was thinking of doing a front half and back half of 64 is there any one that makes kits that wont break the bank
what are you trying to do with the car ?
can get a kit basically by wheel base length
not a lot of stuff MoPar specific, especially for a full chassis
having someone else fab one for you is gonna' be pricey
no matter whom you chose
for lots of the components
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Chris Alston Chassis Works
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they can help, call them, they ain't cheap **** either,
they have most everything you would need too)
QA1 tubular front & back suspensions, shocks etc.
(
I really like their stuff, I may be a tad bias)
SPC suspension, nice components, esp. UCA's
Gerst Tubular Suspension
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seems to accepted well by the MoPar community)
Chassis Engineering
(
lots of different stuff there too, that universal & not make specific)
RJ Racecars , lots of prefabbed parts & tabs etc.
(
Rickey Jones NHRA PS/Crew-chief guy, great pieces & components)
Swartz Performance
(
full under-frame on unibody cars, not so sure about race stuff)
make you own center portion connect to the
front & rear aftermarket sub-frames
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or the whole deal for that matter)
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& adapt to some of the aftermarket tubular K members
& sub-frames/front & rear sub-frame
or to the aftermarket premade front & rear suspensions components
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bend up a roll-cage/roll bar & other interior cage parts
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my old 49 Ford Pro Gas was a tri-5 kit from, Chris Alston CW
the only thing Ford was the Org. Steel body
I had a bunch of different engine combos in it
including a 528cid Blown Inj. Milodon Hemi...
I just needed to move the bars or suspension mounting around a tad,
12pt cage (later a FC cage), engine & trans cross-member mounts back
or elephant ears & mid plate etc., most of which were in the kit form
or pieced together stuff, from Chris Alston's shop...
or someone else I had listed above
(Chris's shop was close, for about 10 of them years & I knew & raced with his old shop foreman)
On that drag car, wheel base was the most important part on that specific build
overall size of the pre-bent bars for the upper cage hoop
where the bends for the front & rear suspension component were
it was a 2" x 3" chassis, a bit heavier than a "
real tube chassis"
It was intended to be a 8.50 car
(outdated by todays std., was good to 7.50 back then)
I had a Altered tube chassis car already
the "real"
tube chassis tend to be better & a lot more $$$
& time fab/welding, quite a bit more complicated,
especially for a Novus, 1st time full "
race chassis" build
(
not very good, if you plan to street drive it ever either)
I've done or helped on quite a few complete tube chassis cars over the years
mostly late 80's round tube chassis
into Top Sportsman/Outlaw PS the early 90's to 2007-ish
stuff has really changed, there's a lot more prefabbed stuff available now...
It's not make specific
(
not just MoPar, GM or Ford specific or foreign brand crap)
it's a whole different ballgame, with a "real tube chassis"
than a basic simple chassis &/or a tied together sub-frames style
Involves far more serious fab skills are needed, a good outline/plan & design
going into it...
An ability to MIG weld, fit pipe "tight", before welding,
all the assoc. equipment to do so
& even ability to TIG weld, mandatory in many cases
Many designs/parts or styles available
& many depending on how fast you are wanting to go ?
& what rules & racing sanctioning bodies ?
say about
"what you have to have for what ET & MPH"
I'd highly suggest to review a assoc. rule book 1st
IMO there's lots of different options,
& as many opinions too I'm sure
struts or coil-overs,
even factory style torsion bars, strut rods etc.
what kind of shocks will be used
where to mount stuff & why
anti-roll or sway bars
ladders or 4 link,
watts linkage or panhard rod or track bars
or even Torque arm/3 link & coil-overs
or even a leaf springs rear suspension
lots of ways to go
one style doesn't fit all
good luck in what you decide to go with