The DisAstre project

[Hoffbug]

do you have frame connectors? if not, get some as they
are 100% necessary on these little guys (any unibody truthfully)
and make a huge difference on driveability, predictability of
cars attitude when it gets out of shape, and longevity of the
platform.
i have had several customers argue with me over refusing
to do certain things (build/swap a 500+hp 454 into a 68 camaro for instance)
unless they do weld up frame connectors first--their argument is
always " its my car/my money, i get to decide what to do" and my reply is
"then go find someone else to do it, or do it yourself........"

Yeah.. you can see them on page 3. They run from the back along the pinch seam to the front.. back and front are welded to the slots for the Veripack rail car system and the length along the pinch seam is stitch welded.

[fatguyzinc]

nice. i also used 1x1 box tubing with 1/8 wall to tie
the front of our frame connectors to the rear of the
subframe/engine cradle, as well as the crazy "bolt
it through the floor" trans crossmember.

[Hoffbug]

Well.. I'm almost embarrassed to say how derailed this project got. I'm sure others had a hell of a lot worse of a 2020 than I did. Hoping for a little bit of stability now and time to dive back in on this in the spring.