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Re: Who engineered this????
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Posted by Harley on January 08, 2006 at 07:10:27 from (152.163.101.7):
In Reply to: Re: Who engineered this???? posted by Bill(Wis) on January 08, 2006 at 05:20:17:
There was one, I think again a 76 chebby, maybe a Monza with the V-8 that you had to take loose the left hand motor mount and raise the engine to get at a spark plug on that side. I think I remember that in subsequent years they cut a hole in the inner fender and you went in through the outside wheelwell to get at it. Ya, there ought to be a law that if you engineer it, you have to be the first one that has to work on it just to see if it"s possible. Just like 5 million truck seats used to be. The old Bostrom Westcoaster, applied in 90% of all trucks at the time consisted of about 3 inches of foam on a piece of plywood. After about 40 miles your butt was on the plywood and stayed there for the rest of the trip. Really comfortable. Harley
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