[Brian Baker]

Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud

Perhaps: "if Brian grabbed the bell and torque a right turn... he might see the mains split BEFORE splitting his pants."

What worries me is: I don't think the Main Girdle is gonna do much on anything to keep the Main uppers intact. Because the Steel Main Caps are Dowled & in Compressin for the torque system described. More and stiffer metal down there does not change the peel-apart forces at the cam web. Just a darn-grouped Main Cap array. HIS

Agreed, to a point, as this type of girdle has certainly helped the 5.0/Windsor Ford boys several years back that were spraying the bejesus out of them with nitrous. Best effort however would be more material between the two cylinder banks in the lifter valley and cam area.

And if Sears still sold Tuffskins in my size...I'd wear 'em.

[Jack Gifford]

H.I.S.- Good points. Although I know what you're saying about front plates, please don't be too general about it. The front plate on my mini-puller extended downward in a 'V' shape and had a single pivot point connecting the bottom of the 'V' to front of frame. Not many people understood it, even if they noticed the full bulkhead (frame-to-frame) sandwiched between the in/out box and the QC box. But then, not many understood the chrome-moly torque arm attached to the differential housing with a vertical link at its front to the main bulkhead. Even some competitors couldn't figure out why my frame didn't get all twisty during a pull.