broken passenger "door grab"
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broken passenger "door grab"
i just wanted to know the preferred method, or any success stories, on how to fix this stupid piece. i would guess some epoxy and maybe a piece of pvc inside, but im not sure. so if anyone has fixed it, if you could let me know how, i would appreciate it. thanks.
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I used the "how to" from the Robinette site when I fixed mine. Here is a link:
http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobinette/hand_grip.htm
fairly easy to do, and it worked great after I had finished.
Good luck!
http://www.rx7turboturbo.com/robrobinette/hand_grip.htm
fairly easy to do, and it worked great after I had finished.
Good luck!
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door handle fix
Do it the right way like on the Robinette site or it will keep breaking. Mine is repaired and is stronger than new. I can not believe how flimsy the original design was.
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Yeah, I too beefed mine up after it broke, and yeah...I was amazed at the total poor design and inherent weakness in that piece!
I epoxied mine and then fiberglassed in some steel support pieces. It has held up perfect ever since.
I epoxied mine and then fiberglassed in some steel support pieces. It has held up perfect ever since.
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Here's a trick I learned from the autocrosses. When you're driving hard, have your passenger wrap their left arm around the back of the seat and brace themselves with their feet against the floor. If they do this, they shouldn't need to use that grab handle at all.
I did this the other day, when riding in a Shelby Cobra replica (factory five, for those who know about them), he only had lap belts, not shoulder harnesses, and no grab handle (doors open from outside only, it was sweet). It keeps you in your seat very well.
-s-
I did this the other day, when riding in a Shelby Cobra replica (factory five, for those who know about them), he only had lap belts, not shoulder harnesses, and no grab handle (doors open from outside only, it was sweet). It keeps you in your seat very well.
-s-
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when mazda built the probably most sexy cardor on any japanese car why did they make it sound so cheap when you close it?
it is like beating an tincan with an hammer
gues it would help to put some blacktop plates there to kill the sound a littel. what do you think.
it is like beating an tincan with an hammer
gues it would help to put some blacktop plates there to kill the sound a littel. what do you think.