Boxing front frame horns
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Melting Slicks
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Boxing front frame horns
Be careful when you do this, I boxed mine in real nice only to have the new Dewitts rad lower outlet hit it. I almost broke the lower pipe off when I installed the front clip with the rad and cradle. I had to remove and install the clip twice just to get enough off. There's very little left of my boxing in work. It was a real pain because I'm outside of town . But thanks to member Dannyman, he's a good lad, he came over helped me out. 
Thanks Danny, you know I'm there when you find time for your car, well....when I have two arms.
Thanks Danny, you know I'm there when you find time for your car, well....when I have two arms.
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It's actually to stop any flex you might get on the frame horns. I'm sure the sway bar would put a lot of stress on the front frame. This is a picture of a now famous corvette engineer. You can see how the mod would strengthen up the front.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...r/IMG_1900.jpg
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I can see that the stabilizer might use a little support for some racing situations, but the distance is pretty short there and that should be easy to support. Otherwise I can see little other advantages. While the horns are a weak point and they are vulnerable to side impacts, I have seen cars that jumped ditches and landed on the front that the horns survived in tact and the frame was bent back behind the cross member. So I doubt it does much to stiffen the horn in that direction.
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Melting Slicks
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I can see that the stabilizer might use a little support for some racing situations, but the distance is pretty short there and that should be easy to support. Otherwise I can see little other advantages. While the horns are a weak point and they are vulnerable to side impacts, I have seen cars that jumped ditches and landed on the front that the horns survived in tact and the frame was bent back behind the cross member. So I doubt it does much to stiffen the horn in that direction.