And so it begins,,,,,, 5-speed Duster swap!
I finally got a chance to do some work on the Duster. I decided to go with a 2” wide 1/2” think piece of steel for the torsion bar mount brace. I had the metal shop bend it to exact width and make it extra long, so I could cut it to length. It fits perfectly in the existing torsion bar mount. I welded it into place and welded the existing floor pan to the mount also. I am also going to weld the floor patch panel to my new torsion bar mount brace, to make it as strong as possible. I honestly don’t think I’ll have any issues.
I finally got a chance to do some work on the Duster. I decided to go with a 2” wide 1/2” think piece of steel for the torsion bar mount brace. I had the metal shop bend it to exact width and make it extra long, so I could cut it to length. It fits perfectly in the existing torsion bar mount. I welded it into place and welded the existing floor pan to the mount also. I am also going to weld the floor patch panel to my new torsion bar mount brace, to make it as strong as possible. I honestly don’t think I’ll have any issues.