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Posted by Thomas Kimsey
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
Mark Hille Infallible Moderator Location: The hills of CT Join Date: 10/04/2011 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 135 Rally Car: I have two crap boxes |
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Thomas i have som pieces burned out but not yet welded. I'll try and find them --I'm sure you and Graham can zap 'em together straight...Thet are like my very early kits: 
Ya know, like jigged up so that they clear things, and you can use the stock alternator and hoses and get a good belt wrap? Let me see. 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. |
Grant Hughes Godlike Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
Just took the car to get some groceries and see if it was making noise, it was. Looks like I took out the rear beam bushing. Inner metal looks to have separated from the rubber.
Any suggestions on a new one? I was told a hockey puck might be able to be converted. |
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
Looks like a good solution. |
John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Grant Hughes Godlike Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Naw. I just went with what was available at the junk yard. The kit you made came like two years later and is a much better/easier solution. Did you see Jan is trying to sell the struts you sold him on ebay? I thought about getting them for spares but have other things that need to see my funds spent on. Like impending child birth bills.  Grant Hughes |
Matt Smith Professional Moderator Location: Wilmington NC Join Date: 03/31/2006 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 546 Rally Car: xr4ti |
I ditched the rubber mounts and went this route. Also added a solid mount for the stock rear differential. http://www.mc2racing.com/products/xr4ti/suspension/bushings/00592/index.html Matt Smith Racing in glorious black and red My daily life is a Saab story (sold!) |
John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
John, got your sketch and modeled the part up. What size are the mounting holes? M12?
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John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
да товарища That is: Da, tavarich. 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. |
Thomas Kimsey Senior Moderator Location: Rochester, New Hampshire Join Date: 10/05/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 271 Rally Car: 1988 XRatty |
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