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Nope. '69s got marker lights in them. '70 marker lights is in the fender.

I think the meaning of post #24 is that the method applied is wrong. As in adding SFCs will do nothing for radiator support flexibility. I can very well believe that. But it will do a lot for the chassis. And the method applied misses that. The setup is the problem. The frame is supported by 3 jack stands. The whole of the chassis isn't available for flexing because it is locked in place. He is just measuring flex in the front frame rail, not the whole unibody. When the shock towers and Monte Carlo bar was in place, that load was spread across a larger area. When removed, and the same force applied will show more flex because the area it is applied to is less (limited). The 25% torsional stiffness credited to the MC bar isn't because the MC bar is so immensely strong. It's just a piece of steel. It is because the MC Bar allows the frame rails to be connected to a larger area. He should have put the car on it's suspension, but with strut rods instead of shock absorbers and springs. That way, the frame itself would not be supported at any given point, and free to flex all the way from front to back.

The modeling wouldn’t be so easy but the FEA wouldn’t be that difficult either and the results would easily show the differences. Was meaning to post later but my oldest daughter went into labor with our 2nd grandchild. Bored and posting from the waiting room.

Here are a couple of pics and a quick sketch of my sons console lid. Hope this helps.

I guess they didn’t have a big enough press to do it the way the factory did

Interesting take on that part. My first thought on duplicating one was some round mild steel stock combined with some blacksmithing.

I was able to find a link for UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Cleaning-Kits/Vulcanet-motorcycle-cleaning-degreaser-protection/B0081RY8WA but it seems impossible to find in the US. That is certainly disappointing...

I am not saying they dont help some ,if you have all the front end bracing they probably do some ,but if you have none of the front bracing especially those who have done a mustang ll type front end ,there is nothing to support the front rails . Every part of a unibody is part of the structure ,the more removed the weaker it gets

The so called experts...what do they know...glue...spot welds.....huh? I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows they are bad. Now, some even think that MIG welds are bad....next what will it be....big engines are bad....loud exhaust is bad....big tires...big brakes...gas guzzlers.....oh the big carbon footprint...oh the horror.....thousands will be die...!!!! Fight back against the idiots, the a**holes, the mis-informed, and the non-believers. Save it, restore it, MIG weld it, and drive it like you stole it.... I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!