Posted by grabber351 (IP: 12.25.1.122) on June 08, 2000 at 08:35:22:
In Reply to: shock towers posted by retoocs on June 08, 2000 at 01:57:34:
: i plan to drop a 351W into my I6 72 maverick and was wondering if anyone knew how far into the shock towers i should get cut? anyone have an idea how far to cut in or even more helpful a diagram or picture of one that has been cut? thanks for the help.
I've heard some people have used a hammer, Here's what I did....
(73 grabber original 302)
In order to get the 351W to fit I had to cut the coil towers. I cut
horizontally above the upper A-arm in about an inch +/- deep. Then I cut
upward on each side and met at the top. When I was done cutting I had
an L-shaped hole (from the front).A professional welder friend welded
1/4 inch plate into the hole,a narrow piece horizontally and a larger
piece vertically. Mine looks very clean of course it takes a while to
figure out exactly how deep you can cut etc, leave enough room so that the
spring and the upper A-arm function properly. You also must be careful
of flex in the front end with the steel removed from the towers.
This makes it easy to change plugs etc. It didn't make it any easier
for me to get my blackjack headers around the steering box but dimpling
helped.