I had the silver braces similar to those bits. Mine were made by SoCal, along with a few other rare and obscure parts, when there track was in its hay day!
Still needs a few odds and ends... body posts and battery strap, and of course a body. Any suggestions for the body? Trying to keep it "period" as much as possible. May end up switching out the ball cups for dubro maybe?
All put together. Added vintage electronics. NIB Futaba Magnum radio system. Used but nice Tekin Sport and B&R Buckshot Motor. Also NIP Thorp turnbuckles and RPM ball cups.
Started this one a few months ago. Had a Caddy is pretty good shape I wanted to build, just wasn't sure how. Decided to do a pre-10t truck conversion. Here's how it went...