to strengthen up your car-

-where every you cut a hole out of like say the hood for headers / rad watering hole, whatever , use 3/8 bolts to hold the inner/ outer skins together

-before doing that take old sheetmetal and slide it in between the two

- weld all the seams possible inside and out

- weld all doors solid

- wire the top of the doors to the roof by drilling a hole every 6inches or so and run wire around and back going through the window hole

- if you have shock bumpers, take them off, use some thing to put a hole in it (not saying its safe but what i use a chop saw) then take it over to the press and push it down and weld it solid , go about an inch or 2 at a time they willblow up and you will be knocked down - at least i was the first time

- put an old a/c cooler in front of the rad, also use a punch and put holes in it and move it side to side - takes about 30 min but when your on the track it will begin to smash flat not letting it breath so the holes are there and they will help with the air flow, if possible use 2 a/c coolers

- fold hood holes or fenders when you cut them out and bolt them solid

- dont just run the minimum amout of wire from the fire wall to the roof run at least 2 if mot 3 - if for some reason that hood happens (or bumpers from other cars) wants to come in through the windsheild it will help stop it - this is only becouse i say a guy get his face rearranged by an oldsmobile hood a few weaks ago and there was lots of blood the guy that hit him thought it got his eye but missed

WHAT ELSE HAVE I MISSED?

ya i got up and decided that it was welded enough lol

no matter what im running it will from now on have 2 if not 3 peices of wire, chain angle iron on the windsheild becouse the way i use the front end no matter what it is whether it be a compact, fullsize or truck