USCT Level 2 Stiffening Kit - What modifications must be made?

[NHRoadrunner]

Having the level 2 kit from US Car Tools installed on a 1969 Plymouth RR. I know these need some minor modifications:
1. Add holes for parking brake cable on subframe connector.
2. Lengthen notches for fuel lines on subframe connectors.

What other modifications must be made that are not the two items above? Will everything else clear the new parts being added?

 

[gkent]

They don't fit the floors as well as one is led to believe so you'll be pushing down on the floors to weld them in place. I seem to recall some small tabs at the front that I ground off

 

[Dennis H]

I didn’t weld mine in, but not aware of anything other than the E Brake cable.

 

[gkent]

They’re useless if they’re not welded in!!

 

[Dennis H]

They’re useless if they’re not welded in!!

Mine are welded in, but not by me personally. Welded by Joe Sanderson may he RIP. He got a nasty rash from grinding off the undercoating. Asbestos. Ended up in ER.

 

[eldubb440]

not sure what the level 2 kit is, but it's all pretty straight forward

 

[NHRoadrunner]

not sure what the level 2 kit is, but it's all pretty straight forward

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Frame connectors, torque boxes, inner fender braces, and radiator support brace. But thanks for the photo!

 

[hunt2elk]

On the last car I did and added USCT stuff, I called and talked to, I think, the owner. What was interesting is he said they had done extensive testing on body flex before and after installing their products on a B body. Frame connectors and torque boxes made the biggest difference, inner fender braces made a little difference, radiator support not much at all. One thing that he told me that did also help tremendously was to weld solid the lower firewall to front floor pan joint, and I followed his advice on that.

 

[icetech]

I put the frame connectors on my '62.. i spent may a hour to 90 mins per side marking and grinding to make them fit the floor as good as possible before welding. I work on my back on the floor though.. with a lift it would be much faster. I used a floor jack to hold them tight against the floor when welding.

P.S. my car on jackstands before the connectors (for months) i couldn't open the doors... with connectors it stays about perfect.. The 62s are tin cans though

 

[j-c-c-62]

On the last car I did and added USCT stuff, I called and talked to, I think, the owner. What was interesting is he said they had done extensive testing on body flex before and after installing their products on a B body. Frame connectors and torque boxes made the biggest difference, inner fender braces made a little difference, radiator support not much at all. One thing that he told me that did also help tremendously was to weld solid the lower firewall to front floor pan joint, and I followed his advice on that.

Years back the "highly regarded" XV operation (soon closed but with reinvented current version?) highly promoted radiator support upgrades for Mopars, without documentation.

I say "buyer beware", but if reinforced LCA, mixing torque boxes and 3 sided varying cross sectional frame connectors on a non-convertible, and upgrading TR from 9/16" to 11/16" is your thing all because a vendor makes a claim and "everybody" else is doing it, have at it.
Never been able to square why 60+ year old Mopars need a 11/16" TR upgrade while a very modern OEM stock Detroit iron 600+ HP car that weighs 3600lbs, corners at 1+ G with factory installed on the wide side tires that stops from 60-0 in 97' is delivered with "puny"? 14mm TR.

 

[Bighouse]

TR?

 

[mrhemi]

Tie rod?

 

[autoxcuda]

They’re useless if they’re not welded in!!

Maybe bonded?

Welding them in is very time consuming. Gotta be a big labor bill on having that done.

 

[j-c-c-62]

TR?

In this context:
"KV" don't know, it's proprietary?
"LCA" lower control arm
"TR" tie rod
"G" acceleration force of gravity 32'/sec/sec
"HP" horsepower
"lbs" imperial pounds
"OEM" Original Equipment manufacturer
"mm" millimeter
"B body" Mopar chassis style Nomenclature that first became public/mainstream around 1964 and was then slowly backdated to similar cars built in 1962

 

[eldubb440]

Frame connectors, torque boxes, inner fender braces, and radiator support brace. But thanks for the photo!

it's all there

 

[Bighouse]

In this context:
"KV" don't know, it's proprietary?
"LCA" lower control arm
"TR" tie rod
"G" acceleration force of gravity 32'/sec/sec
"HP" horsepower
"lbs" imperial pounds
"OEM" Original Equipment manufacturer
"mm" millimeter
"B body" Mopar chassis style Nomenclature that first became public/mainstream around 1964 and was then slowly backdated to similar cars built in 1962

Thanks- TR was hanging me up