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Tow hooks for '04 Cobra
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<blockquote data-quote="Maynor" data-source="post: 7351630" data-attributes="member: 9118"><p>Just got done taking off the bumper cover and looking at every possible option for a bolt up installation.... no go.</p><p></p><p>A) The walls of the 1" boxed bumper beam (x2) are too thin to support a bolt through installation. At least in my non-structural engineer's opinion. If the bumper came off teh car, it might be possible but that requires removing the foam bumper, pulling the bumper beam, drilling it and reinforcing the beam where the bolt heads go so they don't dent the beam much when torqued. </p><p></p><p>Here's a pic (not my car) of what you have to play with for those that haven't seen a lateral view of the naked bumper</p><p><img src="http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/gallery/data/500/tial.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>B) You can't really drill the bumper on the car the car since you would need a 3' or 4' long wrench to snake through the bumper to hold the bolt head while putting on the nut to mount the hook. Without removing more front end body work to get access to the top of the beam, it wouldn't be convenient. </p><p></p><p>Welding might work but given how thin the walls of the beam are... I'd be concerned the beam would yield or rip when the hook is pulled on...</p><p></p><p>Back to square one with this design anyway. Removing the bumper foam and welding a vertical square plate to the beam, with the hook mounted to that, thru a slot in the bumper cover, is probably the best solution...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maynor, post: 7351630, member: 9118"] Just got done taking off the bumper cover and looking at every possible option for a bolt up installation.... no go. A) The walls of the 1" boxed bumper beam (x2) are too thin to support a bolt through installation. At least in my non-structural engineer's opinion. If the bumper came off teh car, it might be possible but that requires removing the foam bumper, pulling the bumper beam, drilling it and reinforcing the beam where the bolt heads go so they don't dent the beam much when torqued. Here's a pic (not my car) of what you have to play with for those that haven't seen a lateral view of the naked bumper [IMG]http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/gallery/data/500/tial.jpg[/IMG] B) You can't really drill the bumper on the car the car since you would need a 3' or 4' long wrench to snake through the bumper to hold the bolt head while putting on the nut to mount the hook. Without removing more front end body work to get access to the top of the beam, it wouldn't be convenient. Welding might work but given how thin the walls of the beam are... I'd be concerned the beam would yield or rip when the hook is pulled on... Back to square one with this design anyway. Removing the bumper foam and welding a vertical square plate to the beam, with the hook mounted to that, thru a slot in the bumper cover, is probably the best solution... [/QUOTE]
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