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Randal |
Feb 2 2009, 08:18 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
What is the minimum amount of bar that would need to be added from the back towers to the transmission cross member? Understanding that I am running a bar from the back hoop of the cage to the shock tower.
Could I just run a bar from a plate on the rear side of the shock, midway to the top of the transmission cross member? Just a simple triangle. Would that help? Picture below. |
J P Stein |
Feb 3 2009, 03:44 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
I think Randal is putting in the down tubes from the cage to the towers.
Brett, if what you are advocating is what you actually wrote...... it's drivel. |
Brett W |
Feb 3 2009, 05:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,856 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
I think Randal is putting in the down tubes from the cage to the towers. Brett, if what you are advocating is what you actually wrote...... it's drivel. Horseshit. Its a race car cut out everything not needed. That means rear shock towers, tranny crossmember, rear inner fenderwells, etc. Look at the rear structure on this car. Notice how it all ties into the main cross bar at the shock towers. Bring your down bars down from the main hoop to the top of the shock tower cross bar. The bring a bar from the shock towers forward to the firewall inline with the door bars. Create a nice triangle. Then weld on some small tubes to attache the rest of the bodywork with. Trunk lid should be glass as should rear bumper and fenders, so the remaining sheetmetal won't weigh anything. The advantages of removing the stock rear shock towers are numerous, including the fact that you can use double eye shocks and get some nice cheap shock options. |
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