Sounds like the old joke about the original axe that George Washington used
to chop down the cherry tree. "Sure its the same axe, but its had two new
heads and three new handles over the years."
Sounds like by the time you were done the only thing left of the midget
parts donor was the grease on your hands.
Regards, Glen Byrns
> When I did my bugeye restoration, I converted it to the front disk brake
setup,
> from a later midget, using the entire suspension setup from each side
(except
> for springs). I Also pulled the sway-bar, and links from that same car.
> This entire setup bolted straight onto the bugeye, and required no
modifications
> to the car itself. There were already pre threaded holes under the frame
for the
> sway-bar to bolt to.
> I of course reconditioned the front assembly with new
> bushings/kingpins/calipers/disks before using. In fact, I ended up
replacing
> both front a-arms with NEW ones, since both the arms I got from the later
> midget, were cracked, which wasn't apparent until I cleaned the grease
off.
>
> I would not recommend 'drilling' the older a-arms for the sway-bar mount,
since
> they are not reinforced to handle the extra stress.
>
> - Bryan (59- bugeye)
> San Jose, CA
>
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