Subframe connectors for a driver/cruiser, necessary to weld to floor?
Vega? WTH?
Scamps and Darts are much better cars that that junk. With a mild small block and street radials it’s not needed. How many thousands of A body mopars are out there without them?
Mine has none.
Running up to 430 hp, and
running 295 Coopers or BFGs, since 1999;
Nothing bad has happened.
But I did weld the front and rear floors together, both sides. And made sure the T-Bar X-member was well secured.
My car 60fts in the 2.2 to 2.4 second range so no hook to speak of, and I don't care, cuz that's not what I built it for. I built it to slide around city streets predictably and uncontrollably, two things that it does very well. It is still wearing the same wheels I installed way back when, altho one of them had to have a chip welded back in, lol.
My advice to a streeter is;
1) to just drive it. The car will tell you when it's time for connectors. and
2) Spend your money on fitting really wide tires on the back, cuz when you are sliding sideways, you just can't have too much patch on the road. I guarantee you that 255s will get you into sideways trouble. This is especially true if you have a hi-compression engine and a manual trans.
Another thread gone sideways, here's a refresher for those who missed the first post;
My 1973 is a driver/cruiser, and I like to smoke the tires now and then, no racing. Originally a 318 car, now a warmed up 360. I'd like to weld in subframe connectors, and I was thinking about fabricating them myself.
I know that ideally the subframe connectors would be welded to the floor, however my undercarriage is coated and I would like to avoid stripping the undercoating, also my interior is fully installed and I don't really want to spend the time removing the seats and carpet. Is it worth it to simply weld connectors between the subframes without welding to the floor?
