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Topic: export brace
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beachbum
Gearhead Posts: 168
From: Florida
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 01-28-2003 11:13 AM
  
I installed a new chrome export brace with new upper shock tower brackets and was wondering why it's called an export brace, just don't get the relationship. Could anyone enlighten me,thanks.
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Hell_Fish
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From: Austin, TX.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 01-28-2003 11:17 AM
It was used on factory cars over seas. I.E export cars.------------------
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69 Sportsroof
Gearhead Posts: 1226
From: Valley, Alabama, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-28-2003 12:01 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Hell_Fish:
It was used on factory cars over seas. I.E export cars.
Yep. The shipping process seemed to cause the shock towers to shift so these were added.
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cynot65
Gearhead Posts: 1002
From: New York
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 01-28-2003 01:21 PM
I believe that the one piece brace was also installed because of the crappy roads that the Europeans have to drive on, It gave the export Ponies half a chance to survive some pretty nasty roads.
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Moneymaker
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posted 01-28-2003 01:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by cynot65:
I believe that the one piece brace was also installed because of the crappy roads that the Europeans have to drive on, It gave the export Ponies half a chance to survive some pretty nasty roads.
Tony C*
Tony is correct. Early European and South American exported Mustangs suffered severe suspension damage on the poor roads.
The boat rides weren't that bad. FoMoCo put dramamine in the tanks. 
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2bav8
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From: Mesa, AZ
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 01-28-2003 01:41 PM
LOLThey do make a difference too. Well worth the cost of dramamine  ------------------
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1880
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-28-2003 02:12 PM
Something has never quite sat right with me when it comes to this old story about the quality of the roads in Europe. Rather than being a case of terrible roads, might it have been because of the large number of COBBLED roads in some parts of Europe? Just a thought ...
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-28-2003 02:27 PM
Cobbled roads ARE bad roads.  We have them up here in our touristy area. In a local major town they tore out some nice tarmack to expose the cobble stone surface. It looks nice but driving over it stinks!------------------
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-28-2003 02:32 PM
OK, OK, gang. What's a early Mustang anyway?
A Falcon correct?
FoMoCo began racing Falcons in European road ralleys in 1963. They already knew that would happen to the shock towers and suspensions of the cars from that experiance.
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indyphil
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From: Lafayette, IN, USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 01-28-2003 03:09 PM
I think perhaps it might be as much due to the type of road rather than "quality" of road encountered overseas. Europeans and South americans drive fast on a lot of tight twisty narrow roads, and that demands the export brace. Same reason why racing in this country involves straight lines or ovals, and yet elsewhere, F1 or rallying is the most popular sport.I dont remember any "crappy" roads or "nasty" roads when I was there. Only beautiful SMOOTH winding roads with high speed limits, scenery and Fewer Redneck cops with a fetish for their radar gun. Meaning tight responsive predictable "handling" is the order of the day in european cars. Hence the need for a brace. I wasnt there in 1966, but if I was I would have been too busy looking at the miniskirts to notice the roads...
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Fastback68
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From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-28-2003 06:58 PM
Well Phil, your description would certainly fit the Monte Carlo Rallye and I believe Shelbies raced there. Alex, any idea if Falcons also competed?
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Moneymaker
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posted 01-28-2003 07:14 PM
Falcons were there long before Mustangs.
The won several times in 1963, 64, and 65.------------------
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1880
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-29-2003 05:46 AM
You're not wrong! There are loads of huge pics of 1964 "Falcon" Mustangs at Monte Carlo right here ...
http://www.t16.ds.pwr.wroc.pl/~sosnek/foto/stare/index0002.html
I see the late great Graham Hill drove one.
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
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posted 01-29-2003 04:11 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Fastback68:
You're not wrong!
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Alex Denysenko
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MCA member# 53321
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Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
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