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January 2nd 2006, 01:22
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Not to break up the tranny chat or anything
 but I did get the front end completely finished today, just alignment and shock/spring changes to be done. The steering shaft went just fine last night, that is until I got the U-joints installed.I had a wump, wump, wump as I turned the wheel. I was pissed, because none of the angles are adjustable, they are all built in. My bug lives over at one of my rental houses, and the guy that lives there use to restore Mustangs. He's out there with me as the 3rd arm, and when this happens he suggests the U-joints have to be offset, that is, the center section can't look like a flat H, it one of the ends has to be turned 90 degrees to the other. It was getting late and I was frustrated, so I left it till today. He lent me his 3rd arm again, and I dismantled it and re-assembled it 90 degrees to the other U-joint. PRESTO FIXO! Its works like a champ! I'll get some pics tomorrow, I left my camera home today. Jason PS. I started this thread a while ago for obvious reasons: LazyLongboarder's Rear End
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January 2nd 2006, 01:44
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Sorry we got off track
 .I completely missed the obvious reason for the Porsche rearend topic?? other than to get Russell beat up in a parking lot  !Jeff-
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January 3rd 2006, 00:33
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I promised pics, and here they are:
   It's pretty hard to see, but there is a black machined bushing between the U joint and the steering column. A friend of mine, Mike Humphreys, did the machining of this part, as well as the internal pushing that keeps the steering shaft centered in the steering column.  This will be the last I post on this topic for awhile, the next will be tuning it with the correct springs and shock adjustment, and the addition of a sway bar, but I'll get the whole thing running before I do that, so it may be awhile. Jason-whew!
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February 12th 2006, 22:26
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Without too much planning, I ended up in Fresno this weekend after a couple days spent at Laguna Seca with the Audi Club. It also just so happens that Bruce and his Eyeball Engineering is also located in Fresno, so I got a chance to snap some pics of one of Bruce's suspensions on a show car before it went to uphostery(sp?). This will be a very nice car, unfortuneatly for GL fans, it will be Cal Look/Hot Rod.
  
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February 12th 2006, 22:29
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February 12th 2006, 22:34
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   I really like these fender "bolts"!  Jason
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February 13th 2006, 00:15
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What the $#@% are they waiting for to produce this!?!
Is this potentially what us beam front suspension people dreamt of? Get on the horn! Get those folks to make it for us. All those in favor?
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