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@Paul Take it to a dodgy used car dealer :D Actually really easy if you can get inside it [some are sealed] All you need is a small electrical...
Carl , Yes the hole in the pad locates the rear end over the spring centrebolt. The hole on the spring plate is much larger to go over the...
The "W" arrangement is only practical with solid suspension [where the 2 universal angles remain constant and cancel each other] If there was...
Yes! A swap is also needed if you want a mechanical Fuel Pump on a 5.0 exploder engine
Here is a 37 LaSalle Series 50 rear suspension. [ATTACH]
That is exactly how most cars were from the factory. Don't let the driveshaft angle [in the schematic] fool you. The drive shaft angles will...
This ^^^^ and this [below] [ATTACH]
https://www.walbro.com/fr-series-fuel-pumps/ "FR pumps will produce an audible clicking sound when cycling. FRA and FRC pumps will run at a...
"Billy's" are the shock of choice with rally cars. Being a Mono-tube there is more piston area so they don't "heat fade" Whatever you do ....make...
The OP @Carl Hungness doesn't want to narrow a rear. Personally I would run a narrowed 9" housing and a pair of modern "Yukon" cut to length...
"G" series Toyota Rear End. From Cressida's,Crowns , HiLux's and HiAce van's etc. They have 28 spline hardened axles .8" Ring &Pinion, 2 or 4...
The only downside is C-clip axles . C-Clips were OK for 1+ G cornering loads in a FR500C road racer [ A psychologist can help if this is a worry]...
Clock the distributor 45 deg, and move the plug leads around one position on the cap. Then time it and try it. If the same cylinder is dead it is...
When I was playing with Aussie Chrysler Chargers back in the 70's , the dealerships sold this part over the counter as a fix for a design...
Drill and tap the timing cover for a bolt. Then install a spring loaded timing chain tensioner from a British "Mini" [ATTACH] Cheap via mail...
It is a English / German Ford Sierra "Type 9" 5-speed gearbox [very common here in NZ] Have a good look at this [below] and compare with the...
The Ford Type 9 Gearbox is from the Ford Sierra 2.0 SOHC [ATTACH] The OP's trans is a 5 speed Ford Sierra Box . I've played around with a few of...
If you're using a stock ignition switch ,all Tri-5's have continuity between the Ign and Access at the switch. So if you hooked up a fan off the...
Here's one from the archives of New Zealand. GMC 6 cylinder 270? [overhead valve with 3 siamesed intake ports , and 4 exhaust ports] [ATTACH]...
There are many things that trigger suspension oscillations [wheel offset, scrub radius , caster, wheel balance, tyres out of round etc etc] In...
Don't let the illusion of suspension links fool you . If you ran a string line from the centre of the balljoint to the centre of the spindle ,that...
Wrong way round..... He needs to go down one tooth [on the driven gear] so it spins slightly faster. His speedo is presently reading too low....
They are only a component manufacturer!! And rely on you being the Chassis manufacturer. That is how the "kick the can down the road" [liability...
@Roothawg Also the shackle shock mounts are making it worse [actually triggering shackle wobble] In this photo the force and resistance is the...
It is actually "Kerrynzl" here helping via using my wife Mimi's account. It is about time Ryan "un-banned" me. Mimi is the geometry / maths...
Hey Root! Thanks for the photos! [it helps] It is "shackle wobble" Your photo [I attached ] shows the shackle angle as near vertical when the...
Try and get a photo for us. My take is you are getting "shackle wobble" This is triggered by one side hitting a bump ,or drooping into a pothole...
Does it have a Panhard bar?
Paul , Get a 4 speed or Japanese 5 speed and practice clutch-less shifting [up and down] If the trans is old and flogged it is easier The wider...
YEP I agree! Pictures of the whole setup would be a help Pictures Of this installed would be a great help. I assume those triangular shackle...
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