Torsion Bar Crossmember Replacement 70 B-Body
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sam dupont
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upper right corner of this page it says: search
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I chose for sale Mechanical Parts, but people post in various places
Torsion Bar Crossmember - 66-70 Dodge Plymouth B-Body
It is important this item be in good shape as it is a major component on the front of the body. Has the same metal thickness as OE and the area holding the torsion bars will accept stock size bars as original.
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if both ends are bad replace the whole thing. JMO
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I did one end on my GTX........ I used a donor piece
PurpleBeeper
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I suggest replacing the whole piece with a used one. Try moparmarks (?) on this site
Looks like you need a donor piece for that one finger
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Posts 25, 26 and 27 are pics of what my crossmember started out as. Posts 42 and 43 have a few pics of the finished product. Used the AMD crossmember and used the ends only. I added "fish plates" and sub frame connectors (just 2"x3" rectangular tubing). I hope you plan to remove the floors as access to the entire area is necessary IMO. I needed to replace front floor sections as well. The nice thing about only replacing the outer sections of the crossmember is locating the new pieces is easy. I did have to massage the AMD pieces a bit. I was not at all interested in maintaining the factory appearance. I also made new inner rocker panel and front frame rail sections. I modified the center hoop as well to allow for an A500 transmission. Eldubb440 is the master at these things. Take any advice he gives.
Posts 25, 26 and 27 are pics of what my crossmember started out as. Posts 42 and 43 have a few pics of the finished product. Used the AMD crossmember and used the ends only. I added "fish plates" and sub frame connectors (just 2"x3" rectangular tubing). I hope you plan to remove the floors as access to the entire area is necessary IMO. I needed to replace front floor sections as well. The nice thing about only replacing the outer sections of the crossmember is locating the new pieces is easy. I did have to massage the AMD pieces a bit. I was not at all interested in maintaining the factory appearance. I also made new inner rocker panel and front frame rail sections. I modified the center hoop as well to allow for an A500 transmission. Eldubb440 is the master at these things. Take any advice he gives.
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