Nathaniel,
Here's a link to a pic of what I did on the "R" (an idea I freely admit to
swiping from Graeme / Nissanman down-under)
http://www.mildevco.net/sway_bar_tower_plates.jpg
A couple of 1/8" plates welded to the side of the frame and towers to
triangulate them - I just drilled some holes in the plates and did MIG plug
welds.
Might not stand up to jumping railroad tracks, but would reinforce already
weakened towers......
Mark Sedlack
ZROC
Cuyahoga Falls OH
66 1600 http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/
77 280Z http://www.mildevco.net/chevypowereddatsuns/
----- Original Message -----
From: <nmleeds@mindspring.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:10 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] sway bar towers - keeping them straight
>I let my 16 year old sister drive the my Datsun. She has trouble with boys
>and I thought that wereas the Datsun's not noticed among professional aged
>women I thought it might really do the trick with teenage boys. Someone in
>our family should do some cruising.
>
> Well, cruise she did. After taking it to school, dusting a couple of cars
> in the teacher's parking lot, and getting it away before the school
> administrators could "make" (her word) her she went out to the county and
> drove it fast over some railway crossings.
>
> At some point in her escapades the sway bar towers got hit and bent back.
> I'd noticed they been hit before an there was some frame bending behind
> them even before sis got in the car. Although I'd like to blame her I
> think that she's not the first person to hit the towers.
>
> We bent the towers back. But since I also want buzz the teacher's parking
> lot and scream acround the countryside I'm concerned that this might
> happen again. Also sis clocks in at 110 lbs, I'm 210 lbs, and my fiance
> weighs a lot more than my sister's non-existant boy friend (0 lbs), or
> scowling best friend (95 lbs).
>
> Nathaniel Leeds
> '69 2000
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