Tower connecting bar structure
A structure of removably mounting a tower connecting bar between top surfaces of right and left strut towers by bolts and nuts. The tower connecting bar has a pipe and annular circular plates attached to opposite ends of the pipe. The circular plates are mounted to the top surfaces of the towers by the bolts and nuts. Upper ends of suspension struts are fastened to the top surfaces of the towers by bolts and nuts. The circular plates have through holes for allowing the strut-mounting nuts to escape when the towers and circular plates are mated together. The through holes provide access to loosen the strut-mounting nuts.
1. A tower connecting bar structure for connecting right and left strut towers on which bolts and nuts for suspension fastening are exposed, comprising:
a tower connecting bar comprising a pair of right and left doughnut-shaped circular plates, and a pipe connecting the circular plates;
wherein the circular plates have a plurality of bolt holes and a plurality of nut accommodating holes formed therein, said plurality of bolt holes being adapted to receive bolts for fastening the circular plates to the strut towers, said plurality of nut accommodating holes being adapted to receive nuts, said nut accommodating holes having a first diameter and the nuts having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter.
2. The connecting bar structure as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the bolt holes formed in one of the right and left circular plates are circular, and the bolt holes formed in the other circular plate are transversely elongated.
3. The connecting bar structure as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising substantially triangular reinforcing brackets placed on connection portions disposed between the pipe and the circular plates, the reinforcing brackets having tool holes formed therein, the tool holes having a third diameter and being adapted to receive nut fastening tool therethrough to facilitate tightening and loosening of a subjacent nut.
4. The connecting bar structure as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising branch pipes attached to the pipe at a location intermediate the circular plates, the branch pipes having distal ends that are adapted to be mounted to a cowl below a windshield.