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Old 10-27-2009, 08:45 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by brucey View Post
Well I was going to do a run with it tonight, but I decided against it. It's rigid and solid, but not the mount. It bounces too much on bumps. I'm going to have to work out more than 1 connector. Possibly 2 stablizing type connectors.

Always something eh?

I can at least include a picture of how it looks on the car at the moment:
Can you fit a 3mm thick aluminum tab at the top of the hatch?

If you can, you might be able to make a couple aluminum bar clamps if you bent some straps into a L shape, and fasten them to the top of the frame. You'll also probaby want to put rubber or something inside them, so they don't damage the paint.

That way, you can slide the bottom into the hitch, and then if you can slightly deform the upper part of the frame by hand, you'll be able to clip the top into the hatch to keep it more stable.
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