Re: [doc] Engine swap
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Re: [doc] Engine swap
- From: Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:05:56 +0000
dmcjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The thickness of the metal is too thin.
>
Not really - you have to factor weight into consideration, and where
rust is more common, the frame tends to be thick.
>The epoxy idea
>was terrible.
>
How do you come to that conclusion! It's a better solution than others
and has only been superceeded nowerdays with powdercoating. Galvanising
is better but much more expensive and risky.
>The front control arms are too weak.
>
The roll bar takes all the front/back forces. I've not seen any bent due
to normal use - usually being tied down. They could have been epoxy
coated though.
>And the trailing
>arm mounting and TAB... well enough said.
>
My personal feeling is that there was a reason they did it like that
that eludes us.
Martin
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