Also just to add.. You can find them as part number 114-1LH & 114-1RH on page 185 of the NPD online catalog. These are the Canadian versions. Don't get the 114-4XX "Import" versions! I've seen them both and the Import version is not as good.. even though it costs more.

 

adrenolin, how hard was the install? anything special needed to do like having the car up on jackstands or anything?

 

They can be a real pita depending on what else needs to be installed. They get installed between the front outer frame rail/floor support extensions and the rocker panel with the toe board above it. I had the floor pan and toe board cut out which made it easier. After we repaired the extensions and installed the Tinman sub frame connectors we installed the passengers side torque box followed by the toe board and then the floor pan. We had jack stands used from the front to rear of the car.

It is a VERY tight fit! I had to use a small bottle jack to spread the rocker panel and rail extension a bit in order to wedge the torque boxes in. I measured before and afterwards and they closed back up perfectly. Didn't like doing it but there was no other way that we could see getting it in. However you do it just make sure to take careful measurements before, during every step and after you finish each step.

I really had a scare when something wasn't lining up correctly and thought I was gonna have to put it on a frame straightener. I called one of the shops who walked me through dropping a plumb bob from various points on the front, mid and rear frame, marking an X on the floor where they rested and then taking more measurements than I care to remember. Everything worked out correctly and the issue was due to something else that was easily corrected.

 

Alright, I stripped my entire interior today so I can get started on fixing the floor pans... Underneath I found this, which obviously needs replacing, but its only on my driver side. Is this a torque box? My car is a 67'.

 

That is the driver's side torque box.

If you look from the other side, you will see it extends up vertically and has a flange on the outboard side of the car that welds to the toe board flange.

 

Awesome, thanks Mark.

Where is the cheapest place online everyone has bought their torque boxes from? Im going to re-do the driver side and add the passenger side while im at it.

 

Here is the passenger side on my 1966 (67/68 look the same). I outlined the front portion in blue tape:



Here is the same side looking from the rear (yes, it is dusty):



This torque box is new, so compare it to your rusted out ones to see how they are installed.

 

do you have to remove the fenders to install them or can they be done with the fenders on?

 

You have to remove the fenders unfortunately.

 

If your torque box is hosed like the one in the pic, your frame rail is probably hosed as well. The frame rail makes up the side of the torque box. Remember the old saying about opening a can of worms?