britishtrident
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posted on 6/2/05 at 08:41 PM |
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Triumph suspension -- Lotus style
For anyone intetested in using Triumph front end parts here is a link to picture of Spyder front suspension part on a Lotus Plus2s
http://www.spydercars.co.uk/pg3_spy_tubular_wishbone.htm
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Jermyn
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posted on 7/2/05 at 10:18 PM |
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I can get access to front uprights for TR6s for cheap or maybe free! The trunions hardly ever wear out and the upper ball joint is a snap to replace
once they have gone bad. Has anyone else used this setup? Obvioulsy I'm interested since I dont have access to the book donors here in the
States.
If life is a race do you want to be the first one to finish?
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pgpsmith
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posted on 9/2/05 at 04:33 AM |
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britishtrident, that really answered. You're a gem of a human being. (At least, I'm going with that opinion until your mates say
otherwise.) Thanks for the enlightenment.
Mr Pete
Live and don't learn, that's us. - Calvin and Hobbes
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Arthur Dent
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posted on 9/2/05 at 06:13 AM |
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Thanks for the info!
If anyone wants info on the TR6 style suspension I can take pics/measurements from my Reliant Scimitar (same as TR)
'The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go
wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.' Douglas Adams
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britishtrident
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posted on 9/2/05 at 08:26 AM |
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The TR6 & Scimitar front ends are really just like the Spitfire suspension on steroids -- everything just bigger and more butch.
The Scimitar if memory serves me well also had a really nice rear axle location system.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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posted on 9/2/05 at 06:02 PM |
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For the lads in the states thats the same uprights Birkin use. Some uk company makes hubs that go on to those to give you ford four bolt 108 pcd
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Jermyn
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posted on 9/2/05 at 09:50 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
For the lads in the states thats the same uprights Birkin use. Some uk company makes hubs that go on to those to give you ford four bolt 108 pcd
what's the name of the company?
does birkin use 4 or 5-bolt hubs?
If life is a race do you want to be the first one to finish?
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Jermyn
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posted on 9/2/05 at 09:54 PM |
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Also then I would assume the Birkin Bones would work with the tr6 uprights without much alteration. Does anyone have dimentions or pictures of the
Birkin Bones?
If life is a race do you want to be the first one to finish?
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