Dick as I recall there is more frontal area to the VW suspension then is on
a Blue Bird School Bus.... Just a thought..... K
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From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:24 AM
Subject: Quiet - roadsters and Camaros
> The most exciting thing I get on my E-Mail in the
> last two hours is a Harbor Freight Tool Sale ? ?
> ? Come on, people, what's happening here?
>
> Following John Beckett's strong advice, I undid
> my roadster frame this weekend and am putting
> suspension on for Maxton. I read a thing in one
> of Tex Smith's books about how overlooked the VW
> bug double transverse torsion bar set-up was for
> hot rod roadsters, so I picked one up. I
> recalled from another life in another place, when
> I played with VWs and dune buggies, how complete
> and simple these set-ups were. A nice side
> benefit of these set-ups is that you get the
> whole front suspension, including steering and
> shocks, all in one piece. Hell, if it was good
> enough a front suspension for Porsche to win half
> a zillion races in the fifties and sixties, it
> ought to work out on my roadster. Once I get the
> front end sorted out, I will put higher kickups
> on the rear of the frame and will go with double
> trailing links and coilovers. Since I'm cutting
> and welding anyway, I'm going to stretch the
> wheelbase a little, prolly out to about 120 -
> 130, then run it as a modified roadster instead
> of a street roadster. One thing I like about a
> modified roadster in lieu of the street roadster
> is that I can fabricate a firewall far enough
> under the hood area that I can get my body down
> out of the wind without putting my knees against
> my chin ( which at my age and size is not simple
> feat).
>
> Meanwhile, back to work on the Camaro, 'cause
> that's what's track-ready right now. I take it
> to the front end alignment shop at lunchtime
> today, then all that's left is to put the new cam
> in.
>
>
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> Dick J
> In East Texas
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