Model A front X-member ????

I want to get the front of my car lower without Z'ing the front rails so I'm getting rid of my cracked and broken stock front crossmember and replacing it with a flat home built crossmember. What do you guys usually use? C-channel? Square tubing with the bottom cut out? looking for suggestions on the safest way to make it.

I allready know I'll have to knotch the frame and run a reverse eye spring....Thanks....Mike

 

Wow, those things will hipnotize you!

 

Sorry,I can change it if you guys want me to. "OR" I can post more, It's up to you guys. I hope nobody is offended.

 

What was your question again?

 

The only way to stop being so offensive is to make the avatar larger

 

***** *******s ...this is a good question....I wouldn't mind knowing this too...the repop crossmembers are a rip off.....

 

Wonder if she needs any help with those. (*)(*)

 

HUH??.....OH yeah the question for about $50 a repo aint a bad deal I think. You could use "C" for it if you wanted.BTW right click "save as"!

 

Whatever you wind up using, be sure to dial some caster into your geometry when you weld it in.

 

there are pics of building one on this site...
http://www.the-antidote.com/one/1ch***01.htm
I did mine just the same, but added a thick strip along the back edge.
Im running a spring behind the axle,mounted to split bones, this drops you down another 3 inches.
still havent notched the frame, but may have to.

 

Very nice Lowsquire.
I think the axle out front like that will give the car some good lines.

Far as the original question goes, why not give some thought to running a rectangular tubing front crossmember and doing the suicide bit like the car in the pic?

Granted, this is a tube framed car, but the front end setup would work for you.
And like Lowsquire, give you a nice look as well as getting the car down a bit.

Don't go too low though, a little practicality is required if you really want to drive it.

 

67ImpWagon is running a piece of straight U channel in
place of his crossmember. It will require a custom
Radiator mount, but that's not a big deal.

I like the frame notch at the firewall in the first pic, it
looks a little cleaner than a Z.
TZ

 

C9 do you have a side shot of that car? I would like to see how it all "fits" together -

That AVATAR is the best!!! saved it to the hard drive

 

Not a full side shot, but maybe it'll help.

 

Here's a front shot.

 

Thanks C9 - pretty neat frame work there. It looks like it is too far forward for that year style. But, that is some beautiful craftsman ship.