Bruce -
Adding to Per's comments, you would be suprised how cheap welding work can
be. Just take it down to your local body shop (or trailer hitch maker) and
he can do what Per is talking about in probably less than an hour.
Depending on shop rates, probably ~ $100.
Cheers,
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On 12/21/06, Per Schoerner <healeyguy@bredband.net> wrote:
>
> Bruce
> I don't think you should do it that way. Using a long bolt and nut on top
> of
> the frame will squeeze the frame, and you will not be able to tighten it
> enough until the frame top and bottom are completely squeezed together. It
> would be possible to use a long bolt, but only if you install it in a pipe
> inside the frame. In which case you will have to open the frame and do
> some
> welding anyway. Better then to do it the proper and original way.
> I've just done it on my car, not too difficult. One captive nut was gone,
> and there was a big hole instead. I cut the hole a little more, made a
> replacement plate with a captive nut in the right place, and welded this
> assembly in the hole. I have also made two reinforcement steel plates (3
> mm
> thick) that go between the frame and the anti roll bar mounts, because I
> noted that the frame had been somewhat damaged by the anti roll bar
> mounts.
> I'm sure this will work for the rest of the cars life.
>
>
>
> Best regards, Per
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
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> Fvr
> Healey Bruce
> Skickat: den 21 december 2006 06:08
> Till: Healey Mail Group
> Dmne: Anti-sway bar mounting final solution
>
> Thanks to those who shared their opinions and experiences on the stripped
> captive nut on my anti-sway bar mount. After carefully weighing the cost
> of
>
> the helicoil kit ($45) versus a 3 inch 5/16 24 bolt ($1.45 with ny-lock
> nut
> and washers), the 3 inch bolt won. Sorry to say, but cutting out and
> welding in a new bottom piece was an easy rule-out; I didn't even want to
> think about the cost of that. I guess this is one advantage of not having
> a
>
> concours car . . . So please, if you see me at a show, don't point out a
> bolt sticking through my right frame way up in front to the judges ;-)
>
> Bruce Steele
> 1960 BN7
> Brea, CA
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