Re: More three wheeler stuff

["steve spence" <sspence@webconx.com>]

a complete VW Bug adjustable front end should run you about $200, not
including brakes and shocks.

disk brake kit  $170
steering box $90

Give So. Cal. Imports a call at 562-633-4979

Pacific customs unlimited are about the same, pricewise. 909-738-8380


Steve Spence
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Hurley" <mephit_stophilis@yahoo.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: More three wheeler stuff


> >Clear coat it after it's posished.
>
> I've used a lot of different clear coats on metals and I've never
> found one that didn't chip off pretty easily. Once it starts
> chipping, you'd have to grind the whole think down and re-polish and
> re- clear coat, or you'd get an uneven surface and visual
> distortions. Maybe an automotive clear coat done professionally, but
> that would run me about a grand, if done by a reputable shop. Or
> maybe a layer of fiberglass finishing resin.
>
> >You may want to think about using a different front end than the beetle.
> >
> >The car has not been produced it quite a while, and even though there are
> >lots of parts available, they tend to be specials.
>
> It's really just a thought at this point. I'll use whatever I can get
> readily and is not too expensive.
>
> >You might want to look at the front end designs being used by the Street
Rod
> >and Kit car vendors.  Most of these are fairly simple and easy to mount.
> >They tend to be based off early Pinto designs, but work very well in Mega
V8
> >applications.
> >
> >Depending on the vendors you can get different suspension styles, some
use
> >springs and shocks, some use coil overs and others use airbags or torsion
> >bars for the active suspention components.
>
> I have flipped through a few hot rodding magazines recently and seen
> several things like you discuss, and if I can afford them, I may use
> them instead.
>
> >Build the roll cage into the composite structure you are going to build
the
> >body out of.  This will increase the strength and maximize the interior
> >dimensions.
>
> That's exactly what I was planning to do. Weld the the roll cage up,
> place it onto the formers, put down the foam and fiberglass over it.
> I might try placing the foam between the bars of the roll cage, but
> I'd be a bit worried about compromising strength with the breaks in
> the foam. I suppose if I glued it securely to the cage and filled in
> all edges and cracks with glued in foam to make a smooth surface to
> be glassed over it might work. I dunno.
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