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Re: Rear Spring - The results x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"

To: James Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>,
Subject: Re: Rear Spring - The results x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
From: Andre Rousseau <andrer@mac.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:01:15 -0500
Way to go James!
Now you need to get out of that nice jacket and get some coverall then your
all set.

A.


On 11/25/02 8:53 AM, "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi Listers,
> 
> 
> 
> Over the weekend I swapped my rear spring, quite easy apart from one
> stubborn bolt.
> 
> Anyway, the photographic proof, and what a difference it makes! Almost
> looks odd, I can feel it when Im in the car, it feels like my back is in
> the air. Now the car points downwards, I thought Spits had the problem
> of pointing upwards? Anyway, the rear doesnt bottom out now.
> 
> 
> 
> The rear left, before and after:
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/image/7853838
> 
> 
> 
> The rear right, before and after:
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/image/7853839
> 
> A bit lopsided - but then that may have been the ground.
> 
> 
> And finally the reason why it was so bad in the first place (thats the
> top leaf):
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/image/7853836
> 
> 
> 
> A few more misc images here:
> 
> http://www.pbase.com/jcarruthers/rearspringswap1
> 
> 
> 
> 
> BTW It turns out that my boot lock was broken because the of the latch,
> so Ive got to get a new one of them.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> James
> 
> 1977 Pimento Red Spit

--
Andre Rousseau - Ottawa Canada
1968 Triumph GT6 MK1
http://www.justdrive.ca/
andrer@mac.com

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