About eight years ago I was approached by an aquantance who had purchaised a ex-record holding roadster found in a ad in Bonneville Racing News, asking if I would update the roll cage and redo the front suspension.
Stupidly, without seeing the car first, I agreed to upgrade the car.
Upon looking the car over, I noticed that on the main (3x2) frame rails that every place a bracket or crossmember were welded, the frame was buckled. I also noticed that a bridge-truss type support was welded to the underside of the tubing from front to rear.
I told the owner that the only way I would continue on the car was to cut the frame off at the firewall and use new tubing for the front half.
Imagine my suprise when I cut the car in half to find it was constructed of .062 mild steel tubing.........thats 1/16th of a inch!
Needless to say, I built a new frame for him.
p.s. we used the existing rear radius rods, and three years ago on the rough salt, the heim ends both broke at the welds...............know what you are buying...........Bob