Howdy,
I searched, but didn't see the answers to all of these questions.
First really basic one... the book says:
I should read this as one total, or one at the front and one at the rear? I wasn't sure if the point was to force someone to reinforce the top or bottom at each end of the car, or to only have one brace total on the car.Quote:
Cars may add one (1) front stayrod, located in one of the
following areas:
[...]
B. Between the upper strut towers on Mac-Pherson strut
equipped cars.
Second... No prohibition on welding here, right? So I can weld on a roll-cage-like landing pad to the side near the top of the strut tower, make a machined connector thing that welds to that, and have a 'stayrod' bolted to it?
Third... What's a "stayrod"? The book says:
Is a piece of 1x6 rectangular tubing a bar or rod? How about if I put lightening holes in it? How about if its really two pieces of 1x1 tubing with a gusset between them? None of those is what I'd normally call a 'bar or rod', but lots and lots of strut tower braces I've seen look like that.Quote:
A rigid reinforcement bar or rod interconnecting opposite sides
of a car at structurally significant locations.
Appreciate the help!
Mark