- 1. Fw: Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Ray" <danray@bluegrass.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 22:06:06 -0600
- Here are Dave Tietz' plans, posted on this list previously by Andy Ramm. Dan --Original Message-- From: Andy Ramm <aramm@concentric.net> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; madamson@compuse
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00884.html (11,806 bytes)
- 2. Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Ramm <aramm@concentric.net>
- Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 07:52:56 -0800
- Greetings all, The following is a post from listmember Dave Tietz on rear tube shock conversions on MGB. This is an excellent post and many thanks to him for the information. I take no responsibility
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00557.html (12,081 bytes)
- 3. Re: Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 01:18:19 -0500
- Anybody have any ideas on modifying Andy's plans (if needed) to make it work on a Midget? -NORY Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the ONLY problem. '74 Midget & '71
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00568.html (7,285 bytes)
- 4. Re: Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Peloquin" <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 08:36:14 -0800 (PST)
- Dear Dave, Thanks a ton for your reposting of your conversion scheme. It sounds great to me. At the risk of starting another thread, would there be any problem with using grade 8 or aircraft grade bo
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00587.html (7,574 bytes)
- 5. Re: Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: Andy Ramm <aramm@concentric.net>
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 09:24:53 -0800
- Good question. I just canvassed our resident mechanical engineer and nuts'n'bolts curmudgeon. He said grade 8 is not necessarily more brittle than grade 5 and would be appropriate for use in mounting
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00592.html (8,757 bytes)
- 6. Re: Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: "John J. Peloquin" <peloquin@mamba.bio.uci.edu>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 09:37:05 -0800 (PST)
- Dear Andy Thanks, I suspected that would be the case, as the idea of the higher grade bolt is supposedly less chance of failure. I believe your resident Mech E. =%OGood question. I just canvassed our
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00594.html (9,224 bytes)
- 7. Re: Rear Tube Shock Conversion Plans (score: 1)
- Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
- Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 19:53:34 EST
- The only thing that would need to be changed would be the shocks themselves to something a bit smaller, ie for a lighter car. The Midget will weigh in about 600-700 lbs less than the GT. Also, double
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00625.html (8,034 bytes)
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