help with front shock towers

[daves 72 dart]

So I read over on Moparts.com that when you remove the inner fenders that you must brace the shock towers? I have a 72 dart, original /6 car, now with a 340.when i got the car someone cut a hole out of the fenders and they cut some of the shock tower out. i am worried the fram will flex in. So is it necessary to brace the shock towers? Whats some of your ideas to brace them? Pics are nice. Car is street/strip so I will drive and race it. Thanks!

 

[Burntorange70]

Here are some pics. Run the bars through the firewall and weld them to the roll bar if you have one. If not weld a 1/8 plate to the fire wall and weld the bars to that. Also weld the ber to the shock tower. The bars are also a good place to hook a motor plate to.

 

[daves 72 dart]

thanks im going to get some picks of my dart because someone cut a big hole in the inner fender.i dont have room to go the path you did. there still is alot of inner fender in my dart.

 

[Burntorange70]

Sounds like your car used to have fenderwell headers on it. The best way to go would be to cut out the choped set and weld a replacment set of inner fenders in.

 

[jefflock]

Dave, I sent you an email with some info.