Thread: Billetproof Drags......trying to make it.

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The first thing I had to do was sawzall off the old mounts that we had built for the front of the Olds. After that I started to mock up a new front mount and Dan showed up. As usual, he had some better ideas than me on how to do the mount, and he spent some time cutting up some steel for me. His design is not only stronger, but he had to put his usual touches on it by drilling some lightening holes.

After a while he had to run because he was playing tonight , so I finished cutting some side supports that will tie the whole thing together. I am going to use some early Ford biscuits, one on each end, like the old Hurst mounts used to do. Once I get the front mount done I can pull the engine and temporarily bolt the TH350 to it to see where that thing lays. Then we can build the rear mount.

Here are some shots of the front mount as far as I got it done. Oh, I also changed my front suspension a little. I mounted the spring UNDER the perch, where it had previously been on top to get it low. I not only wanted it higher for weight transfer and that altered look, but I wanted to mount my draglink behind the axle so I could use a SoCal stabilizer shock on it. The last thing I want is death wobble going through the lights!

Don