Racinkid13 Max Junior Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
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A1337STI Alex Rademacher Mod Moderator Location: Reno,nv Join Date: 09/10/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 686 Rally Car: 93 GC with an 01 RS swap! |
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alkun Albert Kun Elite Moderator Location: SF Ca. Join Date: 01/07/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,732 Rally Car: volvo 242 |
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M4XVLTG3 Jason B Davis Ultra Moderator Location: Alamogordo NM Join Date: 08/02/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 20 Rally Car: 1986 Toyota Corolla |
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Racinkid13 Max Junior Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Lesson for should been years ago: Don't buy cad or zinc plated cast iron.
Nitrogen embrittlement. Iron is bad enough for that anyway. Sides, you don't need drilled and slotted--homemade slots are just as good. You should be spending time drilling out those fawked up bolts and pressing my favorite Buckpack 2.2" M14 stud in there steada poncing around with drilled and slotted cad plated fooffiffery. I'm gonna call your Uncle Jim and get him smack you upside the haid. The yout needs a lesson. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Racinkid13 Max Junior Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
The threads for the WHEEL BOLTS. Ask Paula to show you the Bugpack 2.2" M14 studs...Hell if you're that close just pop in and I'll show you a nicer rear disc set up and the studs, OK I'm 3 miles from there---if fact I am sure i saw you heading Niorth on DesMoines Memorial Drive a coupla weeks ago... (I have to run to McClendon's in White Sphincter but I'll be back.) John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
Racinkid13 Max Junior Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Mega Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Well if you had come by and visited beforehand you would have a) gotten far far far better studs, and b) paid far far less and c) had a more relaible set up which d) has a nice lead or nubbin on the end to make starting the nut super fast even in pitch darkness. But I understand, I am 3.5 miles from there and it takes 10 minutes to get here. And just in that one photo I see several things that makes my hair stand on end---thank goodness Robert ain't here, he's pull his hair out---and he doesn't have a lot to spare! 1) what in gawds green earth are you thinking with that brake pipe hang out in the air like that? That is a no go. It will be pounded to shit and probably fail in no time flat....get it down secured to the beam, rotate the hose. Make an end anchor for the junction pipe to hose. 2) Sway bar?????? 3) fuel accumulator is nice in a K-jet (CIS) car. But a fuel accumulator smashed to rat shit, or ripped right off might cause some running issues... I would imagine a new home could be found for it in, oooohhh say---the spare tire well next to the fuel pump---and filter. Spare tire well is super easy to close off to meet the rules and so you don't end up fried to a fricassee. Oh by the way, I just had a nice talk with a Rabbit guy out in Ohio and weeze were wondering if you had any stock: rear shock, front knuckle and strut kicking around??? I need to measure some stuff since i have done dozens of Golves but no Rare-bits. John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2011 02:46PM by john vanlandingham. |
heymagic Banned Junior Moderator Location: La la land Join Date: 01/25/2006 Age: Fossilized Posts: 3,740 Rally Car: Not a Volvo |
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Racinkid13 Max Junior Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
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Racinkid13 Max Junior Moderator Location: Durham, NC Join Date: 02/04/2009 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 611 Rally Car: 1983 MKI GTI |
The fuel set up is how I got it. I havent had time to touch it. Same as the swaybar. The brake line is moved. Super tight on the hose portion tho, so im trying to figure out a hard line extension or a whole new longer hard line. I have a whole nother rabbit you can borrow for a bit for measurments. edit- forgot to mention the front is the same set up stud wise. holding nicely. Not like im entering this in the Paris-Dakar. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2011 03:19PM by Racinkid13. |
DR1665 Brian Driggs Junior Moderator Location: Glendale Join Date: 06/08/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 832 Rally Car: Keyboard. Deal with it. |
I love this forum. Seriously just learned a lot. I'm looking to snag some better rotors for the Gaylant later this year, figure that's a good time to run some new lines, and would be very interested in A) pictures of said Bucknutty M14 wheel studs and ![]() Press on, gentlemen! EDIT: forgot to subscribe Brian Driggs | KG7KCA | PHX, AZ | 89 Pajero alterius non sit qui suus esse potest Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/16/2011 02:59PM by DR1665. |
Cosworth Paulinho Ferreira Infallible Moderator Location: Charlotte, NC Join Date: 03/15/2007 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 721 Rally Car: Honda Civic |
I think I've thought this exact "dont buy cheap shit" leasson on this forum before. But the temptation to take the risk in "getting away with it" and save a few bucks is just too great.
That disc looks great, its not the plating that made it fail. Looking at how grainy and pourous that casting is, I'm going to say that these are really really REALLY low quality iron (plain iron, not even an alloy) cast from low temp cruicibles in china. |