Front frame reinforcement?

Holtzer1 · Nov 18, 2016

Does anyone make J bars, or something similar to a strut tower brace for 71 RR cars? Looking to stiffen up the chassis a little.

Mike67 · Nov 18, 2016

Haven't seen any specifically for vintage mopars but when I was building my wifes car I came across a lot of people who had built their own ....using hiem joints, adjuster and tapped tubing...I would think one could be easily mocked up using pvc.... you might check with TCP....

Darter6 · Nov 19, 2016

The later A&B cars came with them.This is a 79 "B" Cordoba.Maybe you can fit those items.Just a thought.

Holtzer1 · Nov 19, 2016

Darter6 said:
The later A&B cars came with them.This is a 79 "B" Cordoba.Maybe you can fit those items.Just a thought.

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I was looking for something a little more sturdy than that. Looks like I'm gonna have to invest in a tube bender and build my own.

rrTor-Red · Nov 21, 2016

Holtzer1 said:
I was looking for something a little more sturdy than that. Looks like I'm gonna have to invest in a tube bender and build my own.

Keep in mind that the motor, along with all of the accessories (A/C, etc if any) that the tubes might have to be altered to fit around. Just saying. Other than that, the picture above looks promissing, tying both fender wells together

71Beeper · Nov 23, 2016

US car tool makes a neat inner fender brace kit.
Here's the link,
http://store.uscartool.com/E-Body-70-74-inner-fender-brace-kit.html
It says it's for E Bodies, but it will fit the 71 B-Body also.
I bought that kit and will be installing it in my 71 Runner.

Wild440 · Nov 28, 2016

71Beeper said:
US car tool makes a neat inner fender brace kit.
Here's the link,
http://store.uscartool.com/E-Body-70-74-inner-fender-brace-kit.html
It says it's for E Bodies, but it will fit the 71 B-Body also.
I bought that kit and will be installing it in my 71 Runner.

Wild440 · Nov 28, 2016

Hey was up 71beeper... New to posting on a forum .... I have a 74 charger and was looking at the kit you bought ... Wondering if that would also fit on my 74 too? I already have a template made up just in case it does not fit, I'll go ahead and make my own. Trying to save some time. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

71Beeper · Nov 29, 2016

73 and up B-body inner fenders (like your Chargers) are different than the 71-72 B-body's - so the US car tool kit may need to be tweaked to get it to work on your 74 Charger.
Shop around - try on Mancini's website to see if they have anything.

71Beeper · Dec 12, 2016

Here's what the inner fender brace looks like on my 71. I'm doing a fit-check on it.

Wild440 · Dec 12, 2016

That looks real good. Do you have any pics of what the underside looks like?.. For my year(74) it doesn't seem that I would need to try an tie in my shock tower because of where it's at, relevant to what has to be done on a 71-72.

71Beeper · Dec 13, 2016

Here is a picture of the underside. I got it off the US car tool website.

71Beeper · Dec 30, 2016

I just completed installing the inner fender braces from US car tool.
Like I mentioned, they are for an E-Body, but with a little tweaking they fit my 71 B-Body.

71Beeper · Dec 30, 2016

And look.....strong enough for me to stand on em...... :rofl:

like I'm surfin'

Junnu · Dec 23, 2018

Hello. How thick material is this?

Nacho-RT74 · Dec 23, 2018

Darter6 said:
The later A&B cars came with them.This is a 79 "B" Cordoba.Maybe you can fit those items.Just a thought.

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standard bars since 72

QuickBpBp · Dec 23, 2018

1973-4 B-body already have factory braces there and the upper A-arms are on the k-member not the shock tower like 71-2 . They are a lot stiffer from factory than any 71-2 B-body.

QuickBpBp · Dec 23, 2018

Mike67 said:
Haven't seen any specifically for vintage mopars but when I was building my wifes car I came across a lot of people who had built their own ....using hiem joints, adjuster and tapped tubing...I would think one could be easily mocked up using pvc.... you might check with TCP....

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Here is the 71-2 B-body version..

https://xvengineering.com/products/xv-e-body-engine-bay-brace

Here is the 66-70 b-body says 68-70 but I think all is the same on 66-7. Has pics installed..

https://xvengineering.com/products/xv-b-body-engine-bay-brace

71Beeper · Dec 24, 2018

Junnu said:
Hello. How thick material is this?

The material is 0.125" thick.
Much thicker than the rest of the sheet metal on the car.

Montclaire · Jan 4, 2019

Wild440 said:
Hey was up 71beeper... New to posting on a forum .... I have a 74 charger and was looking at the kit you bought ... Wondering if that would also fit on my 74 too? I already have a template made up just in case it does not fit, I'll go ahead and make my own. Trying to save some time. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

73/74 Bs are very sturdy from the factory due to the change over to Iso-k. Upgrading to solid biscuits on the k-frame would probably do just as much to lock in that front end.

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