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Rut Roh! Didn't expect this till later
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The term "holy $h%t comes to mind..
Is this common? Bless my rust free midwest car..
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ck42, great pix, question, what does the writing on the bolt say, and what do the small triangles mean, anybody know???? steve
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Hmmmm
A little welding and grinding could fix that. LOL
![]() ![]() Wow, looks like some of my parts cars.
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Chris '85 300SD |
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Actually it kinda looks like pot-hole damage combined with weak shock. Suspension compresses to max and beyond very quickly and worn shock just makes it worse. Winds up driving shock thru mounting point. Friends RV cracked major wields on rear suspension (like on a VW bus) when he caught a big pot-hole in Chicago. Took about a month for the rest of the welds to break and the RV sorta lowered itself till the crossmember raised up and met the glass body.
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It probably didn't help that we had the trunk loaded down on the trip. Can't recall any big pot holes. But, I figure that:
Sagging springs + aging shocks + loaded trunk + rusting mount = asking for trouble. Chris '85 300SD |
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ouch
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1983 300D- silver blue, tan leather, 205,000. 1975 Datsun 280Z. Stock, ready to restore. 1983 San Juan 23. Dry docked. |
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I think the writing on the bolt is the manufacturer Verbus, I've seen their bolts on other places on the car. I can't read the number but its probably a grade stamp.
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