Fat Man Fabrications - any replacement

Here's the story, I have a '37 Packard I want to bring into the modern world with an LS1. Fat Man made a front-end stub for this car that allowed mounting a Chevy and Mustang 2 suspension. With Fat Man gone, is there anyone else?

 

What’s an LS?

 

See Southern Rods and Parts for Fat Man Fabrication parts. Frame Stub Kits

 

This would be a good business opportunity for someone. The Mustang II stuff is decent, but it hasn’t been m*** produced for 40 years, and it’s a little bit light duty to begin with. I wonder if there is another alternative to it that would work well.

 

It would have to

• Adapt to straight frame rails or rectangular tubing
• Carry roughly 2800-4000 vehicle front end (accept a few different springs, hopefully air ride)
• Not intrude too much inside or above the rails (no struts)
• Allow for alignment and possibly different steering choices
• Have decent modern design with anti-dive, etc.
• Readily available and reasonable replacement parts for the next couple decades (m*** produced)

I haven't paid attention to cars and light trucks of the past 5-10 years, I can't think of a high production RWD car or truck that fits this.

later Corvette (6, 7) is low numbers and not cheap. funny spring.
6th gen Mustang is strut, so are the Camaros and Challengers.
I'd figure the modern full size trucks are all overbuilt for the job.
Anything made by an 'oversea' name even if built here is going to lose customers.

 

Southern Rods owns and is building FatMan products. Also, Scott's Hot Rods can build you a stub or a complete ch***is.

https://scottshotrods.com/

https://www.southernrods.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooUGkYYte2F5b_6XGF_GNCIxi4DYJKLLmJu0IfSRDY***YIPXmu

 

Just a random thought that trickled through my gray matter. Maybe look into oval track/road race front suspension components like that used in the former NASCAR cup series and still used in the 2 under cl***es. Those cars are 3500 pounds and take some pretty rough punishments without breaking. There are some pretty good race shops that sell components and clips.

 

So true, @Dave G in Gansevoort I have often said that rod parts are one time purchases and tend toward higher prices. Track parts often have life measured in races, not due to quality but rubbin', and are often cheaper and high quality.
After getting bored with the latest Car Craft mag's latest SBC build, I'd get the Circle Track mag and see some higher end builds and the parts advertised there.

 

There are disc brake kits for the original front plus places will rebuild the stock shocks.

 

We think so alike. It’s scary!

 

I’m probably going to get Scotts to build the ch***is for my woodie whenever I start going through it to make it more user friendly next fall. I know I’m ruining a perfectly good wagon

 

Maybe Speedway?



https://www.speedwaymotors.com/G-Comp-Universal-Front-Suspension-Kit,390286.html

 

The Fatman crossmember i installed some 12 years ago was very heavy…3/16” at least..my current project i am considering a Ch***is Engineering “bolt on” Mustang 11 kit for my ‘41 Chev coupe