mfg Posted December 7, 2016 Report Posted December 7, 2016 The 'roll over cage' installed by the Granatellis in "Bonneville Avanti #9" is removable.......True?
r1lark Posted December 24, 2016 Report Posted December 24, 2016 Sure, anything is removable with a cutting torch :-) Seriously, I really have no idea on this one Ed. Anything would be just a guess on my part, and I try to stay away from guessing on these trivia questions. But thanks for posting them, I enjoy them!
mfg Posted December 24, 2016 Author Report Posted December 24, 2016 Sure, anything is removable with a cutting torch :-) Seriously, I really have no idea on this one Ed. Anything would be just a guess on my part, and I try to stay away from guessing on these trivia questions. But thanks for posting them, I enjoy them! Good point about "anything is removable"....I agree! However, the Granatelli ad stated it was 'removable'..........with that, it sounds like it's a 'bolt in' job. Of course, inspecting #9 would tell the tale. Thanks for the positive comment!....MERRY CHRISTMAS!
grobb284 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Posted December 25, 2016 In observing #8, it appears to have had blocks welded to the roll cage to make it removable, but also of such size and strength that it was not weak for being a bolt in. The welds appeared to be of great quality, that they were not welded by a novice. I don't know who actually constructed and welded the roll cages, but I take my hat off to them.
gwood7 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Posted December 31, 2016 Yes it is removable and as Gene said the welds in #8 are quite amazing. I would guess it was done by someone or a shop near Paxton that did welding for the aerospace industry. Mfg: would you please give a reference for the ad stating it was bolted in? I have not seen that ad.
mfg Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Posted December 31, 2016 13 hours ago, gwood7 said: Yes it is removable and as Gene said the welds in #8 are quite amazing. I would guess it was done by someone or a shop near Paxton that did welding for the aerospace industry. Mfg: would you please give a reference for the ad stating it was bolted in? I have not seen that ad. Sure!...The ad was placed by Andy Granatelli in 'Avanti Newsletter #10', summer 1967, back page classifieds.
gwood7 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Posted January 1, 2017 Thanks for the reference. Now I need to find the disk with all the old newsletters.
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