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FANTA
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hi from chch

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hi all thought i would say hi i have a shorty trol trailer queen. im putting a xr6 turbo in her and lenthing the wheelbase 250 mm
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yeti
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hey i know that truck......welcome :wink:
v8 tj...luvs the gas......
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mud_slinger
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its the one in ricks shop. sounds awesome. welcome to the mad house pal :lol:
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rokhound
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That could be a big project. Do you have any sort of experience doing that sort of thing, or is it a cheque book build?
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be nice rok :lol:
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FANTA
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i am working 2 jobs to pay for this build. thankfully one of my bosses knows what hes doing.
i have read ya posts rochound. U sound like a hard man to befriendi hope i can one day be worthy of ya knowledge.
pleas go easy on me im still learning.

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what she will look like with streched wheelbase
cheers fanta
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rokhound
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:lol: :lol:
If it actuallty ever ends up looking like that example, I will be very impressed indeed.
It is fortunate that your other boss pays you a high enough rate to be able to spend on toys I reckon, and I think you should be forever indebted to him :wink: :mrgreen:
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FANTA
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thanks for that. i maybe young but i dont like to do things half assed so it will look alot like the one above. i have most of the rear links designed but what sort of angle should i set the panhard to????
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mercutio
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you want the panhard rod as flat as possible to limit sideways movement of the axle when it drops
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