Fox body thru-floor ties ?

[Boomer!]

I am getting ready to begin to install 2"x 3" full length ties and was wondering what thickness wall I should run. I was told .084" was perfect with the cage I will be fitting in the car somewhere in the near future. Opinions ????

Anyone that might have suggestions or ideas to make things go a little smoother feel free to throw them out there.

[bigbob]

thinkness: most guys use 1/8 inch. that is .125'' that is what i used too. pictures are a few threads down in the torque box reinforcement thread.

suggestions: measure twice haha. it is a real bitch to get everything to fit nicely. i everything with a sawzaw, take your time and measure twice and you can get some decent cuts. make sure your frame is level... drop plumb bobs to the floor and measure from three different reference points. drop a bob to the floor using the same refernce points in the front and back to make an x pattern when u measure. when you cut the floor make sure you cut it to narrow if anything it is a huge bitch going back in after to weld the floors to the frame if you have a huge gap.

are you gunna put a cage in? i strongly suggest running an out rigger to the rocker box to mount a cage to. and anywere you have a the new frame butting up to the car ( rocker box outrigger / rear bulkhead wear you meet the rear subframe) weld a plate of 1/8 steel inbetween the frame and the stock thin sheet metal. it will be alot more rigid and give you alot more to weld into. good luck and have fun with it! if you need any help let me know and i can get you more pictures of what i did.

[monster.]

If it's not rust can I have the sheetmetal you cut out

I attached some pictures of what a guy did on corral.net

[monster.]

more

[monster.]

one more.

I like how he tied into the rear subframe.

Let me find the actual thread.

[monster.]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH heck, I can't find the exact thread, but here are some different through floors to give you some insight.

Best,

Dave

SOME SHOTS OF THROUGH FLOOR

SOME DIY SUBFRAMES

TIED UP THUNDERBIRD

[bigbob]

theres mine. the rear sfc goes into the rear frame about 10 inches and is plug welded in place. this is an sn95 but its the same story on a fox. the front frame is notched just like one of the postes monster put up... so it sits nice and flush. i think i cut the 1 1/2" out of the front of the notch and 1 " out of the back.

[btracecars]

14 gage (.083" wall) will be fine. plus its 1.1 lb per foot lighter than the 11 gage (.120"wall)

[Boomer!]

Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate all the information. 14 gauge is what I am going to run, I may even do a moly set up.

[Boomer!]

rep added to everyone !!!!!!!!!