What Shock Towers should NOT look like!

KalamazooJohnny · Post by **KalamazooJohnny** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:30 pm

Previous Owner: "Been parked a long time, don't remember why we quit driving it".
Me: "Maybe the shock towers?"

I'm thinkin bondo and duct tape wouldn't be a good idea.

DocGraphics · Post by **DocGraphics** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:04 pm

WOW and...wow

Is it that bad on both sides?

KalamazooJohnny · Post by **KalamazooJohnny** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:26 pm

Yes, both sides, but I thought photos of the other side would just be redundant.

v6spider · Post by **v6spider** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:28 am

That is unfortunate and not easy to fix... I feel very lucky... are you planning on fixing this? Or finding another body?

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:38 am

reminds me of the old BBC series "Fawlty Towers"

narfire · Post by **narfire** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:54 am

So Cal Mark wrote:reminds me of the old BBC series "Fawlty Towers"

Good one Mark, one of my favorite shows. Many a night I had tears from laughing so hard.
Chris

azygoustoyou · Post by **azygoustoyou** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:00 am

Some good ole rust encapsulator should take care of that.

DocGraphics · Post by **DocGraphics** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:07 am

Fawlty Towers! Ha-Ha....Loved that show!
The "Basil" charactor was one of John Cleese's best! Alway yelling at "Manuel" the waiter.
That show only ran for 2 seasons, 6 episodes in 1975 & then 6 more in 1979 (4 years later).

KalamazooJohnny · Post by **KalamazooJohnny** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:36 pm

I didn't plan on fixing them, I bought another body, but it came with enough to rebuild it without ruining this car, so I am going to purchase some towers to have in case I ever make it to restoring this one. Still not sure. I hate to destroy the car, I drove it across my yard last week even with the towers crushed like this. I wasn't playing around mind you, I needed to move it and it moved under its own power, so I drove it. These bad towers are on my 76.

grittracing · Post by **grittracing** » Tue Apr 19, 2011 11:35 pm

I just scraped two good used shock towers no where to keep them. I was trying to give the car away on here and no bits. And im just sought of Detroit. Sorry

azygoustoyou · Post by **azygoustoyou** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:21 am

azygoustoyou wrote:Some good ole rust encapsulator should take care of that.

Just joking around. I would definitely replace them.

KalamazooJohnny · Post by **KalamazooJohnny** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:00 pm

Rust encapsulator, duct tape, bondo, I know we are just joking around, but I actually looked at a spider last year that the owner had filled the towers with minimal expanding foam, and where it had pushed through the rust holes, he had sanded it smooth and painted over it, like nothing was wrong.

KalamazooJohnny · Post by **KalamazooJohnny** » Thu May 19, 2011 6:14 pm

Woohoo! They arrived. I think now after getting them, I will try to save the 76. These towers look very usable to me.
Thank you Ralph for cutting up your car to repair mine! And for giving me such a reasonable price.

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