When I was looking for the front end kit, I looked all over for an eMail
address for Frontline and could not find one. Thanks.
Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
To: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@email.msn.com>
Cc: Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: 06 January, 1998 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: Tubular shocks, frontline kit, spax$$$, etc...
>Christopher and Larry,
>
>Frontline has email: frontline@mgcars.org.uk
>They also have a nice web page.
>I just emailed with them, shipping UPS (a couple of days) would cost
>70.55 pounds. Their price is insignificantly lower than the place that
>Larry suggests.
>
>MM's price seems to be up to $675, but you can get it from The Proper MG
>for $600. The price from Frontline comes to ~$550 incl. shipping.
>
>Faspec has the rear Spax kit for semi-elliptic for $243. So that's only
>about $40-$50 for the brackets?
>
>All these prices are current.
>Ulix (with tube shocks growing out my ears)
>
>
>On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, Larry and Sandi Miller wrote:
>
>> Ulix
>>
>> I got them from Mini Mania ($625 - 10%), more the Frontline but eaiser to
>> take back if needed. At the time I bought, the kit directly from
Frontline
>> was $407 + $128 shipping. I don't know the specs on the spax. I had the
1/4
>> spring kit measurements but threw them away since they did not fit and I
was
>> pissed at spax for saying that they would get back to me but never have.
MM
>> is really proud of their brackets based on the price, they sell the rear
>> brackets without shocks for about $150. Shocks are then $50 to $200
>> depending on which ones you get. I'm still looking at rear shocks after
my
>> experience with the spax kit from VB. Leaning toward Winners Circle right
>> now.
>>
>> Larry
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
>> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>> Date: 06 January, 1998 1:43 PM
>> Subject: Tubular shocks, frontline kit, spax$$$, etc...
>>
>>
>> >Larry,
>> >
>> >1) Where did you get the frontline kit, and how much was it?
>> >
>> >Larry et al.,
>> >
>> >2)Do you know the measurements/specs for the Spax shocks they sell for
the
>> >back of 1/2 elip. spridgets? The reason I ask is that they seem quite
>> >expensive, and the kit with shocks works out to a hundred bucks more
than
>> >the shocks alone (just for those brackets?!?!). I can fab the brackets,
>> >piece-o-cake, so why not buy more reasonably priced shocks? I can even
get
>> >super duper chromed racing shocks for less than the Spax (no, I'm not
>> >putting chrome shocks on it, just a fer instance...)
>> >
>> >>Ulix
>> >>
>> >>I bought the FRONTLINE shock conversion for the front and it looks
great
>> and
>> >>looks like it might even fit o.k. The only caution is that it requires
the
>> >>newer type a-arms with the roll bar mounting holes and does not come
with
>> >>any instructions on where to drill the holes if you have the older
a-arms.
>> I
>> >>bought it for the 59 that I'm building so have not installed it yet and
>> >>can't give any info on how it performs.
>> >>
>> >>For those contemplating the VB (SPAX) conversion for a Bugeye, it don't
>> fit.
>> >>It required 5 people standing in the car to compress the springs enough
to
>> >>even get it on. When installed and with the car sitting on the ground,
>> the
>> >>shock is fully extended.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Larry Miller (millerls@msn.com)
>> >>59 Bugeye (Under Construction)
>> >>60 Bugeye (Undergoing 5-Speed Transplant)
>> >>78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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> Ulix __/__,__
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