[6pack] Fwd: Holiday resto progress and tube shock bump stop question

[acekraut11 at aol.com]

Andy,





That tab on the frame is most likely there as a tow hook or tie down, though it looks added, not factory.



As for the rear shock conversion, I have a couple modifications that I plan when I redo my spare chassis.? One is to place a piece of square stock behind the conversion at a 45 degree angle between the top of the bracket down to the frame to prohibit flex of the top of the rear shock conversion bracket backwards in a arcing motion.? There are a few pictures at www.triumphowners.com/108.?; Scroll down to the pictures section and look for the title Rear Shock Conversion Problems, then look at the last picture.? Not a great picture but better than nothing.



The second would be to form a Z type bracket to allow for a bump stop to be used.? Another lister has done this and my search for pictures I thought I kept turned up nothing.? Essentially it would attach at the top of the bracket and come down in roughly a Z motion to engage at the bump stop.? I am not convinced that bolting the Z bracket in would create enough strength to effectively work in a Dukes of Hazzard maneuver.? Maybe welding at the top and a bracket at the bottom might be necessary.? My two cents.



Nice job so far by the way.



If you decide to powder coat the primer I would be interested in a report on your adventure.



Aaron





 





Aaron Cropley

71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)

http://www.triumphowners.com/108

2002 Mini Cooper S

Topsham, Maine



 





 



-----Original Message-----

From: Andrew Packard <apackard68 at comcast.net>

To: 6pack at autox.team.net

Sent: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 3:32 am

Subject: [6pack] Holiday resto progress and tube shock bump stop question













Happy Holidays, list.  I received the gift of time to spend in the garage

from my wife this past week.  Follow the attached link for photos of my

progress.  





 


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