66 Formula S project

I put the car up on jackstands and removed the torsion bars for this modification, it seems the T-bars would put a lot of stress on the frame cross piece which also needed to be cut, plus I still need to grind some of the welds from the floor install and having them out of the way is nice. I made a pattern off of the driver side and transfered it to the passenger side. Once I got it cut out and mocked up I realized there was room for more clearance, so I deviated from the pattern and cut a little more out. A little more finish grinding with a flap disc will have it all looking good.

stock crossmember.jpg

modified crossmember 1.jpg

crossmember cut.jpg

reinforcement plate.jpg

pattern 1.jpg

pattern 2.jpg

stock frame to be cut.jpg

frame rail cut.jpg

frame rail reinforcement clamped in.jpg

frame reinforcement welded in.jpg