I was getting the Garage Queen back down off the jackstands after
reconnecting the exhaust (sounds much better now), and for the first time
really _looked_ at my traction bars. I'd always said I had the bolt-on's
and left it at that. Well, I had to pop open Norm's book to compare, what I
saw didn't look right. The book shows clear pictures of the LAT 5, weld-on
bars, and the LAT 6, bolt-on bars; way too different to confuse them. What
I have must be LAT 5-1/2. They look exactly like the LAT 5's, attach to the
frame, not he spring leaves. However, they are not welded on, they are
secured by bolts through the L-shaped bracket, and then through the frame
channel. The bolts are long and go all the way up to the top of the
channel, thus tightening the bolts tries to compress the channel of the
frame; doesn't look too strong but I guess it has held up for +/- 30 years.
Anybody else have this set-up? I'll probably switch over to a DWTA anyway.
Yesterday we drove down (non-Tiger) to Solomons, MD, to pick out a place to
stay during United. The Holiday Inn is out on Route 2-4, right where the
two roads split, actually outside of town a wee bit. Found one B&B
1/2-to-3/4 miles away, but right on Rt. 2; too noisy for an insomniac like
me. So we're staying a full mile away in a nice Victorian on one of the few
back streets in Solomons, and will probably _walk_ the distance twice a day
rather than drag the car back and forth (unless they'll loan us the
sailboat from their private dock, in which case we'll sail up). The other
B&B's were more down towards the tip of the island, too far to walk, IMHO.
Also, if you've never been there, the addition of the Rt. 4 bridge has
resulted in some wacky traffic patterns, so it's a heads-up driving
environment. Please be careful, let's not crumple any Rootes sheetmetal
while there.
We'll be sharing the town, BTW, with "Appreciation Days" some sort of craft
festival. Ugh!
If anyone on the 'committee' has a flyer or something, I have the address
of the visitor's center and they said they would post it there; they
already have a poster for another car show 9/20/98.
Colin, even though your vegetable-patch post was a mite off-topic even for
me, don't worry about the content police. Remember, you have a Delete key,
too! :-)
I also don't have a prob with the dissertations on heat transfer, so post
away, guys. If nothing else, this thread puts "this is the final word
because I'm an expert on the subject" type pronouncements in a whole new
light. :-) Nah, this type of discussion could add valuably to our knowledge
of a key Tiger subject.
Lawrence R. Wright
Purchasing Analyst
Andrews Office Products, Division of USOP
PH 301-386-7923 FX 301-386-5333
lrw@aop.com
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