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06-29-2004, 01:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
Thordane65
 
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Driveshaft safety loop

I need to install a loop. On a 65 mustang, where are some of you installing it? Are you using the seatbelt bolts to bolt to?
Thanks for any tips!
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06-29-2004, 05:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
392Bird
 
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Driveshaft safety loop

This may narrow it down to where it needs to go to pass tech.

2.4 DRIVELINE ( Drive shaft loop 6 inches from the front U Joint)

On any car in which the driver sits over or in back of the rearend center section, a suitable protective shield of .120-inch (3 mm) minimum thickness steel plate must be installed for those units with universal joints securely mounted to the rearend center section and the bellhousing adapter. Where possible, couplers are recommended in place of U-joints. For straight couplers, the minimum requirement is .063-inch (1.6 mm) aluminium which must contain an inspection cover for removal and inspection of the coupler, securely mounted to the rearend center section and the bellhousing adapter, or as noted in Class Requirements. In place of a crossmember, in the vicinity of the front universal joint, all cars in competition using open driveshafts, must have a retainer loop 360-degrees of enclosure, 1/4-inch (6.35 mm) minimum thickness and 2-inches (5.1 cm) wide, or 7/8-inch (22.2 mm) x .065-inch (1.65 mm) welded steel tubing, securely mounted and located within "6-inches" (15.2 cm) of the front universal joint f or support of the driveshaft in event of U-joint failure. Recommended the loop be round rather than oblong to minimize loading on loop. Open drivelines passing any part of the driver's body must be completely enclosed in 1/8-inch (3.2 mm) minimum thickness steel plate, securely mounted to the frame or frame structure.
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06-29-2004, 05:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Driveshaft safety loop

Mine is oval shaped and welded to the frame connectors.
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