i have an 83 z28 ttop how much power can i put through it befor i hurt the body , i have a 350.040 over 11.5;1 com ,700r4 3000rpm stall with a full man reverse patern valve body ,and a 7.5in rear with 4.11;1 gears , i plan on drag racing the car ,the engin puts 360bhp to the ground can i get away with runnining the car with out the subframe conectors for a few races ? remember it is a ttop car

 

I'd put some on now. I know mine twisted before I put connectors on it mostly from the hatch not being a great fit, and I've had to adjust the hood too.

 

I agree. Its never too soon to put them on. My coworker bought an 84 Z28 years ago that had a blown up 305, 5 speed , and is a hard top. The roof had started to split behind the doors. And it was all stock.

 

if your talking about the top rear corner of the side windows i dont think ive ever seen a third gen without them cracks

 

mine dosent have the crack in the corner of the window but it is ttop so i dont know if it will crack in the same place ,now it being a ttop car are sub frame conectors enuf or do i need some sort of cage top tie it all together. there ais a guy at the track i race at that has the same cAR ,and he had said it would be a good idea to ad the cage to stfen up the car ,any oneknow? the car should turn in the 12's ,it has never made a full power pass ,and has never made a pass where the trans wasent slipping (got a new one this year) the trans had no 2nd no 4rth and sliped by aprox 2000rpm in 3rd and still run 14.06 at 95mphand i let out at the 1000ft mark, the car has been in the family since 83 so i dont want to break the body but i allso still want to use the ttops !

 

well it would be hard for a t-top car to get those cracks lol. but a roll cage would be perfect for your car if you can deal with having it there

 

i have no problems with having the cage in the "way" but with the cage can i still use the ttops?

 

ow and the car is an un molested 49000 mi car till the first nice day then it will start geting the new engine and trans ,and gears ,the only mod is a real bad paint job ,it used to be white and it was panted at maco,the cheapest paint job they had (red ) and the paint is coming off and the paint is only 2 years old

 

alot of people build there cage around the t-tops so they can still use em

 

Vanishing Point Race Cars can bend you a cage that would still allow use of your T-Tops.talk to Keith.

 

I'd put subframe connectors on any f-body I had. I had a v6 camaro at one time that had body twist in it so bad that I couldn't take it through a laser wash even after replacing all the weatherstripping becuase it would leak. (t-top car)

Mathius

 

I would put subframe connectors on an Iron Duke car that is 20 years old

unibody saves wieght but after so many years it gets really weak

t-top cars and conv

subframe connectors would be the first mod I did.

I would not run my toyota 4cly diesel drivetrain without subframe connectors

 

where is this place , i would love to have the cage done by a prof

 

mine had the "crack" just on the drivers side. I put the sub frame connectors in before I started doing the body work.

 

Vanishing Point is located about 30 miles north of Philly.

 

some times i forget how big pa is since i live in ny close to the state line (but not to close) philly is about 5 hrs frome my house!!! i live neer liberty (but not to close lol)