Brad,
Don't feel bad...every car , bike or equipment project I work on, educates me on
the things I "think" I know! Your learning a valuable lesson, Experience,
experience, experience!!!
joe
Kim & Brad Johnson wrote:
> Hey list,
> I've been out in the shop working on the Firebird. I'm doing a 9" Ford
> rear as an option to switch from Production to Gas Coupe with the
> quick-change. Well, I should have guessed, when Joe Timney elected not to
> use the 4-link brackets that I supplied, that they were junk. I had him
> send them back to me the other day. (He was probably grateful to get them
> out of his shop!) I bought this set up from a fly-by night guy that was a
> vendor at a drag race. So, I might have saved $75 over buying from one of
> the several reputable suppliers. (...not to mention buying it through Joe
> at Delaware Chassis Works which probably would have made it the same money
> for quality stuff!) Seemed like a bargain at the time. Of course, it just
> took me 3 days, instead of one to use them on a 9" rear housing, because of
> all the cutting, grinding, fitting, and in general reworking of these
> "bargain parts". Just relearning that old lesson that says, "There's a
> reason why the successful guys buy good stuff to start with". (cheaper in
> the long run) Now I get to deal with the coil-overs that I bought from the
> same guy. Sure hope that takes three times as long as well! Oh well, I
> guess it's making me a better fabricator. In racing, for the most
> part......you get what you pay for. Brad (whining in L.A.)
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