Shock Tower Brace / Monte Carlo Bar Installed

A big "Thanks" goes out to Ed (fan2488) for fabbing the plates and welding
up the Shock Tower tabs and end plates!

The big Upper EFI Intake required a little thought to get around but turned
out not to be a big issue. We also had to go over the cold air tube with the
Monte Carlo Bar - no prob.

I bought the Heims rod ends and the 5/8" Swage Tubes (center part of
'turnbuckle') from Smiley's Racing.

I decided to use Grade 5 1/2" bolting throughout. I initially wanted Grade 8
but the rod ends are Grade 5 anyway. The rod ends use 1/2" bolting
(eyelet) and the threads are 5/8". I also swapped out the stock bolts
(where the Monte Carlo Bar attaches to the inside rail) with 1/2" bolts and
added a third one to help reinforce the bar's mount. I wanted the
Monte Carlo bar to be straight (no bend around the distributor) so that
brought on another change from "the norm". I have no a/c to get in the
way so a straight shot was possible.

Without further ado:









Thanks again, Ed!



reference thread: http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=16512&page=1&pp=20

 

Very nice!

Ill be looking at the same setup in the future, your pics are gonna help out alot. Now take 'er down to the local road course (windy back roads) and she how she does.

 

Looks great...a soon to be project for myself

 

i'm pretty sure those were supposed to be installed in my car,

they got the wrong maverick.:evilsmile

j/k. that's looks very well done looks good.

 

looks great rick. your welcome

 

I dont think she do very well on a road course. :evilsmile

Looks good rick.

 

Looks great. Good effort on both your parts!!!!!

 

How did I miss this when you first posted?

I see you moved the entire front bar forward a couple of inches to clear everything.

Ed, good job with being "flexible" with your design. Can't get that kind of customer support anywhere!

 

ricks was a whole new design

 

Looks good!! It barely clears the intake. I guess power brakes are out of the question when you have that intake.

 

Ed, now that i look back at the pics, it IS a completely different design. I did notice that he hiemed it straight to the firewall lip, but just now noticed the elaborate shock tower mount.

Good job on getting around all of Rick's obstacles.

 

.... and there are endless obstacles in my life.

 

i like... when you making me one?

 

Ed, that buddy of mine in the neighborhood finally got on the forum. He is maverickidd...he wants one too. I told him I would throw some names and get him moved up to the front of the line

 

i am making a set for daydreamer now. when im done with with this one i will make more.