66 coupe front cross member

Well its pretty much very important to get one back on your car. Not real sure how youd go about getting a new one on.

bdavis said:

I was curious if I had to install a new one?

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Yes. Do not drive without it.

You should fish out the broken bolts. I had to do this on one of mine. I carefully drilled out the center of the broken bolt using a drill almost as large as the bolt hole. Just don't use one so large that it will drill out your threads. This allowed me to work out the remains of the snapped off bolt - an Easy-out will almost surely fail to remove one of these frozen bolts. I ran a tap through the bolt hole afterward to clean it up and then put in a fresh bolt. As stated above, this x-member provides most of the lateral rigidity between the framerails and you should not drive without it. In fact, there are stronger x-members available (I think Cobra Automotive has them) to replace the wimpy stockers.

SoCalCruising said:

There are stronger x-members available (I think Cobra Automotive has them) to replace the wimpy stockers.

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Yup. I got mine from Cobra Automotive. I found the same piece at Delta Bay Mustangs for $79.

http://www.deltabaymustang.com/high.htm