aeronca65t
Great Pumpkin
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Some of you may recall that I own a car I call "The Red Rat".
You can read about it ~HERE~
The Rat is a car I built from free or cast-off parts......it was built basically for pocket change.
Anyway, the Rat runs fine and functions as a parts-chaser or a fun loan car to relatives. But for a while I've known that it needed a right, front shock
Today, I am in the middle of my latest yard project......spreading 10 cu. yards of mulch around our shrubs. Boring. And hot.
So I decided it would be more interesting to work on the Midget.
A lot of times people talk about "NOS" (new, old stock). I, on the other hand, have a lot of "UOS" (used, old stock)......really, a cr@p-load of UOS.
And in that pile of stuff, I found a decent right, front shock for the Midget. It pays to be a hoarder!
So off with the bad and in with the good. I drained the "new" shock first and put clean oil in it. And found some better upper bushings (more UOS) to tighten things up. While I was at it I greased all the points on that side too.
No more "bouncy-bounce"! Now, back to the mulch! :rolleye:
You can read about it ~HERE~
The Rat is a car I built from free or cast-off parts......it was built basically for pocket change.
Anyway, the Rat runs fine and functions as a parts-chaser or a fun loan car to relatives. But for a while I've known that it needed a right, front shock
Today, I am in the middle of my latest yard project......spreading 10 cu. yards of mulch around our shrubs. Boring. And hot.
So I decided it would be more interesting to work on the Midget.
A lot of times people talk about "NOS" (new, old stock). I, on the other hand, have a lot of "UOS" (used, old stock)......really, a cr@p-load of UOS.
And in that pile of stuff, I found a decent right, front shock for the Midget. It pays to be a hoarder!
So off with the bad and in with the good. I drained the "new" shock first and put clean oil in it. And found some better upper bushings (more UOS) to tighten things up. While I was at it I greased all the points on that side too.
No more "bouncy-bounce"! Now, back to the mulch! :rolleye: