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Chris P
 Post subject: Re: Chris P's '67 Ghia
PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:13 pm 
notchback65 wrote:
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I might be interested in the dolly....How much? You can roll the body over the chassis for storage right?

I think it may be spoken for D, I will let you know if it doesn't go. I am giving it away...
Yes, it is the body over the pan type.



Chris, you need to change the picture in your sig line! :dance:


You could always go animated......

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Thanks Chuck, but that is TOO clean to be a representative of my Ghia... :lol:
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Chris P
 Post subject: Re: Chris P's '67 Ghia
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:47 pm 
Installed rear drop plates today; looks a lot better... :dance:

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Is the motor in?

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Looking good!

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Chris P
 Post subject: Re: Chris P's '67 Ghia
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Is the motor in?

Not yet
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Do you think it will drag butt? I like the stance . :thumbs:

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looks good!
Why not just adjust the torsion bars, what is the advantage of the drop plates?

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looks good!
Why not just adjust the torsion bars, what is the advantage of the drop plates?


the drop plates are supposed to keep the ride quality. Ethan installed them on Courtneys and he was sold

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looks good!
Why not just adjust the torsion bars, what is the advantage of the drop plates?


Just about the same as running dropped spindles in the front you get to go lower but have the same shock travel as a stock ride.

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you don't have the same shock travel as stock if you're moving the axle up regardless of how you do it...
The better ride of a dropped front spindle is not the result of shock travel, it's the improvement in suspension geometry.
I guess if you are going really low the advantage is that you don't have to notch the spring plate to keep it from hitting.

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