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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-02-2003 09:31 PM
   
Where is a good place to find sub frame connectors??
Rene------------------
1970 Boss 302
1990 Taurus SHO
1985 Mustang GT 351W
1995 Land rover Disco
1980 Triumph Spitfire (auto-X car)
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 3138
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 04-03-2003 09:08 AM
most any place like jegs, summit etc. or my favorite, s&w race cars.------------------
mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-7.51 @89mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.
http://prestage.com/site/site_display.asp?SiteID=141
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-03-2003 09:40 AM
I have looked at a few and they look cheep...And not worth the price. I am thing about making my own..
Rene
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 388
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 04-03-2003 10:13 AM
Rene you need to get a copy of the "Mustang Performance Handbook Vol.2" It has plans for constructing your own connectors from plain steel. It also tells you how to modify your chassis in great detail. Which production parts to swap for junk yard parts and just about anything you need to know about a Fox chassis. It is geared to doing it yourself. The M&M Bookstore has a link to volume 1 but you want volume 2. John
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-03-2003 02:02 PM
Sounds like my new bible?? Any one lnow where i can get a copy?
Rene
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pthornton
Gearhead Posts: 588
From: Austin, TX USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-03-2003 04:35 PM
click hereHe will custom make them for $125. [This message has been edited by pthornton (edited 04-03-2003).] [This message has been edited by pthornton (edited 04-03-2003).]
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Scott G
Journeyman Posts: 22
From: Chattanooga, TN USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 04-03-2003 07:26 PM
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/sfc.aspI have heard very good things about this company and their product. If you get the non powdercoated version, it is only $119. Scott
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-03-2003 08:50 PM
If they were powder coated how do you weld them in?? Must be bolt in's.. gotcha.. 
Thanks guys..
Rene
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Scott G
Journeyman Posts: 22
From: Chattanooga, TN USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 04-03-2003 09:43 PM
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Originally posted by rm302 boss:
If they were powder coated how do you weld them in??
Nope, you just grind the powdercoat off in the spots you need to weld. These are weld in full length units. Scott
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-03-2003 10:07 PM
I would like to see the full length ones installed on some thing.. I sent them some mail.. Thank for the heads up on them.
Rene
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Scott G
Journeyman Posts: 22
From: Chattanooga, TN USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 04-03-2003 11:21 PM
If you look up at the top of the Maximum Motorsports page on subframe connectors, they have the installation instructions for the various different types. The instructions don't have a good picture of the full setup, but they do have lots of good detailed pictures if you want to check that out. Glad to have helped.Scott
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-03-2003 11:37 PM
Thanks...
Rene
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-05-2003 12:46 AM
After looking at the car i think i am going to make my own and install them in the floor pan for more strength and a more even distribution of weight... Sticking them in the car is much better than hanging them out side the car.
Rene
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-10-2003 02:43 AM
Holy cow, that Mustang prep book #2 is just my kind of book.... Don't want to buy it build it... here are all the blue prints... I like it, I like it... If you do not own it, get it..
Rene
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-10-2003 02:44 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Scott G:
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/sfc.aspI have heard very good things about this company and their product. If you get the non powdercoated version, it is only $119. Scott
I love their camber plates.... Just lots of $$$$
Rene
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 388
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 04-10-2003 10:30 AM
I'm happy that you are enjoying the Vol 2 book. I have always bought stuff but that book prompted me to buy a TIG welder and do my own.John
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Stewart
Moderator Posts: 9155
From: Monterey, CA Mustangsandmore Member #437
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 04-10-2003 11:59 AM
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Originally posted by rm302 boss:
I love their camber plates.... Just lots of $$$$
Rene
I have the Maximum Motorsport caster/camber plates on my 90. I really like the suspension products offered by Maximum Motorsport. They have a good rep and their products, while maybe not as expensive as Griggs Racing, are almost as comparable. Plus ya gotta love a company that sells Mustang stuff and their initials are M&M!  Stewart
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-10-2003 03:03 PM
And they are baiting us about a sponsorship...
I have been going back and forth with them about products and they seem to be interested in M&M.
I have been told that we would all get racer net on parts..
Rene
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Stewart
Moderator Posts: 9155
From: Monterey, CA Mustangsandmore Member #437
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 04-10-2003 05:14 PM
THAT would be freaking awesome. I've been salivating over their "Grip in a Box" package deals for awhile now. And since I have to restore my '90 (stolen and stripped), I figured I might as well go big and do EVERYTHING! Engine rebuilt, modified, and SUPERCHARGED! Suspension, including a 5-lug conversion and bigger disk brakes. Upgrade to a 6-speed to handle all the newfound power, and replacement Cervini's parts for the ones stolen!Yeah, baby! Heh heh heh, I need to hit the damn lottery for what I've been dreaming about doing to the Silver Fox. Stewart
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Daniel Jones
Gearhead Posts: 488
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 04-10-2003 06:37 PM
In addition to subframe connectors, I run a convertible chassis stiffening kit and a 4 point K-member brace. I never got around to the strut tower braces but they make sense. On a hatchback that's full race, I'd look into some bracing back there too. The hatch is a big hole that reduces stiffness.Dan Jones
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rm302 boss
Moderator Posts: 578
From: Austin Texas
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-10-2003 08:27 PM
Have you ever read Mustang Performance Hand book part 2???? I am going to install full length sub frames, the rocker panel reinforcement unit, rear shock tower brace and have kicked around a 6 point later (After GRM). I realy want to move the engine back 2 inches to even out the weight better. If i go with coil overs i want to fabricate a set of adjustable upper and lower control arms..
Rene
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bfxcomet
Gearhead Posts: 555
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-21-2003 01:52 AM
I've built a couple sets of sub-frame connectors and they are pretty simple to build. The vol 2 book is the best book I've used next to the Doorslammers hand book.
Roger------------------
65 comet project
84 T-bird 302/C4 14sec street/strip
Made in CANADA built for speed
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