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> 914 safety upgrade idea
JeffBowlsby
post Aug 10 2008, 09:48 PM
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Someone recently posted their story of their SUV getting rear ended and the trailer hitch preventing a lot of damage. So...

Is it possible that a heavy steel plate or even a dense carbon fiber reinforcement plate could be fabbed to fit between the chassis and behind the front and rear bumpers (stealthy) to add crash protection? I am thinking it could be about the thickness of the dogbone spacers and maybe the bumber bolts feed through it to hold it in place. For the 1970-74 cars.

Good idea?...Bad idea?
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post Aug 10 2008, 10:33 PM
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This sounds like creativity. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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Jeff Bowlsby   914 safety upgrade idea   Aug 10 2008, 09:48 PM
KELTY360   This sounds like creativity. :popcorn:   Aug 10 2008, 10:33 PM
plymouth37   This sounds like creativity. :popcorn: :rotf...   Aug 10 2008, 10:52 PM
Wilhelm   When My S-10 blazer got rear ended it got hit on t...   Aug 11 2008, 12:17 AM
sww914   I've been in & out of the autobody busines...   Aug 11 2008, 12:34 AM
FourBlades   How about filling the bumpers with energy absorbin...   Aug 11 2008, 03:41 PM
ArtechnikA   I was wondering what would happen if you filled t...   Aug 11 2008, 04:09 PM
jhadler   I'm with Steve here... Rigidly reinforcing th...   Aug 11 2008, 03:44 PM
Jeff Bowlsby   Energy dissipation is CRITICAL. I think this th...   Aug 11 2008, 04:54 PM
r_towle   This is interesting. When I was deciding if my so...   Aug 11 2008, 04:33 PM
Matt Meyer   Add 75'/76' bumpers to the ends. :rotfl:...   Aug 12 2008, 01:00 PM
zx-niner   Add 75'/76' bumpers to the ends. :rotfl...   Aug 12 2008, 10:49 PM
ericread   How about this? Once the driver and passenger are...   Aug 12 2008, 01:12 PM
Jax914   I think adding the spray foam to the back of the f...   Aug 12 2008, 10:13 PM
Spoke   Bang. Pound pound pound paint   Aug 12 2008, 10:37 PM
FourBlades   My thoughts about filling the longs with foam are ...   Aug 13 2008, 07:42 AM
Dave_Darling   Roll cages pose their own set of problems. Like b...   Aug 13 2008, 10:10 AM
grantsfo   I agree with leaving 914 as is. I was rear ended ...   Aug 13 2008, 04:48 PM
ChrisNPDrider   This is interesting. ...the tits focus the crash ...   Aug 14 2008, 01:37 AM


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