Andy,
I'm gonna hang on to your instructions this time, when you post it. I =
don't think I kept the previous one.=20
Now that I've actually had my B on the lift and taken a look at the real =
thing, I see what you are talking about! The descriptions of how lever =
shocks work and are mounted can be somewhat daunting to the uninitiated =
who are trying to go by b/w photos in a book. (are you listening, Sean?)
I've got bigger fish to fry on my project for now, but your conversion =
sounds like a great thing. The time it will take to get around to this =
(after brakes, head, etc, etc, ad infinatum), should be enough to see if =
you have any problems or improvements to the original plan!=20
Careful though, The Spax goons might come after you for ruining their =
business! :) I LOVE American ingenuity! (sorry, my over the pond =
brethren)
Dan
'73 B
Ft. Knox, KY
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From: Andy Ramm
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 1998 6:03 PM
To: Trevor Boicey; bill; John J. Peloquin; mgs; Sean Bartnik
Subject: Re: shocking question
I'll repost the complete conversion tomorrow. I have to gather the
information which is sitting on my computer at home. This was Dave
Tietz's discovery that '84-'88 Colt rear shocks bolt up nicely on the
rear of an MGB with no additional bracketry needed. Basically you
remove the lever shocks. Remove the lower shock mounting brackets and
switch sides with them with the mounting hole facing down and forward. =20
The lower part of the Colt shock mounts to the lower bracket. The upper
part mounts to the forward mounting hole formerly used for the lever
shocks. I was shocked (ok, shameless and lame pun) at how perfect these
were for the car and how easily they went in.
I used Sears Roadhandler Performance Gas for mine, which are a little
bit on the stiff side (though nowhere near as stiff as the crappy Moss
kit!!!!!). I imagine Monroe SensaTrac might be a more reasonable choice
for comfort. YMMV
Andy
Trevor Boicey wrote:
>=20
> Andy Ramm wrote:
> > Sean, if you want the plans to the Colt shock conversion for the =
rear of
> > an MGB, email me and I'll forward them to you. Total cost is about =
$50,
> > total installation time is about an hour tops. They work like a =
charm.
>=20
> I'm not Sean, but I'd love to see.
>=20
> --
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
--=20
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