Re[2]: stock window rubbers et al.

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

An upright motor in a T3???  By what you are describing in your message it 
sounds like you use the car on the track and not the street.

Where do the tires rub?  Since you said you raised your tranny I'm assuming 
you lowered the ride height, correct?  So, your tires are probably rubbing 
on the top inside part of the fender (i.e. you can't fit a finger between 
the tire wall and the fender panel)?  Thus you may have your ride lowered 
too much and/or you have wider than stock tires out back.  Reduce the tire 
width by one size and see if that helps.  Need more data.

"...won't go on the whole way." -- does this mean the brake pads don't 
firmly press against the drum?  If so, since the axles are shorter you 
probably need to shorten the e-brake cables since you'll now have more 
slack.  If it's a hydraulic problem ya got me.  If you mean that the drum 
itself won't attach to the hub I still don't know since I have composite 
drums (for now ;) and I can't see where there would be a problem -- I 
understand how non-composite drums could have a problem but there are 
others who are more knowledgeable than I.

Disc brakes (in the rear I'm assuming?) should work but you'll be 
installing a kit or doing a custom job (I'm assuming you'd do a custom 
job).  The kits I've seen generally cost too much for me and the less 
expensive ones don't have an emergency brake (stupiiiid!!).  You don't want 
to use an inline brake lock on the hydraulic system to act as an e-brake.  
They are used only for short periods of time for drag racing to hold the 
vehicle.  I have see two articles where Porsche 914 rear disc brakes have 
been used and that looks like the way I will eventually go (maybe use T3 
calipers in the rear, haven't done enough R&D :)  Parts are readily 
available for the 914s, including racing applications.

It may have been less expensive to have had the fenders flared...
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L modified to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L


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Subject: Re:stock window rubbers
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    1/22/97 1:00 PM


In a message dated 97-01-21 09:20:26 EST, you write:

<< type-3@umich.edu (type-3)
  >>
Hello,
I have been searching for stock T-3 window rubber for months now.
I have a custom '65 squareback, just painted black, alloys, and needs
those rubbers. If anyone knows please tell me!

I have one more problem, I just raised my trans 3in. so the wheels
dont butterfly, (bus nose cone and custom mounts) and then the tires
started rubbing. I then put T-1 (shorter) axels and T-3 brakes&drums.
And now my drums wont go on the whole way. Do I need to machine
the drums? And is that safe? And will discs work in the future?

By the way it has a 1955cc. upright motor with 48's.(90.5+76)I do a lot
of hard starts ect. so it would have to be safe and strong.
Thanks for anyones help!