Whats this on ebay?

[Alex'n'Ane]

In the description he says that its for fitting rear gas shock dampers, but i dont see how this works at all, maybe someone could explain? Or knows what it is?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/morris-minor- ... 500wt_1089

[chrisryder]

a link might help

[Alex'n'Ane]

a link might help

What are you talking about chris

[chrisryder]

looks bladdy weird!

never seen anything like that before. as he says you need the lcv lower mount, it suggests that all the parts in the picture are for the top mount. perhaps you fit the plates on the underside of the floor, and the big thing above the floor to reinforce the mounts.

[Alex'n'Ane]

Frankly looks more like a tow bar creation to me :p

[Pikey]

Im guessing the tow bar looking arrangement, must go inside the car somehow as some sort of strengthening beam behind the seats? Ive got to be honest I dont know what the rear floor above the rear axle looks like on a saloon. The two plates type things go underneath the car sandwiching the floor and the telescopic van shockers fit up into them. Its missing the van/pickup lower shock mountings.

Cheers

Steve B

[bmcecosse]

Looks like a bodge up to me......Just put more viscose oil in the lever dampers and save the floor........

[Alex'n'Ane]

Looks like a bodge up to me......Just put more viscose oil in the lever dampers and save the floor........

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[bmcecosse]

Indeed! That's the best way to uprate the rear suspension. Don't waste money on teledampers - especially ones set at an angle (as these obviously would be) on dodgy looking brackets that just bolt through the thin rear floor! If going for a high power/track car, then yes - properly engineered tele dampers, mounted vertically in to turrets will be fine. See the JLH set-up for inspiration how it should be done..........

[Alex'n'Ane]

I'm not after buying it, I just wanted to know how on earth it fitted..

[bmcecosse]

I suspect - as someone suggested - it sandwiches the floor with the 'girder' above, taking extra 'support' (!!) from the frame that hold the wood boot boards.....