Speedster’s club have posted a video of the Carlisle weekend…Unfortunately Bob’s last name is Nova Scotia.http://www.speedsterowners.com/topic/finallythe-carlisle-2013-videoPMOSSBERG2013-06-04 12:15:31

What’s the build manual say? Does it say to relocate the filler neck on the tank you have? That might be the easy route.

The seals will blow out also if they are not seated. The stock tubes have a “bellows” on them that needs to be extended before reinstall of them and the heads. That pushes the seals down into the slots where they fit. These are stock tubes, right?

The push rod cracked? or the push rod tube?

I can not imagine a situation where high oil pressure would cause a push rod seal or a cracked push rod problem.  IMHO your mechanic did something wrong when he was working on your engine. 

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Thanks Ed.  I appreciate the research, the opinions and the recommendations.  

Roy, your car doesn’t look to me like it sits too high. Dropping the nose 2.5 inches would be a bit much, imho. To your questions:The off-the-shelf narrowed beam is only 2 inches narrow. I think that would tuck the wheels under the fender OK but would not be as narrow as a stock TD.I think the drop spindles put the track out a little, but not an…[Read more]

http://www.monroe.com/assets/downloads/english/08_MountingLengthSheet.pdfHere’s a rather simple but complete listing of available shocks.Pick your mounting style then find the shock with those mounts with the desired extended and compressed length.Happy hunting.
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If awsomest isn’t a word, it ought to be.  😆

I have enjoyed the repartee on suspensions.  I am considering buying a narrow adjustable beam for my MiGi as a winter 2014 install.  I think that despite having removed all the small leaves from both beams, it is still about 2″ too tall in front.  But my wheels sit almost at the outer edge of my fenders and I do not like the hot rod look.  

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Ah! I get it now.Ball joints complicate the matter, but the whole job may not cost as much as you’ve been quoted. I will probably need new ball joints too at some point, and the press-in thing means I’ll be getting the job done by someone with a press and some knowledge, rather than DIY. I would be interested to hear your guy’s quote on that job.…[Read more]

Yeah, I love that recessed panel too. Very slick.I’ve got a Classic Instruments tach & it’s fine. I also have VDO oil pressure and volt gauges. They’re all white but the fonts and pointers don’t match each other.I went to whitegauges.net for the speedo. It’s a simple kit. I’d like to try and fet a set of mint green faces for everything but taking…[Read more]

Paul, New member Happy Jack is working on ID-ing him.  Bob stayed in the same hotel as Jack.  

Kent, your second paragraph is wrong. You lower the car and that takes away downward travel. That means the stock shock will tend to bottom out. I know this because it does on my car. With the shorty shock it didn’t bottom, but the tire would rub–driver’s side (I should have bought a narrowed beam). And with the shorty I had less than an inch of…[Read more]

You could do 3/8 or even 1/4-inch plywood. More plys is better, as is marine plywood (the glue is water-proof, so it will tend not to delaminate as readily). I ordered some on line–little 2 x 4 foot piece was like $20 or $25 delivered. That’s enough for two dashboards. I like the idea of vinyl with a wood center. Look at Schu’s car for an example…[Read more]

Did the Speedsters get it when he accepted the award?

Wish I did. Not sure he told anyone . . .

When the suspension botoms you have no suspension. That’s not good. In the VW case, in front, that will tend to make it plow. A bottomed-out shock is not acting like a sway bar. Sway bar limits body roll.Not following you on the “preload applied to the bottom tube.” You’re not trying to run a beam with the center grub screws other than parallel,…[Read more]

Put some pictures of what you have now, particularly edging, fasteners, etc. I’ll help.From what you describe, sounds like a reupholstery type job might be the way. Buy a yard or two of marine vinyl; try to match the color you have (or contrast, or get some vinyl dye and spray the whole interior so it all matches.Take whatever your current coating…[Read more]