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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rollaboy
Sorry my bad english. Not coil. I mean the threaded part to be adjusted. But sounds like you dont have any problems.

on the picture i can see the bottom part i cutted and welded together again. Why isnt it just cuttet. Doesnt it have thread inside? sorry my bad spelling its just hard to write this techincal stuff.

Do you have a picture of the missing parts?
Hi Rollaboy

Your English is very good, I do not know any Swedish..........lol

No problem with the length of thread, all the adjustment is on the shock shaft using the adjustment collars.

Here is a picture of the way Zack cut the bottom brackets and re-welded them.
I think the top of the bracket has the tread slightly recessed to make it easy to screw on to the shock tube. That is why the top is cut off and welded back on.
Next is the pdf Zack sent me of the missing lower plates, just a disc with a cut out for the air feed connector.

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Old Dec 10, 2013 | 03:13 PM
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this was a great write up. i enjoyed reading through. great install... very helpful!!!
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Old Dec 11, 2013 | 12:06 PM
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this was a great write up. i enjoyed reading through. great install... very helpful!!!
Your welcome fracmann and thanks for the thanks.

If you require any more info, just ask.

I don't do many miles in the car (weekend toy), but so far not a single problem with the install.
It works perfectly and does just what I want it to. Been on a couple of long trips down to Le Man and all works great.
Hopefully I am going to change the set up in the trunk next year to loose some of it in the well under the trunk floor.

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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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Hi Steve,

How's the weather across the pond?

In Atlanta, it has been one crazy fall-winter. And this is supposed to be the south!

Also...

I wonder how Rollaboy is doing on his massive build...

Merry holidays!

Mandy
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Old Dec 12, 2013 | 11:55 AM
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Hi Steve,

How's the weather across the pond?

In Atlanta, it has been one crazy fall-winter. And this is supposed to be the south!

Also...

I wonder how Rollaboy is doing on his massive build...

Merry holidays!

Mandy
Hi Mandy

It's damp, cold(ish), foggy and miserable here, just like most of our winters.

Get Christmas over and we can start looking forward to spring which seems forever coming.

Biggest highlight at the moment is getting my 2014 trip down to Le Mans organised. Going to be a big year next year with Porsche coming back and Mark Webber driving.
Going over for five days next year and driving down the coast road so really looking forward to it.

I was wondering how Micheal(rollaboy) was doing too. He will probably come back on when he has finished his build and I think it will be a stunner.

Take care and have a great Christmas Mandy.

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Originally Posted by Soaryn1981
Ok... its time for me to bite the bullet and install AIR... ive been over this post a 100 times.

Im planning to go...bags over factory struts? - (i think this is possible) alternatively i shall look at a drop in replacement.

Steve and Rollerboy can you please PM me contact info about Zac at universal air...

As im from australia everything here is 4x the price lol...

Ultimately i will chose the ilevel system so i can control the car from my mobile phone .

Still a long way off ... but i expect this project to be completed by september

If any one can assist - advise contact etc... will be much appreciated
PM sent

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Originally Posted by mandyfig
Hi Steve,

How's the weather across the pond?

In Atlanta, it has been one crazy fall-winter. And this is supposed to be the south!

Also...

I wonder how Rollaboy is doing on his massive build...

Merry holidays!

Mandy
Hi guys. Its been a long time. Just started installing my airride system. Heres a picture. Dont want to ruin will44's great thread so i will be posting more of my build in my build thread here

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...ml#post8466040

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