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Controlling arms with Elephant PolyBronze bearings
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911SC front brakes with Boge shocks
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Lemforder turbo tie rods
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Sway bar with rubber hose around it
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Elephant PolyBronze bushings in trailing arms with stiffening tubes
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/6 rear brakes
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Boge rear shocks
Thanks to Eric Shea and all his assistance not only providing the parts and labor, but helping me figure out what were the right things to pick
Full Version: Suspension (check)
Looks nice. What's with the rubber hose around the sway bar? Does it hit something (metal-to-metal) otherwise?
QUOTE(smontanaro @ Aug 6 2009, 07:34 PM) 
Looks nice. What's with the rubber hose around the sway bar? Does it hit something (metal-to-metal) otherwise?
That's what I've been told, although the car didn't have one when I took it apart.
Jon found that a tube from a golf bag works good to keep that bar from making contact with the tank.
At slow speeds the anti sway bar can and does flutter sometimes and taps the gas tank...its pretty un nerving...its probably harmless, but its loud and makes it feel like something is broken...
Put pads under the tank also...the little carpet pads.
Rich
Put pads under the tank also...the little carpet pads.
Rich
Billy, I'll let you see what I did for the bar. It works perfect and will be much better than what you have there. 
QUOTE(Phoenix 914-6GT @ Aug 6 2009, 10:18 PM)
Billy, I'll let you see what I did for the bar. It works perfect and will be much better than what you have there.
Tell me more.
I will 
In due time my friend
In due time my friend
QUOTE(r_towle @ Aug 6 2009, 08:00 PM)
At slow speeds the anti sway bar can and does flutter sometimes and taps the gas tank...its pretty un nerving...its probably harmless, but its loud and makes it feel like something is broken...
Put pads under the tank also...the little carpet pads.
Rich
So thats what that rusty felt under the tank was for!
I think mine was under the bar, between it and the body.
Hmmm, I'm pretty sure something you did was wrong.... Better take it all apart and check. Make sure to lose a few nuts and bolts along the way aswell
QUOTE(cwpeden @ Aug 7 2009, 02:02 AM)
QUOTE(r_towle @ Aug 6 2009, 08:00 PM)
At slow speeds the anti sway bar can and does flutter sometimes and taps the gas tank...its pretty un nerving...its probably harmless, but its loud and makes it feel like something is broken...
Put pads under the tank also...the little carpet pads.
Rich
So thats what that rusty felt under the tank was for!
I think mine was under the bar, between it and the body.If you go buy a big radiator hose you can cut it to size and replace te carpet with something that will not absorb water and works very well.
Very nice job, all around.
Looks real good, you are helping to provide some needed inspiration! Nice zinc, your hardware looks great!
Dan
Dan
QUOTE(RiqueMar @ Aug 7 2009, 07:40 AM)
Hmmm, I'm pretty sure something you did was wrong.... Better take it all apart and check. Make sure to lose a few nuts and bolts along the way aswell
Just to help you out I assembled the intire front end and then took it apart to install the turbo tie rods and then one MORE TIME to install the dirt shield tat covers the steering rod that I had forgot. I read that you forgot the steering bearing and I remembered that, but didn't think about the dirt cover until it was all done
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