Hi Bill. Thanks for the words of advice. I've read plenty of articles online that show that you have to cut into the horns to install the brackets. I'm beginning to think if I was to press a divot into the horns, I might just bend the entire horn. What issue is this in again? I need to give it a looksee.
NQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "bill may" <[email protected]> To: "'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion >i am still alive. > > erin needs to check the hot vws article on doing this. i don't think he > knows the irs brackets get set inside the frame. otherwise the trailing > arms > are out to far and nothing lines up. also getting clearance for cv joints > weakens the frame legs unless done properly. i think i have the > articles,but > i believe he will think too much and not do it correctly. ron lummus even > mentions adding internal bracing. if me i would use a 69 frame and set the > 63 frame in storage. > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 3:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion > > > > > > I think Bill May still monitors this list. Have not heard from Marc > Vellat > in a long time, and been years since Jim Anderson was on this list. > Always > wondered that happened to Suleman and his brother Assad? > > Ray > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: No Quarter <[email protected]> > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Apr 3, 2011 5:39 pm > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion > > > When I start on it, I'll take pix and show the list. I don't know how > many > > of the old crew are still on here but I love the email list. Not much of > a > > web forum guy - it's way too slow for my taste. > > > > Erin > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vintagvw site list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3547 - Release Date: 04/02/11 > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
