72 Demon now underway
Thanks for the props. Yep I'm going through a lot of MIG gas and wire on a lot of seams. The floorpan repair is all plug welded, but I also ran a lot of beads on the pinch weld and along the perimeter.
For really stiffening up the A body tho you set up the next batch of pics on the Magnum Force front frame rail brace kit we ended up going with. It is still a work in progress, and it was a major PITA, but it will definitely add a bit of "hood up appeal" to the Demon.
You can sort of gather from the pictures that the kit is anything but "ready to install" and I do not recommend it for anyone doing this kind of modification for the first time. Requires a lot of fitting, grinding, welding and all the tools (and time) that implies. It also seemed to be an E body kit in many ways; the cowl plates were close enough, and the bent tube was marked A body, but the frame plates and tower pieces don't even begin to fit an A body as the pictures show.
I took exception to this kit being sold with instructions and a web site picture that showed the shock tower brace assembled. Enough that I told Magnum Force I wanted to return it just on principle. It didn't ultimately dissuade me enough to bag it, but again if you don't have jig tools like magnets, a good weld table, etc this isn't the kit for you.
Thanks for the props. Yep I'm going through a lot of MIG gas and wire on a lot of seams. The floorpan repair is all plug welded, but I also ran a lot of beads on the pinch weld and along the perimeter.
For really stiffening up the A body tho you set up the next batch of pics on the Magnum Force front frame rail brace kit we ended up going with. It is still a work in progress, and it was a major PITA, but it will definitely add a bit of "hood up appeal" to the Demon.
You can sort of gather from the pictures that the kit is anything but "ready to install" and I do not recommend it for anyone doing this kind of modification for the first time. Requires a lot of fitting, grinding, welding and all the tools (and time) that implies. It also seemed to be an E body kit in many ways; the cowl plates were close enough, and the bent tube was marked A body, but the frame plates and tower pieces don't even begin to fit an A body as the pictures show.
I took exception to this kit being sold with instructions and a web site picture that showed the shock tower brace assembled. Enough that I told Magnum Force I wanted to return it just on principle. It didn't ultimately dissuade me enough to bag it, but again if you don't have jig tools like magnets, a good weld table, etc this isn't the kit for you.