Drew,
I've heard that car
Drew,
I've heard that cars without the chassis mods exhibit chassis flex when suspended on a hoist. One gentleman told me he could actually see this using a straightedge. Another tip is whether the doors open and close while the car is suspended. In the real world, it probably doesn't make a lot of difference for routine street driving. An unbraced car will probably exhibit more cowl shake over bumps and RR crossings. The domestic conversions, to my knowledge, typically did not have these extra braces or chassis mods, while the ones by Bacchelli in Modena did. Latest sale price I've seen was one at Barrett-Jackson which went for $135k. I'm writing an article concerning the differences, which will have lots of photos.
I've heard that car
Drew,
I've heard that cars without the chassis mods exhibit chassis flex when suspended on a hoist. One gentleman told me he could actually see this using a straightedge. Another tip is whether the doors open and close while the car is suspended. In the real world, it probably doesn't make a lot of difference for routine street driving. An unbraced car will probably exhibit more cowl shake over bumps and RR crossings. The domestic conversions, to my knowledge, typically did not have these extra braces or chassis mods, while the ones by Bacchelli in Modena did. Latest sale price I've seen was one at Barrett-Jackson which went for $135k. I'm writing an article concerning the differences, which will have lots of photos.
