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Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:25 pm
by toplessexpat
That's because he's taking pictures for our Australian contingent...

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:27 pm
by juvius
toplessexpat wrote:That's because he's taking pictures for our Australian contingent...
that has to be it.... :D

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:50 am
by SoFlaFiat
"Having friends with the same mental disorder"
PRICELESS!!!

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:36 am
by Ptoneill
That's ok wait until he installs the Fallopian tube to the heater core!?........that was a classic for the new guys on the submarine I was on.

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:46 am
by juvius
Ptoneill wrote:That's ok wait until he installs the Fallopian tube to the heater core!?........that was a classic for the new guys on the submarine I was on.
on the uss princeton, we liked to send them for an HT punch or a board stretcher

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:58 am
by toplessexpat
Following this line.... on the Spider.... we should be recommending that people replace their Rear Guibo then?

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Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:41 pm
by SoFlaFiat
Ahhh, you guys are too much!!

Ok, I cut the brackets back off and tested a few new locations. A bit of angle seemed to work best

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So I spot welded both sides and tested bottom

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And top

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No binding within the reach of the shock.

Then just to be sure all is well, a installed the upper arm and checked again

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Looks like it will work. Now I have to take it all back out since I am using a spare cross member and my engine assembly needs to be in for final install.

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:11 pm
by toplessexpat
Looks like you've got it cracked.... Any room for one of these too? http://www.ebay.com/itm/281388343671

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:33 pm
by SoFlaFiat
If it doesn't block my 3rd brake light... Hell yea, right on the deck lid...NOT :lol:

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:38 pm
by SoFlaFiat
Tomorrow I will start modifying my rear end to accept a second guibo!!! :shock:

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:24 pm
by fiat218
SoFlaFiat wrote:Tomorrow I will start modifying my rear end to accept a second guibo!!! :shock:
Your rear is bad huh, :roll:

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:59 pm
by toplessexpat
SoFlaFiat wrote:Tomorrow I will start modifying my rear end to accept a second guibo!!! :shock:
.... it's the future...

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:13 am
by stpher
Looks great, can't see in the picture but do you have either tapered washers or spacers on each side of the heim joint. Used to make sure when the joint moves thru it's travel, the ball part of the joint does not hit the through bolt.

Made up similiar for a rear sway bar.

Thanks, Rick

Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:46 am
by SoFlaFiat
Thanks Rick!
They have tapered spacers.
Here's a better picture

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Re: Edit... Resto mod coming together

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:52 pm
by Ptoneill
Ok, I love the engineering that went into these,,,,they look great, but what makes them different than the bolt on style I used? I can see that they are adjustable but I have no race/suspension design experience. Thanks