Need some help
Posted by CaliMeatwagon
Ken Rogers Professional Moderator Location: San Francisco Join Date: 08/17/2008 Age: Fossilized Posts: 45 Rally Car: All of the below ------> 71 145S-72 ES-82 245 GLT |
 1971 145S - 1972 1800ES - 1982 245 GLT |
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Ken Rogers Professional Moderator Location: San Francisco Join Date: 08/17/2008 Age: Fossilized Posts: 45 Rally Car: All of the below ------> 71 145S-72 ES-82 245 GLT |
:nod: Except 1/2" is plenty sufficient since it's end loaded tubing. You might recognize this car Al. 
Throttle spool clearance. 
Ja ja.. As I said no hard points on a 140 so he's going to have to tuck it in between the fender and the fender apron on a 140, and figure out things at the firewall. 1971 145S - 1972 1800ES - 1982 245 GLT |
Ken Rogers Professional Moderator Location: San Francisco Join Date: 08/17/2008 Age: Fossilized Posts: 45 Rally Car: All of the below ------> 71 145S-72 ES-82 245 GLT |
John Lane Super Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
Ken have you got to plate along the firewall where the braces bolt up yet? The nuts crack and tear right out. JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
Ken Rogers Professional Moderator Location: San Francisco Join Date: 08/17/2008 Age: Fossilized Posts: 45 Rally Car: All of the below ------> 71 145S-72 ES-82 245 GLT |
Now you tell me. It ran just fine like that for 2.5 years, and then I sold it back to Al. 1971 145S - 1972 1800ES - 1982 245 GLT |
Albert Kun Junior Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242 |
Banned Professional Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
Well crap, why didn't you tell me that about 30 years ago 
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John Lane Super Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
Ken Rogers Professional Moderator Location: San Francisco Join Date: 08/17/2008 Age: Fossilized Posts: 45 Rally Car: All of the below ------> 71 145S-72 ES-82 245 GLT |
John Lane Super Moderator Location: Lynden Washington Join Date: 01/14/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 725 Rally Car: The Fire Breathing Monster |
No slop in fittings installed in that tin-foil is still fatigue failure even in street-driven cars!  JohnLane Overkill is consistently more fun |
Ken Rogers Professional Moderator Location: San Francisco Join Date: 08/17/2008 Age: Fossilized Posts: 45 Rally Car: All of the below ------> 71 145S-72 ES-82 245 GLT |
There is actually a vertical brace that the weld nut is spot welded to. As you may know the load runs on the surface as tension, and some sort of bracing or gusseting is usually needed to spread the load. So by bolting the flat of the brace to the surface, the energy transfer is made without stressing the spot welds. 1971 145S - 1972 1800ES - 1982 245 GLT |
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