my carbon footprint in their ass

[cduarte]

It's already got the export brace.


I think you meant a monte carlo bar.     

that would help too, but those sure look like the factory braces which are useless, take a look at the the picture that you posted, you can see that the export brace mounts below the shock mounts. The cougar posted in this thread doesn't have that.

[Speedbag]

Correct.

The car has no export brace. Had one once that I intended on putting on but didn't like the way it fit, so it got resold.

Had obtained a Monte Carlo bar too, but couldn't bring myself to drilling holes in my baby. The undercarriage, engine bay, interior (even carpet), and trunk of the car are all still original and untouched.

[acalles]

very nice.. whats it run?

[cduarte]

Correct.

The car has no export brace. Had one once that I intended on putting on but didn't like the way it fit, so it got resold.

Had obtained a Monte Carlo bar too, but couldn't bring myself to drilling holes in my baby. The undercarriage, engine bay, interior (even carpet), and trunk of the car are all still original and untouched.

if it was a factory ford export brace and didn't fit, it means that your car's unibody has warped. Those things should have been installed from the factory in all cars because they greatly strengthen the front end and improve handling. Here's a great article on how and why to install it... http://www.fly-ford.com/MM0105-How_To_Install_an_Export_Brace_and_a_Monte_Carlo_Bar.html

[Oldfisti]

Correct.

The car has no export brace. Had one once that I intended on putting on but didn't like the way it fit, so it got resold.

Had obtained a Monte Carlo bar too, but couldn't bring myself to drilling holes in my baby. The undercarriage, engine bay, interior (even carpet), and trunk of the car are all still original and untouched.

Rumor has it that some of the '67 small block Cougars have only 1 torque box.

Is this true on your car?

[Speedbag]

if it was a factory ford export brace and didn't fit, it means that your car's unibody has warped.

It would have fit just fine if not for the dual quad setup. The air cleaner would have had to have been modified to move it forward about an inch, and there's no way that was happening. 

What's it run? Dunno, never had it on the strip. It's slightly "traction limited" anyway, as it has skinny redline bias plies on factory wheels. The seat-of-the-pants meter says low-14s, maybe a hair quicker with traction.

alfisti, by "torque box" are you talking the wrapped (reinforced) shock towers? Mine doesn't have them, they were a later thing with big block cars or (even later) cars with A/C.

[cduarte]

here's a pretty trick aftermarket export brace...

http://www.mpgheads.com/ExportBrace/ExportBrace.htm

as far as the torque boxes are concerned, they are on the bottom of the car by the front of the factory frame rails...

http://www.67stang.com/torqueboxpass.php

[Oldfisti]

as far as the torque boxes are concerned, they are on the bottom of the car by the front of the factory frame rails...

http://www.67stang.com/torqueboxpass.php

Correct. Bottom rear of front wheel well.

[Speedbag]

Can't say I've ever seen a vintage Mustang/Cougar with only one torque box - mine's got two.

As for the MPG export brace, I had one on my old '70 Cougar strip car. Very nice piece (and effective), but it would ruin the resto vibe the rest of my '67 has (note date coded hoses, correct clamps, etc. in my pic).