat part of the bottom of the rail.
Below are pics of the procedure and a comparison of the modified tab as compared to what Hotchkis sends you
Comparison of modified and unmodified in next post
So I spent some time today modifying the Hotchkiss B body mounts to fit an A-body. It was relatively painless and I don't have some of the metal shaping tools that would have made it easier. You switch which side the B-body tabs go on A-body LCAs and turn them upside down to fit at the bottom of the LCA, rather than the top. The mods are as follows:
cut a small area of weld to allow bending of the arms that rest flat against the side of the LCA
Reshape to arms to looks more like the ones on a stock A-body tab (they will never look exactly like that)
cut the notches at the base of the arms deeper so that they rest flat on the side of the LCA (the bottom rail of an LCA is wider at than the top rail of the LCA)
Bend the tab that uses the shock bolt on a B-body flat so that it can be used for the tab that goes under the A-body LCA
cut most of that tab off so that it just covers the flat part of the bottom of the rail.
Below are pics of the procedure and a comparison of the modified tab as compared to what Hotchkis sends you
Comparison of modified and unmodified in next post
