Getting ready for summer

[oprn]

Now it seems that the next thing I need is the bolts and washers that hold the inner ends of the control arms to the pivot brackets. They are still in the Porsche...
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[madmike]

Spring is just around the corner,,,, Monday You can dig the 944 out

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[oprn]

It's dug out Mike and loaded!

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[oprn]

Looking at these EMPI jigs... something is missing here...

There you see it now too!

EMPI's welder went for coffee and never came back!
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[oprn]

Battery box out of the way. Looks like enough room to weld. I can see me cutting a similar hole in the other side too and building a glove box to store insurance and registration documents in. The seat bottom covers it all.

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[oprn]

Now I am comparing torsion bar housings. I have been told that it's all interchangeable. I hope so...

This is what I have. The short version, seems odd on a '72 pan but there it is.

Both 944s have the long version, this is my '83 and the '86 is the same.

I was wanting to use the 944 torsion bars as I hear they are a bit bigger. That would help with the added weight of the type 4 engine and when we do have an extra passenger or two in the back seat. It does ride pretty low when that happens. If they don't fit I will just index the stock bars up a bit.
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[madmike]

Well the front half is Loaded You guys have less snow then we do 'Come on Spring'
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

[oprn]

[DeathBySnuSnu]

I do believe the VW torsion tube is the same width for both (do not know about 944).

I have put short (swing axle) springs in my irs tube and spring plates.

Wow .....weather.....I have seen snow before.
Right now my grass need cut.....but I ain't gonna.....everything yellow with pollen the past few weeks.
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[madmike]

That's my woodsplitter in that pic, under the maple syrup evaporator is a Honda 6hp
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

[joescoolcustoms]

Just a suggestion. Comes from checking my IRS pivot jigs. Once you pull the torsion bars out and the trailing arms off of the 944, bolt your jigs in place on the 944 and check them for trueness. Make sure the pivot bolt lines up nicely.

I had to slice mine and re-index them, re-welded them to fit properly on a known good, straight chassis. I have since built several custom rear torsions and all have aligned and have tracked true.
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Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone

[oprn]

Good idea! Being an EMPI brand product it certainly will not hurt to check!
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[oprn]

Here is my wood splitter, right there directly in front of the tractor and above the Jetta hood. The unsplit wood pile (all 4000 lbs of it) can be seen just above the tractor.

Further up the driveway...

It was 1 degree above freezing at 3:00PM today... first time since early November so things are looking up!
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[madmike]

What No 'Wood shed" ? Did ya know My Wife is a 'Pilot'? I cut the wood she Pilot I try to store most of the wood in the basement/wood cellar, 12 face cords all stacked behind the house ready to toss in the wood cellar sure is 'Flat' around those parts , I have to drive about 100 miles south to see flatland
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'Black Ice'Drag Buggy 'Turbo'
Rail Buggy 1915 turbo
76 Drag/Street bug 2180cc 'Turbo' 11:85 @113 mph"If I go any faster I'll burn up the Hamster" ,gets 28 mpg. also 10/09/22 11.90 @115 mph
"If I'm ever on Life Support,UNPLUG Me, Then Plug me back In see if that Works"

[oprn]

See that garden shed on the right behind the yard light pole with the folding table leaned up against it? Yup, that is the wood shed where the split and dry wood is. Still about 1/2 full. I would say about 1500 lb in there still. I had some in our little "barn" too but used it up first thing.

The 944 went over to the neighbors this morning but... he wasn't ready for it. He has a Chevy 1/2 ton in there finishing up an engine swap. So in the meanwhile I decided to make a dummy bolt so I can start cutting and fitting the brackets to the Buggy torsion tube. Used a plastic displacer... could be Teflon, not sure.

Should be good enough to rough them in.

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[oprn]

Putting these pivot brackets in is definitely not for the timid! Lots of hacking and chopping going on here.

These EMPI brackets fit like a saddle on a sow! I am having to grind the crap out of them to get them far enough forward to close up the gap at the back of the jig. Looks like I need to grind another 1/2" off the front of the brackets.

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[joemama]

Yeah, the brackets are awful to fit. On mine, I had to clearance them a little to fit against the emergency brake cable tube, I also had to grind on the threaded boss of the bracket to not hit the tube. Be very careful when welding in that area, as its very easy to burn thru the tube. Might be a good idea to weld short of the tube, and use sealant there. When you get close to thinking the bracket fit is done, I would take a strip of paper and make sure it can slip all around the bracket, so you know its not hitting anything that may cause a slight miss alignment. When I thought I had it ready, I still had to take it off and grind some more at least 10 more times. Dont get frustrated, its worth it when its as good as you can get it. Good luck.

[oprn]

Thanks for the feedback! I keep wondering... is it supposed to be this bad or is something else wrong? There is going to be a lot of gaps to try and weld in too!
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[y2kbaja]

I don't envy you doing this with the body on. This was my first project and I had my pan on sawhorses at working level and it was still a pain in the butt.

[oprn]

I have the definitive answer on the 944 transaxle flanges. Nope! Completely different animal!

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