custom strut braces and body braces, help?

[mx3_4_me]

ok im building a strictly preformance mx3 and i am going to be building strut braces and body braces to strengthen stuff up a bit. should i weld them up completely, or should i have just the mounts welded in and the bars bolted? any help with this would be greatly appreciated thanks.

[RS_OBD'oh_2]

why would you do either? Maybe a stitch weld to add a little here and there... but you'll have to remove the struts or work on the engine one day. You'll want to be able to remove them.

[PATDIESEL]

Or, skip all that and build a roll cage. It does the same thing, but better and is what you should do for a performance MX

[mx3_4_me]

roll cage is waaay too much weight than what i want. i gutted this thing down to the skeleten, i am currently in the preocess of removing the sound deadaning material as well, looking for a klze motor and trans right now too. ill probably wait to do the front strut brace till after i finish everything in the engine compartment.