Last thing I can think of is a driveshaft hoop to help tie the two sides of the rear most cabin/floor crossmember togetherįactory style tower braces are an easy beef up and install, OEM did the design work here alreadyĬhuck in a monte carlo style brace a la the mustang designsīeef up the cowl with 2x2 square tube and other than welding up the spring towers (old Carrol Shelby trick with mustangs) I'm pretty much out of ideas inside the bay Some "gusseting" at the rocker ends should help and maybe double up the rear frame rails where there is space Some subframe connectors seem like a logical first step, as well as tying together what looks like bracing that just stops in the middle of nowhere The rockers have some rot, so they will get 2x4 square tube inside them and stitched back up (the red represents the leaf spring space) I don't plan to lower it any further, but I still don't have a lot of room to work with under the car. The floor is already at the bottom of the unibody rails and the car sits pretty low as delivered. I would appreciate input or opinions on if it makes sense or better ideas on how to go about it. I've done a little photochop stuff to help illustrate my thoughts. but suspension is another topic for another thread. Stock suspension will at least allow me to enjoy it this summer while I work on the final plan. The rest I'm still racking my brain over. The rear I'm pretty sure I've at least decided on coil overs and a watts link (which probably puts me in 3 link territory). Maybe see if the "shelby drop" works on this car. I'm back and forth on the front but coil overs will probably be the route and play with suspension geometry a bit. I'm still sussing out the suspension details, so I'm staying stock right down to the leaf springs until I've got a cohesive plan figured for front and rear. Not to mention I wouldn't want my daughter's head to bounce off a rear rear hoop in an accident. Besides, the fam has no interest in squeezing around bars and hoops to get it. I trying to avoid intruding on the passenger compartment since it's going to be a driver as well as weekend toy. The following pics aren't my car, mine is a hard top (which is a plus in the torsional sense). I don't see a lot of sense working on suspension if the chassis is moving like noodles that have been cooked al dente. My main focus is torsional, as every picture I've seen of these cars pushed "hard" has horrendous suspension induced body roll but more importantly fro this thread, you can actually see twist in the chassis. I'm trying to plan out how to brace my 62 TBird. Wasn't sure where to post this, so I hope this sub forum is correct.