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    Quote Originally Posted by vht View Post
    If you look at the 56 chevy in the link posted, that is what I got in mind, only mine will be a little stronger done the way I'm thinking. Don't have pics right now. I was wondering if 1/8 inch wall will be stout enough.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vht View Post
    You got to keep in mind that the eng will be set back
    If you've never moved an engine back, you have no idea what a nightmare it can be. New firewall, move the seat back, move the steering back, move the pedals back, re-engineer the rollcage, yada, yada, yada, but if you're gonna do it anyway, I might consider using front and mid motor plates tied to the frame.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vht View Post
    I will use 1/4 to do the boxing.
    Overkill..... 0.188" (3/16") will be plenty.

    Quote Originally Posted by vht View Post
    If I do this, I don't want the sky high stance, so I want to keep the front rails at the top of the stk frame, that'll leave a little over a inch gap at the bottom. I was going to plate it with 1/4, and then gusset it at the bottom if that makes sense.
    Again, 1/4" is overkill. This thing will be heavy as an Army tank.

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