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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification - Power Trip

Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Now Brian welds a 3/8 thick... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Now Brian welds a 3/8 thick by 6x4-inch plate to the inner rails.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
A 1 5/8-inch-thick piece of... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
A 1 5/8-inch-thick piece of rollcage tubing will add strength between the rails. Brian cuts a 41-inch section and test-fits it between the plates he has welded onto the rails.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
The tubing is welded at six... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
The tubing is welded at six points: the two corners, near the spring perches, and on either side of the center brace.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Here's the tubing welded into... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Here's the tubing welded into place.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Brian points to the area where... 
   
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Brian points to the area where the framerail is the weakest, which, if not reinforced properly, can bend under big stress after the rails are cut. "This is where we're going to reinforce it the most," Brian states.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Two plates are used on each... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
Two plates are used on each side for this weak area. Brian welds the first one into place.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
My BMR lower control arms... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
My BMR lower control arms are removed so Brian can position and shape the second plate. Once it's the correct size, he welds it up.
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
When all's said and done, each side has four new plates added for reinforcement. Two here...
Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
The one under the tubular... 
   
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Buick Turbo Framerail Modification
The one under the tubular bar, and this one, located just behind the bar (tack-welded in this photo).

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