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I'm only looking for 1/2-1" so a solid block at the top mount would be easiest.
Originally Posted by Noahs944
Spencer,
It sound like you are considering a "bolt on" solution.
Have you pondered the following:
-Take 2 upper perches & stack them, cut say a 3" tall 5" diameter steel pipe and weld it in between? Now you have a top spacer but need a method of securing to the strut & then the upper mount (I'm thinking a pre-welded bolt head-down that easily slips into the bearing and maybe an access hole in the spacer for the strut nut?
-Ummm, another bolt-on solution thats fuzzy in my brain (I'd need to have the parts in front of me to assist thinking the whole thing through), is can you stack/invert the strut bearings in a safe way?
Oh and I found these. BTW, the 924 Carrera was the first ever turbo charged rally car!
So the 924 CGT ran in 1980 right? So the same year as the Audi Quattro came onto the rally circuit, and while that is the start of the turbo Era I think Renault and a turbo version of the 5 running in the mid 70s.
So the 924 CGT ran in 1980 right? So the same year as the Audi Quattro came onto the rally circuit, and while that is the start of the turbo Era I think Renault and a turbo version of the 5 running in the mid 70s.
For what it's worth, there was a turbo Saab 99 that ran rallies in the US in the late 70s as well. Guy Light was the driver and developed the car. I recall joking with him about the water bladder that was mounted above and behind the navigator. He claimed it was in case the navigator got thirsty. It was actually part of his water injection system to reduce detonation.
For what it's worth, there was a turbo Saab 99 that ran rallies in the US in the late 70s as well. Guy Light was the driver and developed the car. I recall joking with him about the water bladder that was mounted above and behind the navigator. He claimed it was in case the navigator got thirsty. It was actually part of his water injection system to reduce detonation.
We had a few Saab in the family back in the day and one of them came with a coffee table book with a full history of the company, I remember pictures of the 99 turbo being in there. According to the internet that was the first ever turbo car to win a WRC even. Not shocking it was Rally Sweeden driven by the original Stig, Stig Blomqvist.
That tid bit about the water bladder is great, back in an era where creative interpretation of rules was sort of the norm.
I watched this last night. This must be a forerunner to the 944 style coolant reservoir. I see the road CGTS had it too but the CGT had the standard 924 one.
06-03-2020, 11:44 AM
Hopefully back on stage in June…