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Re: Choosing a panhard bar

To: Rick Williams <redfish@premier.net>
Subject: Re: Choosing a panhard bar
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:58:15 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Herbert Goede <hgoede@uswest.com>, Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
In-reply-to: <36CB6A15.16C766C8@premier.net>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
On my Sprite page http://students.washington.edu/~ulix/Autos.html
I have couple of close-up pictures of the Mini Mania shorty bar on my car.
It is not visible at all. (so the pictures are empty?....)
Ulix


On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Rick Williams wrote:

> Herbert,
>     It attaches to the body right in front of the gas tank. The bracket is 
>kind of
> L-shaped so it mounts to the side of gas tank on the drivers side also. Some 
>holes
> do need to be drilled through the trunk floor (5 or 6). As for attaching to 
>the
> axle; a bracket  attaches to the u-bolts that hold the axle to the spring.
>     The bar is barley visible below the gas tank on my car which is lowered 
>about an
> inch and a half in the rear. The bracket that is bolted to the car is slightly
> visible next to the exhaust pipe .
> Rick
> 
> Herbert Goede wrote:
> 
> > Rick
> >
> > How, and where, does your Panhard Rod attach to the body? To the axle 
>housing?
> > How visible is it?
> >
> > Herb
> >
> > Rick Williams wrote:
> >
> > > Dave,
> > > I have the Winners Circle bar on my Sprite and it works great.  No need to
> > > disable the handbrake with the Winners Circle unit. Totally eliminated 
>all the
> > > tire rubbing that I had before. Really easy to install as well. I think
> > > Speedwell offers one too.
> > > Rick Williams
> > >
> > > Dave wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi List,
> > > >  I'm looking for opinions/ experience with various suppliers
> > > > panhard bars. Currently I'm only aware of the ones Mini Mania and 
>Winners
> > > > Circle
> > > > offer. Are there others ? (1/2 elliptic rear)
> > > >  Ulix has warned me to ask about weather or not I'd have to disable the 
>hand
> > > > brake
> > > > for it to fit. Anything else ?
> > > >
> > > > thanks a lot !
> > > > dave
> > > > '67 Midget
> 
> 
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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