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

From: Brown, Mike (MBrown@ciena.com)
Date: Sat Feb 12 2000 - 14:58:56 EST

I'm all for it!

-Mike Brown

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Levy [mailto:andylevy@bigfoot.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 2:50 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Tow Hooks.....Group buy??? (a bit long)

Zip 'em up and I'll put them on my page.

jason nahrgang wrote:
>
> 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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