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Re: GT6 front uprights?

To: <Gt6steve@aol.com>, <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: GT6 front uprights?
From: "Geoffrey Byrne" <gkbyrne@optushome.com.au>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:21:35 +1100
I raced a GT6 for many years and never had any problems with the standard
uprights with  200HP pushing 8inch wide slicks. Crack tested of course
Geoff Byrne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Gt6steve@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 4:53 AM
Subject: GT6 front uprights?


> Hey Amici, has anybody purchased new GT6 uprights from Vicky Brit?  Are
they
> NOS or Chinese?  I snapped a drivers side yesterday at the trunnion and am
now
> seeking something either newer or stronger.
>
> I heard years ago that the stem can be strengthened by drilling and
tapping
> and putting a long socket head cap screw in, either to put the stem in
> compression or simply add more steel by filling the oil hole.  Anybody
ever heard of
> such a thing?  Whatdya think?
>
> Steve

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