[biergoat]

Hello, the rear sway bar bracket on my '77 Targa snapped off recently. This is the part that is attached to the car, the u-clamp, bolts and the bottom of the bracket broke off in one piece. I am thinking of welding in a new bracket and re-installing the old sway bar with new bushings, etc. I have a few questions related to this:
1. Is it safe to drive the car w/o the sway bar? Is there a risk of screwing up the chassis if driven?
2. Are there any alternatve upgrades that do not involve welding? Do the Weltmeister kits use the same brackets?
3. Anyone have some brackets or rear sway bar stuff kicking around?
The original sway bar looks to be 16mm. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated, thanks!
Jeff