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Mail From: burntorangepony (Joe Baker)

As some of you may recall, last fall our '66 Coupe
lost its brakes, and my wife suddenly had to go
four-wheeling into some bushes to stop. She didn't get
a scratch, and the car sustained pretty minor damage -
most notably the strut bracket tore about 2/3 of the
way through at one end. I had already started
acquiring the parts to rebuild the front end, so I
continued to gather parts for the front end, plus
everything I need to replace the whole brake system
(w/ dual reservoir MC). I've finally got time to work
on it. By this time Tuesday night I'll have replaced
virtually the entire brake system, and I'll be ready
to replace the front suspension. But at some point
I'm going to have to take this thing to a shop that
can weld on a new strut bracket.

I'm trying to decide whether I should replace all the
front end parts before or after having the new strut
bracket welded on, and whether I should drive it or
put it on a trailer. A lot of that comes down to the
question of just what would happen if that bracket
tore the rest of the way through. I can't find
anything authoritative to tell me whether that strut
is "important", "very important", or "absolutely
essential". I'd only need to drive about 4 miles, on
very good roads; can that be done without one of the
struts? I would have thought "no", but back in the
fall when I was asking about driving without the sway
bar (for a few miles) someone made a comment that
caused me to think maybe the car COULD be driven a
short distance without the struts. Was it a joke that
I just didn't know enough to get, or is that doable?

As with my smog question, I'm open to, and
appreciative of, any input anyone wants to give. Thanks!

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Joe Baker
'66 Emberglow Coupe -- 289/C4
'07 Torch Red Convertible -- 4.0/AT
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Mail From: tcob32256 (john ljh)

I would say that it wouldn't be worth it to risk it. You may make it, but
then again if it breaks the rest of the way you would have to call a wrecker
and that would cost ya. I would say don't risk it. The strut is what holds
the front Lower a arm in place to keep it from being push under the car and
keeping the wheel in it's place.

Leland

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Mail From: walt (Walt Boeninger)

I agree. Don't do it.

john ljh wrote:
> I would say that it wouldn't be worth it to risk it. You may make it, but
> then again if it breaks the rest of the way you would have to call a wrecker
> and that would cost ya. I would say don't risk it. The strut is what holds
> the front Lower a arm in place to keep it from being push under the car and
> keeping the wheel in it's place.
>
> Leland
>

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