This has been bugging me some time.
What are the 2 "brackets" for under the 80-82 bumper.



I mean the 2 that are mounted under the bumper bar itself (the one mounted on the enersorbers and has the impact cushions on it)

Marck


[Modified by Twinnie, 5:43 PM 8/2/2002]

 

Mr. Twinnie, tow brackets? :smash:

 

:confused:

 

nobody knows this? Yeehaa, I just asked the mother of all questions :)

Wel since they obviously don't do anything on my car I'll use them to mount my new mufflers to once I get the car back together

Marck

 

I always assumed they were tow brackets, or strap down brackets as well.

 

I'd believe strap down brackets before tow brackets. However why would anyone put strap down brackets on a car... must be something else [;)]

Marck

 

Marck, According to the 1980 Assembly Manual #14028582 Bracket is noted as a "Towing Bracket"

Go for it!

I had already decided that was where I was going to mount mine also. Hope this helped.

I got a deal on a ( get this ) 3 1/2" BORLA Sportsman 16" Circle Track SS Muffler for $50 NIB. Well the deal was good but the other one to make a pair was $269.00 from Summitt. They are a Three Chamber muffler and are not like the straight through other ( and less expensive $134 ) model. I think it will be a workable piece and it's gonna look mean hanging out the back! I've always liked the way GKULLS Vette looks from the back with his 3's sticking out. JIm :cool:

 

I got stainless steel dynomax race mufflers, only drawbakc is the oval input pipe wich needs some fabrication to adapt to my 3" round pipes.

I realy like the borla's but couldn't resist these for the money, if I didn't get this deal I'd have bought the xr-1s also.

These are the ones I have:





[Modified by Twinnie, 2:46 PM 8/3/2002]


[Modified by Twinnie, 3:18 PM 8/3/2002]

 

knalll !!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :cool: :D

 

Twinnie...please contact me. ImAgE@zorsus.com

 

You have mail

 

Marck, Go to the Dr Gas web site, he has the adapter and pipe you need to hook them up. JIM
http://www.drgas.com :seeya

 

Hey thanks :) I love this forum :D

 

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[B]I got to go shopping here soon..........................JIM]/B]

 

Here's a pic of the BORLAs, There isn't really a 3 1/2" hole in it...........JIM






:yesnod: :lol: :seeya




[Modified by PROSOUTH, 7:44 PM 8/4/2002]

 

Damn those ARE nice

here's the pics:



You had spaces between the tags and the url :)

[edit] You were changing it when I was writing this :) [/edit]
Marck




[Modified by Twinnie, 7:44 PM 8/4/2002]