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rust3
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 Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 4:01 pm Post subject: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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any on done this?? how?
i want to do something before i get my car going. a mate of mine with the old TUFGEM (12a turb) has bent 3 torque tubes in a matter of months, and im not looking foward to being in the same boat as him.
any ideas would be good |
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overit
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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| do a diff conversion and get rid of the torque tube |
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Gene FJ20DET
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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ring regolie brothers in sydney, they do a billet one for geminis garanteed for 550rwhp
from memory i think they were $300-$400?????
can find out a bit more if u want? or u could just ring them? lol
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badboygem
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 12:36 am Post subject: Re: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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| i got a steel one machined up for 100 bucks, they arent hard to bend, my ol stocker 1600 bent 2, but ive had this one for more than a year an appart from loosin a bit of acceloration due to more weight im happy as. |
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rust3
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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| hmmm might have to give them a ring |
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Drift_Gemi
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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Bending em isnt a problem.....its when this happens that your car shell becomes a throw away. http://www.pbase.com/gemi_king/gemini_burnout_carnage
Thats my effort at the king of the burnouts here in adelaide. |
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rust3
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: strengthening torque tubes???? |
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| FARK! your lucky u didnt take out the fuel lines |
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