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April 9th 2007, 10:05
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a-arm update
Just an update. The lower arms are done and the front mounts are coming along. I switched over to 74' superbeetle spindles, ford bolt pattern and a 944 lower ball joint to hook everything up. I have a bit more to weld up, then I'll post pictures. Time is tight and the weather sucks right now. I'll get back to it soon. I get the 915 tranny tonight so I can start on the rear suspension in AutoCAD next!!!!
JiI
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April 10th 2007, 00:06
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Sweeeeeet! Keep us posted.
Jason
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May 13th 2007, 01:33
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I have had to wade through a load of personal crap for awhile now that has slowed my project way down. how ever things are picking up and I will soon be catching up and posting some pictures.
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July 20th 2007, 01:40
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An update on my project: I finally got it installed it on my '55 (see pix). The suspension has been performing well. The addition of more caster (about 7.5 degrees) greatly reduced the "wandering" tendency and the front tracks much better now. The plan now is just to pile up the miles (and add a little paint!) Also planning to build a new subframe. The original one on there has been modified enough, it's time to build a "cleaned up" version. I have more pictures I'll post soon. Also would like to add dust covers to the shocks. Does anyone know where to get shock "boots" for Carrera coilovers?
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July 20th 2007, 14:46
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Thanks for the update!!! I havn't seen your car as a whole, but I'm guessing with the narrow fronts you are running a Cal-Look style. That reduces the castor you might have had setup with a flat pan during fabrication. I kept bugging the guy who designed mine to make sure there was enough castor adjustment for that very reason. Keep us posted.
Jason
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December 4th 2007, 01:16
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Finally took the car for a short test drive today! Found this terribe metal-on-metal grinding sound from the front end, pulled the tires off, but couldn't find a thing!!! Torqued up the wheels and went to go for another run, but backing it out the noise just got louder. Pulled the tires off again, and this time I saw what was causing the problem, the inner edge of the rotor was rubbing on the bottom edge of the cup for the lower balljoint! I ground some of the the offending metal off, and on the second trip it was fine except at extreme angles, so I've got a little more to go, but should be fine. I'm aways from real testing, but I'll keep this thread up to date as things progress.
Jason
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