Blown87

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Did anyone see the Yellow 85 camaro at Vette fest? It was a 9 second car with a big block. I took a look under it, and noticed that it did not have any sub-frame connectors or a strut tower brace. For that matter, the owner had the front springs out and was running on only the struts.
The reason I note this, is I have seen many people swear that even stock Camaros need to be reinforced. This is a pretty beefy car that is running on the stock unibody.
I just wanted to note this and see what others felt about it.

xpndbl3

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well it surely had a cage if it was a 9second car right? possibly reinforced the whole thing from the top not the bottom.

Blown87

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Yes it did have a six point cage.

xpndbl3

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well if he welded the cage points to the tops of the subframes both front and rear it would be a similar setup to welding the subframes in. I on the other hand will be doing subframes and a 6 point....why not right?

FruityOne

Perhaps you mean this Camaro. ^_^ sorry for the crappy blur. The camera didn't like the low lighting very much.

xpndbl3

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that's a lot more than a 6 point cage there.

BowtieDriver2

I checked that car out and with the cage in it, that thing should be very solid. and as far as a STB, why would it be neccessary on a drag car?

we need a STB to help us take the corners. yeah, there could be minimal help to a drag setup but not enough to really need it. and the plate he had welded across the inner fenderwells would take care of most things the STB would do.

Blown87

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After taking these points into consideration, I retract my original statement.

ontogenesis

I think I've seen pics of this car before, and if i recall correctly (and i may not) the "plate he had welded across the inner fender wells" was a front engine mount plate and has nothing to do with reinforcing anything. But i have been wrong before.....once....

xpndbl3

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i think it's a mid engine mount plate as well.