Page 1 of 1
Rear spring hangers
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 11:33 am
by MattH
VH Charger with factory fit rust.
What should the area around the rear spring hanger ahead of the rear wheel look like?
Mine has been plated badly and cutting it off it now looks like it should have had an access hole, not a complete plate over it.
Not sure if they are the same as most other US Mopes?
Can anyone post a pic of a non rusty one , Dave999??
I need an MOT before Friday and have to go to work this week too, or the pink rust bucket will be a no show at the Pod.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 11:38 am
by Dave-R
It probably had a hole to access the nuts or bolt heads to mount the front spring hangers?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 12:07 pm
by Dave999
will try my best
mine is on stands at the mo
and the gearbox is out for what was supposed to be a swift clutch swap
not anymore
won't arrive till thursday
however does this help
where do you expect the hole to be
in the hanger
or in the body?
Dave
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 8:04 pm
by MattH
Im talking about the body, and Dave may be right that it needs a big square hole to access the nuts for the spring hanger. Someone has just welded a big plate over the whole lot which ahs rotted away.
My 1;18th scale model shows a square hole and the nuts weren't accessible until the rust rotted out the bodged on plate.
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 8:06 pm
by aussie pete
i hope this helps
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 8:19 pm
by Blue
Have a look here, there are photo's that should answer your questions, I know it's E body but the front hanger mounts are pretty much the same on all 60's and '70's Mopars.
http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/tech ... index.html
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 11:01 pm
by Dave999
is this it?
this reminds me
waxoyle time again
Dave
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 11 11:07 pm
by Dave999
well after reading blues post it looks like aussie mopars already have Torque boxes
Nice !
Dave
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 11 11:41 pm
by MattH
Pete that is very rust free looking under there!!
Dave999 that is the square hole, so we Aussie owners have beefed up mounts as standard
Thanks for the advice and help on this, I was about to weld a plate on like the last one but Blue's toruqe box explanation emans I dug a little further a decided to try and do the job properly rather than cover it up again like it was by the last owner.
However the more you dig.......
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 11 11:42 pm
by MattH
Got stuck in and have put some new metal in...
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 11 11:45 pm
by MattH
Will have to carry on tomorrow after work, mustn't really angle grind at 11pm, neighbours don't like it.
So I am hoping to weld up, try to get it running, MOT thursday morning before work, fix MOT failures early Friday and get the car to the Nats.
Mandie said what's the point of owning it if I dont take it to the Nats?
Nuff said really, I just should have started a few more weeks ago
