Re: Tow Hooks.....Group buy??? (a bit long)

From: jason nahrgang (jasonnahrgang@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 12 2000 - 12:17:41 EST


wilco. I'll take the camera along...know anyone who would be willing to
post the pictures?

J...

>From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Tow Hooks.....Group buy??? (a bit long)
>Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 01:37:17 -0500
>
>I'm definitely interested! Keep us posted - I'd like to see some pics
>of this setup, both the installation process and the final results (both
>from under AND the outside appearance).
>
>Any ballpark ideas on the strength of this bracket? If not, let us know
>what the dimensions are on it and what kind of steel, and I'll see if I
>can get an engineer friend or two to do some quick calculations. Just
>wanna be sure this thing won't bend or break under stress.
>
>jason nahrgang wrote:
> >
> > I'm working with a local fabrication shop to try to come up with a
>mounting
> > bracket to mount tow hooks on our daks. The shop does excellent work,
>lots
> > of Disco customers (custom bumpers, roll cages, jambo racks, etc). I
> > stopped by there a few days ago to inquire about the possibiliy of not
>only
> > the brackets but a group buy for the DML if they worked out. I have an
> > appointment for March 2 to have them made and looks like a group buy
>would
> > be a sure thing.
> > Basically, they're going to form a piece of 1/4 or 3/8 inch flat stock
>into
> > a square U-shaped (imagine the cross-section looking like a square with
>the
> > top side missing) bracket about 10 inches long. They will bolt right up
>to
> > the existing bumper mounting holes and will be designed to use chebby
>style
> > tow hooks although we can probably drill them for just about any type
>hook
> > if you want. The project will require holes to be cut in the air dam.
> > They're charging me 75 dollars American for the whole thing, so I
>imagine
> > once we get the specs right for mass production, prices for any group
>buy
> > will be lower.
> >
> > Any intrest? (IF it works)
> >
> > Jason Nahrgang
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