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Baxter
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Posted: 23 Mar 07 at 21:38 |
yep, thats "up".
About as far as you can go too, similar to 2WD vans, what limits it is running out of camber adjustment. That is at full stretch.
I reckon, it's about 40-50mm ish judging by the CrewCab I measured it against today. I measured trim height, CV joint centre to wheel arch.
Fine on road, little noisey off as you hear the shocks thumping as they reach their limit.
Don't want to run like this for too long, s'not cricket!
It would probably be okay on a camper, with the weight and all that but on a single cab (about the lightest thing T3 wise) it's, well, not good.
Also, limiting the rear is..
- the length of the rear dampers.
- The articulation of the CV joints.
and what will be my next problem with longer dampers and longer travel CV joints will be the shafts touching the rear arm, but unsure of that until the longer dampers and CV joints are fitted.
We'll see eh.
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Vanorak
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Posted: 23 Mar 07 at 21:54 |
Where's the Brickwerks logos???
Looking good.
MG
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Baxter
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Posted: 23 Mar 07 at 21:58 |
No logos, no stickers... as yet.
Doubt if it will get brickwerks ones.
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Vanorak
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Posted: 23 Mar 07 at 22:11 |
Yep, agreed.
Still got lots to do on mine, probably still ahead of mike though.
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syncrostan
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 06:31 |
that,s how it should have been, looks so right.
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famous phil
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 07:54 |
sounds like your getting all the right bits on , looks a strait truck for ex farm use ,, do the dampers have a bush at the bottom and thread stuck up at the top , and what length do you recon will fit ,,,,,
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Baxter
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 09:17 |
Rear shockers are eyes at either end.
front is eye at bottom, thread at top with a spring seat half way up the damper.
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Baxter
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 18:49 |
hhhhhmmmmmm new VC
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Vanorak
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 20:58 |
Is it a pig of a job as some suggest.
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Baxter
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 21:32 |
Ask kev and Stan, they were my audience.
Anything is "easy" on a ramp.
Theres probably a "Knack" that i don't have.
Took a couple of hours or so, left the diff in plafce, driveshafts attached.
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rogerthecat
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Posted: 24 Mar 07 at 22:13 |
Looks really good Si, you ought to get it liveried it would be a great advert for Brickwerks.
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T3 Westy, T3 Syncro (the ScoobyVelle), New Beetle Cab, 2 x Polos - I have too many projects
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Baxter
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Posted: 06 Apr 07 at 20:07 |
Okay, more work
4 new glow plus.
ReCon Golf GTD injection pump fitted with JX levers.
Tonau cover loosly fitted.
Fitted work light to the rear of the cab.
Cor, it's almost new!
Starts and drives a kazillion time better than ever, usual TD smoke on start up, nowt special, nothing like it was!
Found a dirty great puddle of Diesel on the pump bracket once the pump came off, so presume pump was leaking, and drawing in air from somewhere, hence poor starting.
Anyway, loads better
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Baxter
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Posted: 06 Apr 07 at 20:27 |
Oh, and four wish bone bushes, and another re-track and camber set
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Vee.Dubster
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Posted: 12 Apr 07 at 18:52 |
Baxter wrote:
Oh, and four wish bone bushes, and another re-track and
camber set |
Hey Si, have you ever purchased a vehicle that you haven't completely rebuilt
soon after?
It's looking a good, and I'm sure it drives much better now!
Rich
Edited by Vee.Dubster
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Baxter
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Posted: 12 Apr 07 at 20:19 |
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Vee.Dubster
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Posted: 25 Apr 07 at 19:33 |
Hey Si, I've found the original service schedule book for your truck.
The last VW service was at 103'127 miles
I'll bob it in the post for you, shall I send it to Brickwerks, or an alternative
address? Either that, or I'll be a Stanford Hall, dunno if you will be though?
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Baxter
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Posted: 25 Apr 07 at 20:14 |
Garage will be fine.
ta.
Simon.
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