71-73 Monte Carlo Bar Installed

[Mister 4x4]

Very Nice, OpiemusRex! It reminds me of the one I saw in the car that inspired me to get mine.

 

[Milalynne]

Very Nice, OpiemusRex! It reminds me of the one I saw in the car that inspired me to get mine.
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I bought the straight Monte Carlo bar and of course it doesn’t fit because the distributor is in the way. I’m trying to make sure I get the right one. The one in this photo would work for me do you know the brand or anything about it where I can find it??? Thx either way

 

[tony-muscle]

I bought the straight Monte Carlo bar and of course it doesn’t fit because the distributor is in the way. I’m trying to make sure I get the right one. The one in this photo would work for me do you know the brand or anything about it where I can find it??? Thx either way

I don't know yours, but it appears that many of these MC bars attach to the apron next to the towers. However, IMO for the bar to be the most effective it should span between the spring mounts at the top of the towers.

 

[Spike Morelli]

Has anyone done any investigating as to what the racers actually used, if anything, for road racing a '71-'73? I think many people, most people, just add the bar for that bad news, " my car really needs this attitude". I CAN tell you however, that when I used to work at a Mustang restoration shop, I was doing some suspension work on an earlier Mustang/Shelby, and I removed the bar with the wheels on the ground, then lifted the car with the wheels off the ground, and found you can't get it back on. The front end unibody flexes enough to prohibit the bolts lining up . The bar is actually necessary on the earlier cars. I know also that the Boss 302 cars had a reinforcement bar added that connected the lower control arm mounts together under the oil pan as well, for additional rigidity. Our cars have a welded-in heavy crossmember under the pan, which may help in this area, I don't know. Some Trans-Am racer likely has the low-down.