Yeah, Yeah, I know....
But it still came out a heck of a lot cheaper than buying the complete
assemblies new. I didn't intend to replace the a-arms, but I found the cracks
at
the last minute during repainting, and they were not repairable.
BTW - the wrecking yard wanted $20 each for used very rusty disks, and I got
new
ones on sale for only $24 each. I also got all the other new parts on sale for
a
very resonable price. The most expensive parts were the new A-arms. In any
case,
I could'nt see putting old crappy parts on a freshly restored car, and I'm
very
happy with the end result, so that's all that matters;-)
- Bryan
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>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
>
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>
>> 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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