Good afternoon. Here's the skinny: I have a car w/ a damaged driver's side and roof, and a nice car w/ mint driver's side and t-topped roof. I want to have car A repaired with car B's parts--including having the roof swapped over. Now, I know this will result in a weakened frame and the like, but I also want to install a 4 or 6pt cage. Should installation of the cage and SFCs strengthen the frame suitably? Also, any bdy guys know what this might run me???

 

"including having the roof swapped over." I assume by a body shop. My money says it would be cheaper to buy another car.

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Nor Cal Mike
Red 84 Z28 HO, stock L82 350, L69 carb, intake, and air cleaner.
5 Spd, 3:73 Posi, 1 5/8" SLP headers, 3"cat connected to
stock L69 exhaust, KYB's, homemade SFC's,STB and wonderbar
Some are faster but mine's fast enough.

 

I'm confused, do you mean you want to use the t-top car to fix the hardtop car? I don't get it...

I have installed Alston SFC's along with a four point roll bar in my t-top equipped car. Before I added these pieces, when I would cross over railroad tracks, for example...it felt like the front of the car would move one way and the rear of the car would move a different way, like they were not securely connected. As I understand it, this is just the nature of the vehicle.

With the sfc's and bar, the car now feels much tighter, like a car with a full frame. I do not feel body flex anymore.

Technically speaking, a 4, 6 or 8 point setup is a roll bar, not a cage.
10 & 12 point sytems are cages.

Hope this helps.



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Jed
89 Formula 350

 

Yes, that's exactly it--fix hard-topped car w/ t-topped roof. I know it will cost a lot, but don't want to buy another car--don't ask why.

 

If cost is not a problem, it can be done and would be plenty stiff with a good cage and SFC's.

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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro