| Well, my Friday did not turnout as pleasant as planned... |
Subject: Well, my Friday did not turnout as pleasant as planned... by NelsonV on 2008/4/20 15:50:44 From Friday's chat... Quote:
Here's the short story of what happened:  The truncated version of the long story: 1. I got my rear suspension apart. 2. I realized the coilovers I have require more fabrication than anticipated. 3. I didn't have the stock material to fab up what I want, so back together goes the rear suspension. 4. The car still needs an alignment, though. So I bring it down to my local shop. 5. Mechanic gets my car upon the rack and finds the busted shock pictured above! 6. I'm too lazy/busy this weekend to tear into the front suspension. So I pay my mechanic to install my original springs and some off-the-shelf stock-style KYB's. I called the vendor that sold me the suspension parts. He's going to contact the manufacturer of the coilovers. It's a fairly new suspension system (to the market) comprised of parts from different manufacturers. So the three of us need to figure out what went wrong with my combination of car, wheels/tires, and suspension choices. Other guys have successfully used these coilovers, but not necessarily in a full-accessoried, big block-laden, convertible. So, I'm out a few hundred bucks for my mechanic's labor and the KYB's. But my vendor is going to take care of me as far as replacement coilovers are concerned. He's a standup guy and is really helpful before, during, and after the sale. On the bright side, though it was cold, breezy, and a little choppy, I did manage to fish yesterday. We kept three sand bass and caught/released several sad dabs, croakers, mackerel, etc. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Cheers- Nelson V. |
