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Big News!
Wow, what a day! First I ran around looking at tie rod options. After the purchase of 3 of them, I finally found that while freaking expensive(read Made in USA), Moog's RABBIT tie rod worked PERFECTLY! I now have a bunch of Golf II tie rods in case anyone needs em. I cut a few more threads on the rods, and then cut off about 2cm, and they worked perfectly. Besides steering shaft, the front end is done.
Now on the back, though temporary, I made some upper strut mounts and cut the strut holes for the drivers side, leaving me with....
A ROLLER!!!! That is what hot rodders call a rolling chassis. I bolted up the wheels, adjusted the ride height, and OMG, IT ALL WORKS!!!!! I had eyeballed a lot of what I did on the rear end, so to have it all work out, at least for now, is such a big relief. I put the rear fenders on just to check, and again, the width is just perfect.
So now I can roll my car around at least, and maybe move it to my residence instead of being over at my rental. Next weekend I should be able to roll it onto a trailer and over to Walt's.
I worked till 10 tonight, and never thought I'd get as far as I did, so expect pics tomorrow.
Jason
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