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kilrwail · Post by **kilrwail** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:44 am

Who can identify this? There's no prize for being first

MNspiderman · Post by **MNspiderman** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:29 am

I would have to say those are distributor cap hold down straps, just that one is broken. But they are painted red so they might be from an old air cleaner box.
You should have put a ruler or marker or something next to them so we know how big they are.

Europa · Post by **Europa** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:48 am

Isn't that the door strap thingy?

kilrwail · Post by **kilrwail** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:51 am

Bingo! "Thingy" is the best technical term too. After years of abuse, mine broke yesterday. So I made a new one.

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:20 pm

Very nice thingy, Peter! I don't believe the newer model Spiders have the door hinge strap but I believe it saves the fenders from being hit by opening the door too wide.

Europa · Post by **Europa** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:11 pm

Denise, I just looked at my '83. It looks like it has the thingy as well.

kilrwail · Post by **kilrwail** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:21 pm

And of course the thingy allows the door to stay half-open, if you're cramped for space somewhere. I think I'll let Brady commercialize it though - I can't imagine trying to sell Peter's Thingy

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:52 pm

You got something there.

MNspiderman · Post by **MNspiderman** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:42 pm

Man, was I way off or what

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