Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:50 pm
The number plate below the towbar gives very poor ground clearance. Another option is to have a square plate made and mount it on a rear door - you get away with one lamp housing too.
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:19 pm
Apparently, from an earlier post in this thread - " Where's your sense of aesthetics, man? " - the aesthetic Police don't allow that!
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:13 pm
Not at all Rob just saying that economy is not always the correct way forwardrob.hardy1 wrote:Why, Sir, are you suggesting i wont do it properlyKevin wrote:But at least their's are engineered properly.rob.hardy1 wrote:That is true but i was hoping to make one myself for less than £113. the price from Watling
As for the Titanic and Ark the first was sunk by bad application not bad engineering and the second is a bit of mythology, and I confess that I didnt know either had towbars but you learn something new every day (well I do)
and as for
Exactly!
Anyone who doesn't manufacture towbars as a profession is obviously incapable of doing the job safely!
It's true- the State Nanny told me so!
Where did I say that !! as we have quite a few trained angineers & mechanics on the board I would not suggest that, and anyway that means you must think that Dru's one is a great example of a well made one.
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:42 am
A "lovely piece of work" is not necessarily the same as a well engineered one, hence my comments re: Dru's application. I vaguely remember quite a discussion previously about the forward mounting points for the towbars, not even going to try and search it as I often have trouble sifting search items!
Don't the aesthetic Police patrol north of the border, Roy?
Don't the aesthetic Police patrol north of the border, Roy?
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:43 am
We execute them at the border!
You must have seen pictures of the Scottish 'Parliament' building in Edinburgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You must have seen pictures of the Scottish 'Parliament' building in Edinburgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:13 am
Yes. We are still subsidising it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:31 pm
And I can assure you - WE are all paying out a fortune for Scottish MSPs and their expenses - as well as real MPs and all their expenses! It's a nightmare!
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:01 am
Talking about subsidising, Have you seen the MMOC Financial Statement yet?
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:03 am
Please be carefull ,that the centre bracket wont pierce the fuel tank
in the event of a rear end colision.
in the event of a rear end colision.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:54 am
Good point there! Better that it protects the tank - rather than pierce it. Was it the Caravel (Unsafe at Any Speed) that had the horrendous rear mounted fuel tank explosion problems ?
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:01 am
Can't afford petrol these days. A valid point though.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:05 am
Join the club - how I wish I had bought the LPG conversion from Wanderinstar when I had the chance!
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:51 pm
A few AMC Pacer's went up in smoke from rear impacts and also some early E Type Jags...bmcecosse wrote:Good point there! Better that it protects the tank - rather than pierce it. Was it the Caravel (Unsafe at Any Speed) that had the horrendous rear mounted fuel tank explosion problems ?
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:23 pm
Yes - I was confusing it withe Corvair - which was the subject of Nader's book - 'Unsafe at Any Speed' - which is a great read even today, 30 years on!