Yeah we were talking this morning and we are going to do some frame bracing to firm up the chassis a little bit. We were thinking some cross bracing, was wondering if anyone has done anything like that on a chassis like this one or is there any common weak areas on the frame to know about.

I haven't owned one of the truck for a few years, but aren't the cross members rivited in? You could weld the cross members to the frame,(the one's you don't need to remove), but for the most part the frames were pretty strong, but they weren't built for that kind of torque.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Any riveted frame member should be welded it should make an apparent difference in the launch. Ladder bars are a great idea and on a truck you can make them longer. It will also come apparent if your springs rates have varied from side to side. Chuck

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

I have the drive shaft loop on and we are gonna build the traction bars half ways up the frame and build front back to about the same location. Gonna try some 4 wheel drive launches. We are gonna use universal roll cage pipe and line it with sheet metal and have Robi's Repair laser cut into them. It will look sexy with ladder bars on the front and back. Took a couple of underneath pics for a before and after.

How about just adding traction masters or similar build ups? Like these used with Mustangs...



These are known to reduce wheel hopping. Easy to do yourself too.

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Ya we seen those and they would work but we are kinda going for a triangular framed look.

I think you are going too find the weak link, if you can get that beast to hook!

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

I don't know about Southern trucks, hopefully it's a good rust free example, but up here most of them have gone to the graveyard because the frames became too rusty to drive. Make sure to check everything in the front, around the motor mount and streering areas of the frame. I tried to repair one a couple years ago, Lasted about 6 months then tore itself apart. This was a lifted "Big Tire" truck just like yours.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Well the frame is completely rust free but we were out driving it again today thinking about our traction problem and came up with an idea. I have about 3 of these trucks out at the farm. All two wheel drive. We may remove the front diff and convert it to a two wheel drive. For a few reasons. We can drop the truck to the ground and utilize some speed from it, can install some sufficient disc brakes for the power, install some new sticky tires and stabalize to hit some much higher speeds. I love the power but right now it is just a dyno queen. Just a thought but I am considering it.

Off in a different direction then. I have seen some really storming 4wd trucks on ESPN at the drags. Might be ineresting. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire