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I'm debating on whether to add a plate to fill in the triangular spaces of the top frame rail. If I do add a plate there, that would be a logical place to add the bolts. Also, it seems to me that it would spread the load quite a bit. Yes, it will add a little weight.


This second photo shows what I have in mind. Please note this is just a temporary piece I tacked on so I could play with the different lengths of stick, but is the same idea I have in mind.
A 1.25 x1.25 tube with ears will be the correct width for the shock. I did consider using a channel instead of a tube, but I don't know if I can bend that small of a channel. I have access to a large press brake, but the ears of the channel would be too close together I think.
Also, I decided to make the nose tiltable, allowing access to the radiator.

Yo, Photoman-
That second picture is a good, workable solution. Run the square tubing across the entire frame, as you show it, and weld it to everything it crosses. It can go below the upper frame rails or above them, if you need the height. The "flaps" on the ends that the shock actually bolts to need to be long enough to make an "L" around the upper frame rails, and can be boxed in over the end of the square tube.

I did something similar in my build, only I used ready made shock mount brackets (So I didn't have to rely on Bubba's bracket-building!), boxed in the inside ends with flat stock and ran a piece of round tubing (hey, it was lying around, paid for...) between the two mounts. It looks like this:Crappy cell-phone picture, but if you squint, you can see the piece of flat on the far end as it extends down to the base of the upper frame rail and is welded throughout.

Clear as mud? Confused ya all to hell? Good, my work here is finished...

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Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
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Hey there Mr. Gonzo(or is it Mr. Raser?). That looks good. I think my tube will go under the frame rails. Thanks for chiming in. Now, get back to work.

Seein' as how we's friends and all, you don't need the "Mr" part... Gonzo will work, or Bubba, or JD... Just don't call me late for dinner!

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Off-the shelf UniStrut worked for me. Invert it and the shock fits almost perfectly. I think I added 2(x) 1/2" washers on either side of the shock-end internal to the UniStrut. Really, this cross bar can be implemented in many ways.

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Try this on your crappy cell phone - clean the lens BEFORE taking a picture. I just had a pic turn out like yours after many nice ones and realized that it was caused by a dirty lens and not by the crappy cell phone. Many cell phones have excellent quality cameras.

That picture looks like you picked your nose and cleaned the lens with your finger.

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I can explain it to you,
but I can't understand it for you.

And maybe I did... I'll never tell...

I was going for that "soft focus" look like they use in the [NWS PORN] magazines... Uhh, wait, no, I meant "Fashion magazines"... Hmmm, not sure that sounds any better... OK, got it...

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I was going for that "soft focus" look that I happened to notice, quite accidentally, in Playboy (I think that was the name, never seen it before) when one fell off the magazine rack in front of me while I looking for a copy of The Farmer's Almanac.

(Y'all buyin' that one???)

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom