1973 Midget build by ianjoub

By diyauto
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2 minute(s) of a 203 minute read

2-15-2013

Well, after a long hiatus, here goes:

I am working on finishing the rear suspension. I want 4.5" of wheel travel. My coil overs have 2.5" of travel. How do I get from here to there. I fired up my rusty trigonometry skills, then decided they were far too rusty. I made a template instead. I cut welding rod. One piece is the 4.5" travel, one is the 10" compressed length of the strut, one is the 12.5" extended length. I taped them together and had a pattern to tell me where to put the mounts!



I cut and welded in some mounts







And I retained the poly bushings for the lower mounts




Comments

This is a great build with so much time and effort put into recording in words and pictures. Can you help me with this question please, Is the top arm inner pivot point is in the same place as the original pivot point? Regards Davy

Posted by DavyF on 4/16/20 @ 6:44:51 PM

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Posted by diyauto on 8/25/21 @ 1:32:42 PM