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Speedbumpauto · 10-09-2011, 02:27 PM

I'm honored!, but that's what forums like this are for, ideas and inspiration. I used 3/4 tube and my long bars are about 32" and the laterals are about 19".
I used 1x 1/8 flat stock for the holes at the end of the tubing and used all the factory holes and added two 5/16 flush welded nuts next to the latch brace on each side. It would be easier to use nut-serts for this but I didn't have a 5/16 mandrel and I wanted them all to be the same. I don't consider the dimensions as important as getting as much triangulation as you can get on the front to back bars. I also slotted the bolt holes on one end of each bar so I could pre stress the hood during assembly if I needed to. Good luck.

10-09-2011, 02:27 PM	#10
Speedbumpauto Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 917	Re: eliminate hood X brace on 55-57 I'm honored!, but that's what forums like this are for, ideas and inspiration. I used 3/4 tube and my long bars are about 32" and the laterals are about 19". I used 1x 1/8 flat stock for the holes at the end of the tubing and used all the factory holes and added two 5/16 flush welded nuts next to the latch brace on each side. It would be easier to use nut-serts for this but I didn't have a 5/16 mandrel and I wanted them all to be the same. I don't consider the dimensions as important as getting as much triangulation as you can get on the front to back bars. I also slotted the bolt holes on one end of each bar so I could pre stress the hood during assembly if I needed to. Good luck.