<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>No new fabrication tonight, but I did do some noodling on my latest thoughts for the front airride suspension. My goal is to keep as many of the stock Type 3 suspension parts as possible and to be able to use a shock absorber. I would also like to keep the sway bar functionality of the upper trailing arms/torsion bar.</div><div><br></div><div>With this in mind, here is a drawing of my latest plan....</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2013JaneBuild/Type3AirRide.jpg">http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2013JaneBuild/Type3AirRide.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>It is a little bigger than I usually post, but it needs to be to be able to read it.</div><div><br></div><div>Basically this eliminates the lower torsion bars and replaces each with its own airbag. The airbags would be mounted between a bracket attached to the beam (not shown) and the bag arm shown in yellow. This arm is attached to the inside end of the trailing arm through a custom adapter insert. The added thrust bearing acts on the bushing support already in the beam assembly shown in this picture...</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2013JaneBuild/Type3AirRide2.jpg">http://www.carartbyjohn.com/2013JaneBuild/Type3AirRide2.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>You can see the end of the trailing arm just protruding through the larger hole in the support bracket in this picture.</div><div><br></div><div>I will probably weld the adapter insert along with using the shear pin just to make sure it doesn't move.</div><div><br></div><div>The drawing is not to scale. Lots of measuring and stuff left to do before fabrication could begin.</div><div><br></div><div>What do you think?</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font>
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<br><div><div>On Jan 2, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Dave Pallo wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>I'm always in awe of your work John, and this project is another sparkling<br>example!<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><br>1.5 years to go before we all get to see it in person at the 2014<br>Invasion...right? ;-)<br><br></div></blockquote></div><br><div>Yup...that is the goal.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Later,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; ">John Jaranson</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><a href="http://www.carartbyjohn.com">www.carartbyjohn.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><br></span></div></body></html>