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| posted on January 10th, 2005 at 12:53 PM |
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Wanted : 3 bolt strut bottom sections
People,
I'm chasing a pair of old 3 bolt (ie 72 / 73) front mcpherson struts that I can cut and reweld to lower the front end of my bug a bit.
I'm planning on reusing the springs and shock inserts (KYB gas inserts) that are currently on the car, so all I'm really after is the bottom half of
the strut, that holds the shock insert and has the lower spring plate on it.
I know I can get these from a wrecker, but am hoping (as ever, being the tight bastard I am) that someone in Perth might have a pair gathering dust in
their shed that they want to dispose of ?
Cheers,
Doug
PS, am in Perth, WA.
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| posted on January 10th, 2005 at 12:57 PM |
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it was 71 and 72 that had 3 bolt struts. 73 had 2 bolts if i remmeber correctly.
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| posted on January 10th, 2005 at 02:29 PM |
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Early 73's had 3 bolt, late 73's went to the 2 bolt design (heaps better I think).
Mine is an early 73.
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| posted on January 10th, 2005 at 11:36 PM |
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B to the U to the M to the P
BUMP
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| posted on January 11th, 2005 at 11:47 AM |
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I have heard, that going to the two bolt type (on the 1302), inlcuding top bearing unit will lower the car 1.5 inches?
Heard this on super beetles only? blue can you confirm?
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
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| posted on January 11th, 2005 at 12:26 PM |
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Interesting. If I had have known more about super bugs before I had bought mine, I would definetely bought a late 73 or a 74 / 75 with the 2 bolt
struts - they are a much better design, heaps easier to take the strut off, smaller struts and heaps more scope for modifying other vehicles struts to
suit.
All I want to do is cut and lower the bottom spring plate by about 50mm to get the front end down out of the clouds.
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| posted on January 11th, 2005 at 10:25 PM |
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One last bump.....
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| posted on January 12th, 2005 at 07:34 AM |
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Doug
You can change it all over to 2 bolt.
Just need the bottom arms and stuff. Not THAT much work.
The down side is 2 bolts are getting really hard to find now.
You can lower 3 bolts more though. You only get about 2" out of 2 bolts and up to 5" out of 3 bolts.
IF you have REAL trouble finding some give Alex a call. I am sure his dad has some 3 bolts laying round.
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| posted on January 12th, 2005 at 05:43 PM |
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Ta blue, you're always full of good advice and useful information
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| posted on January 12th, 2005 at 07:08 PM |
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maybe I'll have a look for you tomorrow 
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| posted on January 12th, 2005 at 11:50 PM |
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Ta Moose - dont go out of your way for me or anything though.
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| posted on January 13th, 2005 at 12:49 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Doug Sweetman
Ta Moose - dont go out of your way for me or anything though.
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lol.....sorry it did sound a bit rude didn't it.
what I meant was I will go to the workshop tomorrow for you to have a look
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| posted on January 13th, 2005 at 10:39 AM |
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And I honestly dont want for anyone to go out of their way.
Hard to put context into writing sometimes.
Thanks all the same
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| posted on January 14th, 2005 at 02:18 AM |
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are you still looking....... or are you going to sell as is for a Baja ?
If your still needing them give me a call today (friday):P
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