Removing inner fenders

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I have a 62 PLymouth Valiant drag car.It has welded in subframe connectors, and a cross bar across the back seat area for my harness to bolt to. NO cage at all....car is a track only car runs low 12's, and always looking for faster.LOL
I searched on here to help find my info, but couldnt find anything....so here is my question:
Can the inner fenders be removed for weight savings? My thought is NO, as it adds structure. Then yes- lol- as it has connectors......I should add its still a torsion bar car also.
I dont want to make this really long winded, but I want to convert the front to a coil over, and do Wilwood brakes also...so if the shock tower needs support, that will happen at that point.
Any thought or input is helpful....thanks in advance.
Andrew/Kidd
 
The front frame stubs on these are pretty thin. I say you need additional support. Normally of course this is done by tying into a cage. The thing is you WON'T save any weight. you remove that little bit of sheet metal, LOL, and replace it with additional frame / braces.
 
Thats the thing.....If I remove it, can it be gone with no added in support. I am sure it needs to stay till I do a cage.....but wanted to ask incase some did it, and didnt do a thing, and is all good.LOL
 
No the upper shock mounts need that support, unless you got a rms front kit then you could but if your looking for weight look at fiberglass hood, deck lid, doors and bumpers, and there is a member on here that makes aluminum brackets for a fiber glass front bumper to save a bit more weight
 
My '67 Barracuda has the inner fenders removed.
It has a bar on each side that runs from the cage to the front of the frame rail.
It is a back half car.

It still uses the stock front end.
The shock mounts can be separated from the sheet metal & are a thick gauge steel.

This car has been a racecar for a lot of years.
No concerns with twisting or flex.
Car weighs 2860 without driver, has a glass hood & trunk lid with lexan all the way round.
Iron headed small block.

Oh yea, access is fantastic.
 
Yes but he doesn't have a cage yet, if he did yea do exactly what you did. But I think he wants to do it without the cage from what I understand.
 
Yes, without a cage.....but it looks like I will have to wait till I do that. I have a glass hood and bumpers....weight saving is what I am after, and the ability to take the front off as a unit, for access like stated above.
I have seen 1 car with the fender aprons cut out.....I was going to ask the guy, but the car was new to him, and the cuts looked like they were all made with a torch, so I didnt want to get into a tech conversation and learn there was no subframe connectors or something.LOL
I would like to do aluminum bumper brackets for my car......what member does those?

Andrew
 
Kidd said:
Yes, without a cage.....but it looks like I will have to wait till I do that. I have a glass hood and bumpers....weight saving is what I am after, and the ability to take the front off as a unit, for access like stated above.
I have seen 1 car with the fender aprons cut out.....I was going to ask the guy, but the car was new to him, and the cuts looked like they were all made with a torch, so I didnt want to get into a tech conversation and learn there was no subframe connectors or something.LOL
I would like to do aluminum bumper brackets for my car......what member does those?

Andrew
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Motorhead446 makes the aluminum bumper brackets as well as aluminum fender struts.
Yes you can make your own but I seriously doubt they would be as nice as these are.
They are cut on a water cutting machine. These are a bargain for how nice they are.

Duane
 
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