Pete Wrote:
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> If a car is rusty enough that the suspension falls
> off, bracing the weak spots before they break is
> just cutting the wires to the warning siren that
> should scream GET A NEW CAR ALREADY.
>
> BTDT twice. The first time was my Subaru where
> the seatbelts pulled through the floor when it was
> 10 years old. That's dangerous. The second time
> I kept shoring the car up until finally the engine
> died at me and I came to my senses.
>
> Okay the 323GTX is rare. There's a reason it's
> rare, it's a disposa-car. I bet that there are
> some safety razor enthusiasts who are upset that
> some people have 1989 vintage Schick razor blades
> that they're using up and throwing out instead of
> preserving.
>
> Instead of braces, maybe find someone who can
> punch out the GTX-specific panels so you can fix
> the shells. (Just a thought) Or work out a way
> of using FWD shells, which probably won't happen
> since the nose of that thing looks vastly
> different, FWDs have a crossmember where that
> brace thingy goes and the control arms bolt to the
> crossmember like the Good Ford intended.
Brilliant post.
Are you sure some sort of seatbelt brace wouldn't have solved your first problem?
Andrew M
Onterrible
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