Thread: Roadster pickup getting closer

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Thanks IC2. Yep, the frame is going to be totally boxed with 3/16 plate, plus he is going to run a gusset down the backside of the steering box mount to add even more strength to that area. That is how I did mine too on my T. He is also going to weld some plate under the shock mounts so the bolts run through an extra thick area there too.

I think this will be the heaviest roadster pickup ever built........we already can't move the frame by hand, and even our gantry is groaning when we use it to pick it up. Good thing he has the 455 in there.

Oh, also if you peek back inside the frame rail right under the box you will see a 3/8 inch thick steel plate fully welded inside that the radius rods bolt through. The frame is 5/8 inches thick in that area.

Don