Looking for a Chassis connections Belly bar

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  1. Bryant

    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    I cant find a website for these. I know Toporanger used to be on here representing them. Does anybody know if these are still available?
     
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    I have an original belly bar with bolts.
    PM me if interested.

    Rick
     
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    They have a better one that ties into the lower control arm bolts to help stiffen things up more. It’s pretty cool.
     
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    Man I wish you had posted this about a month ago. I had one that I bought years ago brand new in the package. It was just sitting on my shelf so I gave it to my buddy to throw on his maverick.
     
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    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    bummer
     
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    I know this thread is getting a bit old, but I'm curious if anyone has a picture of the Chassis Connection belly bar, and I'm also curious if any of these are still available.
     
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    You can google it and get an idea but to my knowledge, they are not made by anyone else. I have been looking for one myself for future swap but it has been said it is not a necessity.
     
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    Here is the one he made
     

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    smegnl Roger Saffle Supporting Member

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    sorry, my bad
     
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    Thank you, it's cool to at least see what it looks like but I'm guessing I won't be able to find one anymore lol
     
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    Place an ad in wanted section, maybe someone has one willing to part with. Probably only way to get one...
     
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    Here's a link to an original booklet produced to help privateer Boss 302 owners build competitive cars for road racing. http://www.mustangtek.com/Library2/PDF/BOSS302ChassisMod.pdf

    Pretty cool information, most of which can be adapted to any Falcon-chassis Ford including Mavericks. Around page 10 of the pdf you'll see how they modified the belly bar. Not only did it reduce flexing of the inner lower control arm mount, sticky tires and ten-tenths cornering could actually rotate the eccentric washer, pushing the camber setting around. Camber slugs are the obvious solution to that problem, but the Boss 302 racers solved it by replacing the eccentrics with conventional washers, using a hole instead of a slot at the belly bar, and shimming the upper control arm to adjust camber.
     
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