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Topic: Torque Boxes
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mvendl
Gearhead Posts: 135
From: Lowell, IN, USA
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 05-01-2002 01:45 PM
  
This is probably a very stupid question and please dont chastize me too much for asking it, but do the fastback and hardtop have torque boxes? I'm reading an article on mustangmonthly.com concerning torque boxes on their 66 project car. This is what I'm reading... here is the clip*** Begin Clip *** Ford saw that this would be a problem in 1963 as the engineers designed the chassis for the convertible. So they placed torque boxes under the toe board where the hardtop and fastback received none. -- Source: Mustang Monthly Web Site ---
*** End Clip*** thanks, --mark
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5469
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-01-2002 04:57 PM
Here goes again. THe 65/6 cpe, fastback did not have TB's. The 67's had one on the driver side. The 68 had one on each side. TB's give the car strength at the cowl area and minimize twist. All cv have 2. MMonthly staff member, Mark Houlahan, doing a 66 cpe for himself, wisely decided to install them. I would sure put them in a 65/6 cpe or fsbk. They give support-strength where it's needed! By 68, the engineers must have finally convinced the bean counters that two were needed!
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rangoon66stang
Journeyman Posts: 3
From: akron, ohio,usa
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 05-02-2002 02:24 AM
on a 65-66, there is a rear torque box, not a front one. the rear is located just in front of the inner wheel house. they only put the front torque boxes on the verts. also, look in any catalog, there are torque box repops for a 65-66 coupe.[This message has been edited by rangoon66stang (edited 05-02-2002).]
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5469
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-02-2002 08:13 AM
That's a given. ALL early Mustangs have those. His reference to the MMonthly article was about the fronts-under the front toe boards. Yes, the vendors list torque boxes for the front for 65-70.(71-73 with alteration} The 65-6 are included for the reason the original article came out- for cars that didn't have them when new. And, to the fact that they fit in without modification. Again a 65/6 cpe/fstbk will benefit with the addition of FRONT torque boxes. On a rustfree cpe/fstbk, it's an easy do.
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