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I hope I can remember all my comments.......
First, ditch the carbon fiber unless you autoclave it. If you don't autoclave it, it won't have enough strength to be effective as a STB. Also, if the CF does shatter, it will make a mess. Autoclaved CF is sharp as hell. Stick with aluminum.
Your first mounting design was the best. Ditch the angled bracket. You're just introducing another failure point. Actually, it's likely it will move around and I wouldn't be surprised if the bolt sheared pretty quickly. That arm is going to work like a lever.
The part Sandy (T4) is trying to describe is called a spherical rod end or heim joint here in The States.
Shouldn't need to slot the ring if the design is good and you use spherical rod ends.
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George Roffe
Houston, Texas USA
00 328i
91 SE-R (well modded)
84 944 SCCA ITS race car under construction
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and filled him with a great resolve"
-- Admiral Yamamoto, December 7, 1941
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