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Rear Bracing
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:06 pm
by PUR157
I was having a snoop around my MX5 recently and I came across this (see pics attached)
It looks like my MX5 has been a workhorse...
which is frankly... abit worrying...(imagines an MX5 towing a caravan at some stage in its life *breaks down into tears*)
Either way... its got a GOOD owner now
hehehe... *cough cough
and I was wondering if I could remove this part without compromising the rear end structure of the car? In the pictures... Those are the attachments drivers to passenger side respectively of just one long thick bar.
It isn't attached to the car anywhere else
Or would I need a new brace there?
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:39 pm
by fastfreddygassit
do you have a pic of the centre?
It looks like a tow bar frame to me...
Good for mounting your bike carrier to....
There is no bracing there originally so nothing has to be done when you take it off..
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:40 pm
by Rob E
PUR, i thought i knew your car, but now i am sure i do. Will send you PM
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:52 pm
by PUR157
fastfreddygassit
I guess I can attack it with a wrench then... =D
I was thinking its a towing frame because it has an electrical outlet for what i assume would be the trailer lights...
Thanks for the advice!
Rob E
Thanks! PM replied!
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:46 pm
by irwin83r
make a trailer to take tyres and tools to the race track
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:01 pm
by PT
So what was it?
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:24 pm
by Casey
Looks like the Hayman Reece towbar. It attaches using the same blind nuts as the rear tie down hooks. Rated for about 400 kg IIRC with 40kg on the nose.
Edit
PUR157 wrote:
Location: Sydney, Capital of Australia
You need to learn some geography you know
Re:
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:30 pm
by StanTheMan
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:07 pm
by PUR157
Hey... it aint MY fault everyone loves Sydenney =P
or more like... where all the convicts ended up staying...
whisper *he knows im joking riiiiiight?
sarcasm just goes over my head on these forums...
PS... it refuses to come off the car... I don't have the right tools yet (a basic socket set...) ... stupid exhaust pipe and muffler...
Re:
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:34 am
by Boags
It is amazing how few people throughout the world actually know the capital of Australia.
"It's Sydney, right?"
"No, it's..."
"Oh yeah, I remember, it's Melbourne!"
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:44 am
by PT
I don't think Canberra is significant enough to be the Nation's capital...
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:34 pm
by Gazbo
Definately a Hayman Reece towbar, mines been off a car for many years so nowhere near as rusty as yours!
Re:
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:45 pm
by Fatty
PT wrote:I don't think Canberra is significant enough to be the Nation's capital...
yeah but it was only ever built for the sole purpose of being the capital, and being a "meeting place" (apparently canberra is an aboriginal word for meeting place) for the pollies. remember, it's a very young city, around 100 years old, so it's not steeped in the history of say sydney or melbourne for example.
it's not the heart and soul that our country grew from, as is often the case with capitals in europe for example. it was built to serve a function. it's just a glorified administrative centre , really. it's an interesting place to visit, for a day or 2.
