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    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    Ah, what can one do while waiting for the tow truck
    to arrive? The lower shock bracket on the left
    rear snapped on the way home from work. Here I
    sit in one of the most dangerous intersections
    here in Reading. If anyone is familiar with the area,
    I’m sitting on the Eastbound West Shore Bypass where
    the Lancaster Ave. exit takes off to the left.
    I’m sitting in the little wedge between the passing lane
    of the bypass and the ramp amongst all the debris
    from previous accidents here. I hope I make it out
    Alive

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #251332
    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    Dead
    Broken shock mount caused fender to fall onto tire.
    Lots of smoke.
    Cry
    Tow Truck arrived within an hour.
    Ouch
    Now it’s home and I have some welding to do.

    This was not the way to spend the afternoon you leave work early for.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #251333
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    What a bummer Bill! Glad you and the TD are both home safe. Fortunately the damage was minimal. I’m betting you’ll be back on the road in short order (as the Brits would say). newkitman2012-08-07 17:44:28

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

    #251334
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    Glad you lived to tell the tale, Bill.

    You’ve had a couple broken welds on that rear suspension, no?

    #251335
    greg press
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    @greg-press

    Lately i seem to be waiting for a tow truck way to much and yes its boring . Luckily i’ve alway been a country tow .My biggest problem is telling the toe guy where i am

    #251336
    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    Picked up some steel yesterday and will be fabricating a new

    mounting bracket this evening. Will upgrade the design so the

    weld will be backed up with a bolt. If the weld ever fails again

    it may flex, but it wont drop.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #251337
    edward ericson
    Participant

    @edsnova

    Ah, progress!

    #251338
    billnparts
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    @billnparts

    OK, finally had time to break out the welder. Car is back on the road.

    Bill Ascheman
    Fiberfab Ford
    Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
    Autocross & Hillclimb
    "Drive Happy"

    #251339
    newkitman
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    @newkitman

    Way to go Bill. Glad you got her back on the road.

    Allen Caron
    VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
    "If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

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