Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[Rude Dude]

Yeah Flat out frame boxing plates are real small in front and back of cross member they think you are going to leave your stock one. Your pic I see it was removed hope the guys who installed it moved the flat out cross member an 1 1/2 forward of stock centerline and braced the front forward of frame. All that open space is going to be visible to radiator core support mounts when looking into the engine compartment that's why I was asking if they are going to box it in plus your are increasing the ponies going to an ls setup

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Rudy,
?? Do you mean the front of the frame rails? The cross member IS boxed from
Flat Out.

I actually wondered if there was any value to doing that beyond the obvious aesthetic improvement? But if I do that it wouldn't it be best to box the entire frame? These trucks were meant to flex a bit given they'd be on farms, etc.