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Reply #15 –
Quote from: Big B;411906
Awesome design Daminc. How often do you get to see a Unibody car jacked up from the side like that so easily, lol.

You fab that yourself?

Every time I jack my car up

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Reply #16 –
Quote from: daminc;411924
Yes, I made just about everything that went into my car, including the new front frame sections

Impressive Work!

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: Kitz Kat;411940
If you jack it up just right I had 3 wheels up on mine.

I keep saying I have to try that. when I finally remember, I'll probably forget to take a pic...lol
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Reply #18 –
daminc,
 Can you provide specifics about your tubing ?
I'll probably be ordering my material off the internet  so I need to know a few more details.
 I know you said the jack rails/matix are one inch but they don't look exactly square.    Next, what gauge or thickness ?
Also, how did you mock up the rear section ? Did you use card board as a template ?
My 87 Tbird frame is different than your cougars.  I don't know how I can use a straight piece of tubing since my rear section is off set to the inside.
Last, this goes to everyone.  Please show a pic of the rear section of the brace.  Thats the most complex area.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR REPLIES !

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Reply #19 –
The subframes should be identicle. Part of damiacs rear quarter panel and rocker is from a 87 t-bird...
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #20 –
I don't know about that. 
He only used the outer skins on the rear I think.
 If what you say is true where are the rear sections welded ?
Here is a pic of my 87 Turbo Coupe rear section.  Tell me how I'm supposed to get a straight piece of square tube to line up perfect.

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Reply #21 –
here is where my frame ended up. correct, it is not in direct line with the front frame


its something like  1-1/2'' off from front to back.


if you want them to connect without hanging down to low, you going to have to cut your floor to get to at least the bottom of the rear frame section.

I cut the bottom of the front frame and slipped my 2x2  inside of it. its welded all along the bottom, all along the top inside the old frame, and all along the floor. I have chucks seat braces also welded into the 2x2




I fabbed some plates to attach the 2x2 to the rear section of frame. Its an L. I cant find the actual picture of what I used, but here was a small piece as an example of what I did, and how much it off from the front.. I dont know if I have a pic of the other side of the 2x2, and the plate on there


here is the 2x2 cut into the floor


here you see the front is notched, and theres a plate on the rear. this took a lot of engineering, and a lot of angles, seeing that the outer jacking rail is higher then the 2x2


good luck
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Reply #22 –
Thanks

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Reply #23 –
Daminc, thanks for posting those schematics. I think I'm gonna fab up a slight variation of your design for my bird. Willing to bet those will beat the hell outta the Extreme Matrix Brace System by kenny brown, and for not even a quarter of the price!

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Reply #24 –
Quote from: 2tbirds;411927
Soul,
 That pic is hot too.  Is that your car ? 
 How does one get thick tubing bent like that Rack & Pinion Cross Member ?
Or is this a pre-formed piece ?


Sorry been missing this to reply, GOD NO that is not my car, I wish it was. I don't have a tenth of that guys talent. Check the thread, he also makes his own intake for a 5.4
88 Turbocoupe: Coast High Performance 331 kit 28oz balance, Comp XE264HR14 cam, 58cc 185 afr heads, 1.7 roller rockers, Mass-Flo EFI (was POS to setup and their techline is a joke at best)
Full 1 5/8 primary equal length headers, 2 1/2 exhaust, Full manual reverse VB c4 and baked off clear coat "BECAUSE RACECAR"

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Reply #25 –
ic is a great fabricator and welder. Those bars are well thought out and assume.


Is that red stuff old fashioned RED LEAD??? looks like it!!!
I spend money I don't have, To build  cars I don't need, To impress people I don't know

HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY!!

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Reply #27 –
Quote from: TOM Renzo;414485
ic is a great fabricator and welder. Those bars are well thought out and assume.


Is that red stuff old fashioned RED LEAD??? looks like it!!!

lol...I hope not... its this
http://www.corroless.com
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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Reply #28 –
(going back to the mustang posted earlier) I have never understood why a person wouldn't go ahead and run their rails all the way back and tie them into the rear subframe instead of just butting them up against the cut off factory front subframe, and then add in SFC's between the two... running the rails all the way back and completely eliminating the factory front subframe would be sooo much cleaner
Currently Birdless but never Foxless

86 Mustang GT

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Reply #29 –
I agree.... If your going that far...make a real frame for it... I'm planning on trying to do that to my vert
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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