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Mail From: (email redacted) (K. Spence)

I am bolting up the stock 1/2" sway bar to my 72, and the factory
holes on the frame are there, but there is no way to get a nut behind
the holes for me to bolt the brackets in place. I'm talking about the
"U" shaped brackets with bushings in them...one on each side, near the
corners of the gas tank ... I'm not talking about the end-links...that
I have covered.

I don't see any factory welded nuts in place there, so Ford either cut
an access hole in the rear frame, or ?? The guy who sold be the setup
gave me the bolts AND the nuts that hold these brackets in place ...
so he must have had some kind of access ... if loose nuts are used,
how did Ford make access for them?

Anyone with a 71/73 with the factory swaybar who could reply to me
would sure be appreciated...especially if you have a digital camera!
I can send photos of what I am talking about if that helps

--
Thanks,
Kevin

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Randy Siwik)

Kevin,

I know the feeling, I was stuck trying to reattach my sway
bar frame mounts also. I kept thinking something was
wrong w/ my frame.

The solution is to use a smallish U bolt to go through the frame.
Look at the U bolts on your axle and you'll get the idea.

The threaded (open) ends of the U bolts hang down from
the two holes in the frame. This is where the brackets
(w/ the rubber bushings) bolt on.

The hard part is feeding these small U bolts into the holes.

Ummm, (w/ head hung low) don't try to tap threads into
the frame ;-)

Good Luck!
Randy
Central Ohio




"K. Spence" wrote:

> I am bolting up the stock 1/2" sway bar to my 72, and the factory
> holes on the frame are there, but there is no way to get a nut behind
> the holes for me to bolt the brackets in place. I'm talking about the
> "U" shaped brackets with bushings in them...one on each side, near the
> corners of the gas tank ... I'm not talking about the end-links...that
> I have covered.
>
> I don't see any factory welded nuts in place there, so Ford either cut
> an access hole in the rear frame, or ?? The guy who sold be the setup
> gave me the bolts AND the nuts that hold these brackets in place ...
> so he must have had some kind of access ... if loose nuts are used,
> how did Ford make access for them?
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Kevin

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Mail From: (email redacted) (Walt Boeninger)


Ahh....timing is everything! My buddy and were just crawling
under my Boss 351 with a digital camera on Sunday, looking at
the clutch linkage, he's designing a cable conversion kit.

If I am ambitious, I can take a look at the swaybar mount for
ya later this week.......

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Regards

Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
norcal-saac.org 71 Boss 351 | 97 5.0 Explorer
mailtoemail redacted) 99 C5 Hdtp | 86 Mustang GT

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Mail From: (email redacted) (jk)

I am about to add a '70 rear sway bar to my car. I was under the impression
that a form of Nutsert was used. This is basically a small flanged bushing
with threads on the inside. You drill a hole in the frame, insert the
Nutsert, and put a bolt and washer in the bushing. As you tighten the bolt,
the rear of the bushing compresses into the rear face of the frame (similar
to a moly-bolt) and you then have a threaded insert permanently installed in
your frame.
Jeff Kennard... (email redacted)
'69 Mach I SCJ
Wilmington, DE

----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Spence" <(email redacted)>
To: "Mustang Digest" <(email redacted)>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 7:44 AM
Subject: [CM] 71-73 rear sway bar mounts??
> I don't see any factory welded nuts in place there, so Ford either cut
> an access hole in the rear frame, or ?? The guy who sold be the setup
> gave me the bolts AND the nuts that hold these brackets in place ...
> so he must have had some kind of access ... if loose nuts are used,
> how did Ford make access for them?
> Thanks,
> Kevin