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Old 05-19-2005, 08:52 PM
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I wish I knew something about setting one of these up. Suspension design isn't exactly my cup of tea and I was led to believe that parts were fairly easy to come by for the Cobra restorers chassis and suspension without going to the Cobra Restorers' outrageous expense.
So, I guess I'm learning on the fly here. Hope I don't upset anyone if I seem like I'm just trying to steal your design but I guess that is just about what I'm doing.

Alex, have you considered the 8.8 T-bird IRS set up? I found a way to mount the pumpkin, now I have to find a way to get the a-arms and trailing arms done. I'm hoping Grumpy will come up with something as he told me he has done these before. Once I get the motor and transmission mounts sorted out and welded in place I'll be looking to mount up the front suspension, then get to work on the rear set up. I find that if I work on too many things at one time I get a bit overwhelmed. Staying with one or two projects on the car at a time until it is solved seems to keep me on track a bit better (and out of the poorhouse)

Looking forward to hearing what you guys come up with- mainly to see how it can be adapted to my set up. Besides the fact your workmanship is first class. Once I get ahead of the curve a bit I hope I can contribute to this thread a bit more.

Thanks, Bob
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