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    Fox What Do Bad Torque Boxes Look Like?

    This car somehow doesn't look like it was driven that hard. Everything under the hood is stock save for chrome valve covers. Doesn't even have fancy plug wires. Anyway as they say the proof is in the pudding, and I'll reserve judgment (and my dollars!) until I get the rear end off the ground...
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    Fox What Do Bad Torque Boxes Look Like?

    Another question: Should I consider torque boxes a dealkiller if the car tracks straight under acceleration? I have a MIG welder and about five years' welding experience, so adding gussets/braces to the torque box isn't that big of a deal. I just need to know if it's a 'once it starts the car is...
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    Fox What Do Bad Torque Boxes Look Like?

    Yep, checked strut towers for sure. No rust, although the strut mounts are in bad need of replacement. Pillars have maybe 1/10" of irregularity at most and no crumpling that I can see, I'm gonna call them straight.
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    Fox What Do Bad Torque Boxes Look Like?

    Looking to buy my first Foxbody, and I've read a ton about what to look for when buying one, but: I know to check torque boxes and pillars but never having looked at a known-good Fox, what do bowed pillars and ruined torque boxes look like? One of the cars I'm looking at doesn't have subframe...