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Sept 30, 2019 20:59:27 GMT
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The transit custom is available with air suspension, it basicaly uses the front half of the spring and a panhard rod. There is also a good chance you are going to have wind up problems with a single leaf, if you were to do the above reinstate the original leaves with the back cut off. Have you got any pictures or more details that i can look at, sounds interesting |
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This link should take you to a video of the set up.
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Thanks, i did have a look about late last night. Found these 2 picture, this is the sort of idea i was playing with. looks like they use heavy flat bar, about twice the thickness of the standard leaf springs. They look like standard bushs in the front   |
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The trailing link is a basically a tapered leaf spring which starts about the same thickness as a normal spring at the eye and is about an inch thick by the time it gets to the axle, it needs to have a bit of flex to allow the axle to articulate.
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Bedford cf's have the same tapered single leaf spring, enough rotten cfs around to rip some out of.
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wrong end of the stick again...thought you were modding so the bottom of the box was level with the bottom of the sill , just to stop my ocd twitch
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Lol yeah i know what mean but I'm planning on making some s/s side bars to run under the seals and sit level with the boxes
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Oct 18, 2019 17:15:34 GMT
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Not much progress over the last few weeks but last night i finally had the other storage box modified to drop its hight down to the chassis rail hight  |
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Oct 26, 2019 19:50:56 GMT
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Not much progress at the moment, i have ordered some new rear lights, spoken to my friend who does ali work for me, he is happy to help me form a new rear panel. Still not 100% sure of the bed material I'm gonna use, i can use scaffold boards, ali checker plate or something else. Any thoughts or input welcomed I have now started to make up the bed outriggers i made up the 2 front ones, they needed to be about 1" wide to fit between the body and the storage boxes. Anyway photo time    |
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dubwarrior2
Part of things
"Open up, its the filth"
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Oct 27, 2019 22:54:35 GMT
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If it were me dude, Id just keep the bed simple. A metal frame with some hardwood boards. Similar to this .  |
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None for a little bit now as had an accident at work and just had an operation, was drilling a mudguard on a lorry and the drill snagged, resulting in a hole in my palm. Probably 2 weeks of rest till its back to usable. Hole ended being 20mm plus, no bone damage but managed to hit a nerve branch so potentially loss of feeling in my first 2 fingers, had the operation at 11 ish this morning and back home already. Waiting for the nerve blockers to wear of, hopefully will be soon as its a strange feeling.    |
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owwwww.....
nice of them to clean it up around the wound a bit for your you!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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owwwww..... nice of them to clean it up around the wound a bit for your you! Lol this was pre operation, they gave it a bloody good clean in theatre. 2 am i finally got the feeling back in my fingers, my palm is sore but nothing to bad, i managed to put my piercings back in this morning and held the small balls properly so hopefully no sensation loss due to the nerve damage. Inly time will tell |
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Not much happening with my truck at the moment just letting my hand heal, I have however just received my new rear lights. Gonna make up a new rear light panel to mount them in, hopefully help modernize the truck a little bit. How and i have now also picked up 2 15" wheels that i plan to get banned to 11" or 12" wide, well that depends if they will fit over the rear brakes. Not sure witch way to mount the lights yet, i am leaning towards this style on the back of this truck, any thoughts or ideas let me mnow please   |
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jpsmit
Posted a lot
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Last one please. IMHO slanted rear lights always look dated and homemade.
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Last one please. IMHO slanted rear lights always look dated and homemade. I have to agree with this. Last is best. |
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Dez
Club Retro Rides Member
And I won't sit down. And I won't shut up. And most of all I will not grow up.
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Club RR Member Number: 34
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Nov 24, 2019 10:59:22 GMT
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As the others have said about them being slanted, but I’d choose to put them horizontal.
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