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Front Chassis There's not a lot of steel involved in the front. However, you do need to connect the front sub-frame, frame rails to the top of the "firewall". You also have to create a front bumper support and brackets for the front bumper. Also, you will need to tie in the door hinge support after the body is mounted. |
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This is what the front should look like, after removing all the steel and body panels from the original car. |
I installed the front bumper support after cutting the original frame rail. 8" back from the front. The new steel simply slides into the holes and is welded in place. |
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This is the front diagonal supports. They are welded to the front cross member, shown in the previous picture. |
| This is the front cross member that connects the front roll cage, side rails and front diagonal supports. Basically, this is our new dash. | |
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| Side view of the front bumper support. | Front view of the bumper support and the new air conditioner condenser support bracket. |
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| I used the existing brackets that originally connected to the front frame rail and fabricated a new mounting bracket for the condenser. | The location is nearly that of the original. I did not have to bend or replace the original AC lines. It's very sturdy and neat. |
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| I've seen the design of IFG's front condenser support and found it very bulky and confusing. This design is much more simpler, weighs less, and is very | |
