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adz1973
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After seeing Pete's trailing arms I had to have some. 
Got the bits and set myself away
After a lick of paint.
Just need setting to length, a bit of grease and fitting now 
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 21:06 Post subject: |
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Very nice ,we're did you get bits and how much ?
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 21:21 Post subject: |
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Nice job mate. When you've got length sorted don't forget to put a little weld on the jam nuts, they come loose when flexing 
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adz1973
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 21:34 Post subject: |
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Will do Gary, I think i'll paint the track rods same colour to
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 22:06 Post subject: |
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So how much you knocking them out for the Adz mate did I say mate, mate 
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adz1973
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 22:12 Post subject: |
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| So how much you knocking them out for the Adz mate did I say mate, mate |
Even making them yourself your looking at £350 ish Dave.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 23:38 Post subject: |
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They look great Adz
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| Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:27 Post subject: |
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| DAVID's J99P wrote: |
| So how much you knocking them out for the Adz mate did I say mate, mate |
Even making them yourself your looking at £3.50 ish Dave. |
thats cheap , although i myself am not willing to part with a penny more than £3
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DAVID's J99P
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| Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 20:43 Post subject: |
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| adz1973 wrote: |
| DAVID's J99P wrote: |
| So how much you knocking them out for the Adz mate did I say mate, mate |
Even making them yourself your looking at £350 ish Dave. |
I would have replied earlier but i've just recovered from the shock, thought it was a length of ole threaded gas pipe with some round thingys bolted to it 
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| Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 20:46 Post subject: |
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| DAVID's J99P wrote: |
| adz1973 wrote: |
| DAVID's J99P wrote: |
| So how much you knocking them out for the Adz mate did I say mate, mate |
Even making them yourself your looking at £350 ish Dave. |
I would have replied earlier but i've just recovered from the shock, thought it was a length of ole threaded gas pipe with some round thingys bolted to it |
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adz1973
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| Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 20:24 Post subject: |
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I fitted the "ole threaded gas pipe" today. look very well, cheers Pete for the guidance.
Just a quick little test for them.
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Is that alcothene water pipe no a bit too flexible fer radius arms?
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adz1973
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| Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 20:41 Post subject: |
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| Is that alcothene water pipe no a bit too flexible fer radius arms? |
All I could get my hands on for free
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| kennymac wrote: |
| Is that alcothene water pipe no a bit too flexible fer radius arms? |
All I could get my hands on for free |
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Not wanting to be a partypooper but -
The main point of the lower arms is to keep the rear axle steady against pull so the top arm must need to be done the same or its 2 x modded arms v one stock arm ?
Torque reaction -
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