LRO: Re: spring swap

From: Peter Ogilvie (konacoffee2@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Apr 18 2001 - 14:44:35 EDT

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    Could you send my email on the springs, back to me. Didn't save it and want
    to keep it for my FAQ file.

    Mahalo
    Peter O

    >From: "RON WARD" <ronward@synovustrust.com>
    >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
    >To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
    >Subject: Re: LRO: East Range
    >Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:20:47 -0400
    >
    >Peter,
    >
    >How was that leaf spring swap? I'm thinking of tackling that myself this
    >summer. Hacksaws, torches, the works? I'm looking at the standard
    >suspension kit from AB, by the way. Any tips from a BTDT?
    >
    >Ron "in need of a spinal adjustment" Ward
    >
    > >>> konacoffee2@hotmail.com 04/18/01 04:05AM >>>
    >Nice pictures of your East Range Adventure. Only problem is the pictures
    >don't show how scary it was. Amazing how hard it is to photograph reality.
    >Every time I tried to get pictures of scary waves while we were sailing,
    >they came out looking like a mill pond.
    >
    >Update on roll bars, etc.
    >
    >I need two full roll cages for 88's like yours that will take the place of
    >the hoops.
    >
    >For the 109, I would like a single roll bar that will go in the extra holes
    >at the front corners of the rear bed. 109's have the same hoop holes as
    >the
    >88 where the front top hoops go and another set slightly aft at the inside
    >corners of the rear bed. The official military roll bar goes in this
    >second
    >set of pukas and has a reinforcing bracket that bolts in the bed to
    >reinforce the corner of the bed and add support to the bar. The 109 bar
    >doesn't need to be full height or have any brackets welded to it, except
    >possibly seat belt anchors also possibly a rear brace that would bolt to
    >the
    >cap rail.
    >
    >My non stock bumper is a C shaped extrusion with rounded corners similar to
    >the stock bumper but its made out of an extrusion that is almost twice as
    >thick as the stock bumper. If you can just bend the sections like you've
    >done yours and I'll have them welded here. I'd like the center 'u' bar to
    >be spaced a little wider than yours cause my lights are in the breakfast.
    >
    >Have installed the rear parabolics while R and R'ing the starter motor and
    >retorquing the head. Will get it motivating tomorrow and see how much a
    >difference the rear parabolic springs are. May even get to the front
    >springs tomorrow. Have given up on doing a comparison with the TI Console
    >springs for the moment. By the way, after R and R'ing the starter, I'm
    >glad
    >I don't have headers. Enough of a PITA to have to remove the exhast pipe.
    >Glad I didn't have to take off the exhaust manifold, as well.
    >
    >Aloha
    >Peter
    >
    >
    > >From: "Hope Peter" <hope_peter@bah.com>
    > >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
    > >To: "Mendo_Recce" <owner-mendo_recce@fourfold.org>, <lro@Works.Team.Net>
    > >Subject: LRO: East Range
    > >Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:12:13 -1000
    > >
    > >ANother Aloha update :-)
    > >http://www.aloharovers.com
    > >Photos are up from East Range, hope you enjoy.
    > >http://www.aloharovers.com/eastrange.htm
    > >I also put up a couple of photos of the engine Robert just got from RDS.
    > >http://www.aloharovers.com/rdsengine.htm
    > >
    >
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