Dear Andy,
Are these the same plans that were recently (a week or two ago) posted on
this group?
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Andy Ramm wrote:
=%OSorry to chime in again, but this seems an obvious time to talk again
=%Oabout the Colt shock conversion I did. So far, I'm very impressed and
=%Othey're much more controlled than lever shocks.
=%O
=%OI am NOT a fan of lever shocks. They're expensive, they use linkage in
=%Othe rear which is mushy, compression and rebound damping are not
=%Oindependent of each other and they have no on-the-fly variable valving
=%Olike modern shocks.
=%O
=%OSean, if you want the plans to the Colt shock conversion for the rear of
=%Oan MGB, email me and I'll forward them to you. Total cost is about $50,
=%Ototal installation time is about an hour tops. They work like a charm.
=%O
=%OAndy
=%O
=%OJohn J. Peloquin wrote:
=%O>
=%O> Dear Sean
=%O> On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Sean Bartnik wrote:
=%O>
=%O> Rather than risk being like any other automobile in the world, LBCs have
=%O> their own special flavor of shock absorbers.
=%O>
=%O> Actually, the shocks on MGBs etc. are anachronisms from the 1930s. They
=%O> are an old fashioned type of shock which absorbs energy by forcing a fluid
=%O> through small passages- as do the modern tube shocks. However, the lever
=%O> shocks use hydraulic fluid and have a lever that is connected to the
=%O> mechanism that drives the fluid through the small passages in the lever
=%O> shock.
=%O>
=%O> They are expensive, but perhaps a bit more durable than the telescopic
=%O> modern shocks.
=%O>
=%O> Before the lever shocks, (Hydraulic dampers) leather pads between steel
=%O> "scissors" absorbed the energy. The hydraulic dampers are an advance over
=%O> that technology, as are the telescopic gas shocks over the lever shocks.
=%O>
=%O> I am debating if I will convert my MGB-GTs rear suspension to tube shocks
=%O> when I replace my springs this weekend or some upcoming weekend.
=%O>
=%O> =%OHey all,
=%O> =%ONo, this question is not about Lucas electrics :-)
=%O> =%O
=%O> =%OThis question is about shock absorbers. I've seen some references to a
=%O> =%Ospecial sort of shocks fitted to some MGs, called "lever shocks" or
=%O> =%Osomething to that effect, that differ from regular shocks. I've also
=%O> =%Oseen some references to rebuilding them, which I thought was wacky (but
=%O> =%OI also thought 2 batteries was wacky too :-), so could someone please
=%O> =%Otell me what I'm talking about? :-)
=%O> =%O
=%O> =%OOr in the British spirit of the list:
=%O> =%ORight, what's all this then?
=%O> =%O
=%O> =%OThanks!
=%O> =%O--
=%O> =%OSean Bartnik
=%O> =%OFredericksburg, Virginia
=%O> =%O'81 Vanagon Westfalia
=%O> =%O'74 Karmann Ghia convertible
=%O> =%Ohttp://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm
=%O> =%O
=%O>
=%O> "Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
=%O>
=%O> John J. Peloquin
=%O> Molecular Biology &
=%O> Biochemistry
=%O> 3205 BioSciences II
=%O> UC IRVINE
=%O> Irvine, CA 92697-3900
=%O> jpeloqui@uci.edu
=%O
=%O--
=%O
=%O
=%O
=%O
=%OAndy Ramm
=%OA silver face in a tweed world.
=%ORemove obvious spam filter from email address when replying.
=%O"What we play is the blues, straight from the delta, and I believe we'll
=%Omake it on that," B.B. King
=%O
=%O
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=%OSec.227(b)(3)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement
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=%Ois greater, for each violation.
=%O
"Never ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance"
John J. Peloquin
Molecular Biology &
Biochemistry
3205 BioSciences II
UC IRVINE
Irvine, CA 92697-3900
jpeloqui@uci.edu
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