Re: [AMC-list] Safety Weinie

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 07:54, <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Matt, thanks. Those are my thoughts to.
>  Unless the hit is at severe angle the rag joint is not going to help much.
>
>
I agree. The rag joint is for vibration and maybe more, but it's not for
safety so directly.

For those that havent seen one, the collapsible section isn't a rod, it's a
"cage"/tube made of expanded metal, about 3" diameter if I recall, about a
foot of it.  It keeps it's stiffness until it's deformed, like a cardboard
tube does. There's more to the design like a break-away column mount etc as
someone else wrote.

Frank fit one in a 64 Classic. But no way they'd fit in the early American
(pre-64). That car is SMALL. I don't think most AMCers who don't drive one
realize how small it is. The steering column from wheel to instrument panel
is like 3". With my palms FLAT on the steering wheel, I can touch the
windshield and instrument panel! From the drivers seat, I can reach my arm
in back and put my palm flat on the rear tire well. SMALL!
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