K frames, whose is best for Street and Drags?

Idhomustang · 01-05-2003, 11:16 AM

Ok,

Guy's, Gals,

Who is using what for K Frames and Tubular A-Arms?
What spring weight front and rear? I'm running a stroked 351 W, so it is a lot heavier then a basic 302. I'm looking for longevity and strength, I plan on Owning this car for quite some time. I just got it painted and I'm working on lightening the car now..

Mac

bottlebaby91 · 01-05-2003, 10:47 PM

idhomustang........Sorry to get off the subject, but i see you have an s&w cage, how does that fit? Any kind of extra cutting needed? I have been looking into getting a cage from s&w, but unsure of how they fit.

Idhomustang · 01-06-2003, 12:29 AM

As luck would have it it did fit pretty good, bends were right, minimal cutting, I did learn a lot about attaching it to the car. It took me less that 2 hours a good welder might take much longer, depending on his/her level of anal retentiveness. I would say 4 hours welding time, twice that to gut the car. Some tricky spots to weld especially the top side of the cage for the down bars.

One thing I did was prep the cage and paint it, before welding it, sanding and grinding at the joints as I went. It really looks good, and touch up was a snap. I had a buddy, who painted his in the car, afterwards and he spent, tons of time. Now on the other hand, if its a race car this wouldn't be any problem.

These Guys at S&W treated me right, and I have ordered two cages from them.

If you want I'll send you a couple of pictures of the car and you can see the cage.

Mac..

Fstpny@hotmail.com

bottlebaby91 · 01-06-2003, 12:43 AM

Thanks alot.......that would be awesome if you could send me a few pics.

eric_wegner@charter.net
thanks

01-05-2003, 11:16 AM	#1
Idhomustang Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: boise,idaho Posts: 220	K frames, whose is best for Street and Drags? Ok, Guy's, Gals, Who is using what for K Frames and Tubular A-Arms? What spring weight front and rear? I'm running a stroked 351 W, so it is a lot heavier then a basic 302. I'm looking for longevity and strength, I plan on Owning this car for quite some time. I just got it painted and I'm working on lightening the car now.. Mac __________________ 393,9.5" 351W,830 Holley,Victor Jr,Home made Cool Air Pan, Pro Billet MSD, MSD 6AL, XE 284H Xtr-Com cam, 240-246 @.050, 540-544, M/T Et streets, Mac Upper and Lower, Control Arms, 3:73 US Gear,Mini Spool, Eagle Long rods, Mac Windage tray, KB Pistons, Scat crank, 4000 rpm stall convertor, C-4 trans, Airflow Research 185cc, Hooker long tubes 3", exhaust, S&W 6 point roll cage, 11.2 at 121 mph.

01-06-2003, 12:29 AM	#3
Idhomustang Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: boise,idaho Posts: 220	Cage As luck would have it it did fit pretty good, bends were right, minimal cutting, I did learn a lot about attaching it to the car. It took me less that 2 hours a good welder might take much longer, depending on his/her level of anal retentiveness. I would say 4 hours welding time, twice that to gut the car. Some tricky spots to weld especially the top side of the cage for the down bars. One thing I did was prep the cage and paint it, before welding it, sanding and grinding at the joints as I went. It really looks good, and touch up was a snap. I had a buddy, who painted his in the car, afterwards and he spent, tons of time. Now on the other hand, if its a race car this wouldn't be any problem. These Guys at S&W treated me right, and I have ordered two cages from them. If you want I'll send you a couple of pictures of the car and you can see the cage. Mac.. Fstpny@hotmail.com __________________ 393,9.5" 351W,830 Holley,Victor Jr,Home made Cool Air Pan, Pro Billet MSD, MSD 6AL, XE 284H Xtr-Com cam, 240-246 @.050, 540-544, M/T Et streets, Mac Upper and Lower, Control Arms, 3:73 US Gear,Mini Spool, Eagle Long rods, Mac Windage tray, KB Pistons, Scat crank, 4000 rpm stall convertor, C-4 trans, Airflow Research 185cc, Hooker long tubes 3", exhaust, S&W 6 point roll cage, 11.2 at 121 mph.

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01-05-2003, 10:47 PM	#2
bottlebaby91 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 141	idhomustang........Sorry to get off the subject, but i see you have an s&w cage, how does that fit? Any kind of extra cutting needed? I have been looking into getting a cage from s&w, but unsure of how they fit.

01-06-2003, 12:43 AM	#4
bottlebaby91 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 141	Thanks alot.......that would be awesome if you could send me a few pics. eric_wegner@charter.net thanks