Richard, What materials do you use? How do you get the guard to be stiff enough when the supports are so far apart? I am thinking of making a light sub-frame that bolts on in the same spot as the front bumper with a couple of stringers that go back to the chassis rails, then using some kind of light gauge plate (alloy hopefully) with folded sides that bolts on to the subframe. Nick ============================================================ From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:03:09 +1000 To: "Datsun 1600" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: sump guards Nick, Bolt the front of the sump guard through holes drilled into the curved braces beneath the front mounts of castor arms, and the rear to the gearbox cross member. Dont bolt to the engine cross member, let it run lower than that so it has some "give" and doesn't stuff the cross member if it gets hit hard - which it will. Some people use rubber engine mounts between the engine cross member and the sump guard. Remember any bolts that sit below the sump guard under the car will be removed by a rock one day (night?), unless the guard has a small metal block welded in front of each bolt head. Use high tensile cap screws, (unbreako bolts) to increase the chances of being able to remove the sump guard after a rally. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Abraham To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 4 April 2001 20:22 PM Subject: sump guards List, Where are the best places to hang a sump guard off? I am particularly intersted in what to do around the centre section, near the engine cross-member. I will copy the works style Safari spec. Y-shaped guard that has rear mounts on the chassis rails under the footwells, but the front and middle mounting has me stumped. The main things to consider are strength and minimum loss of ground clearance (the hard bit). Thanks, Nick 1978 Datsun Stanza --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email <a href="http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm">http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm</a> <a href="http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html">http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html</a> <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/">http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email <a href="http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm">http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm</a> <a href="http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html">http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html</a> <a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/">http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/</a> --------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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