Re: 944 trailing arms (Re: [T3] Rear Torsion bars rubber donuts)

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

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Greg Merritt wrote:

> Aside from being cool, isn't this... totally weird?  Like, you
> mean they just bolt up?  Is it amazing coincidence, or is it just due to
> like car manufacturers making parts to fit the available bearings etc. of
> the day?
The reason for this is that the 924 was built on a lot of Super beetle 
parts, as it was another joint development between VW and Porsche. The 
front end is Super beetle, the rear end is IRS Super beetle. The 924 had 
a front mounted watercooled I-4 engine with a rear mounted transmission. 
VW backed out of the project as they were afraid the car would be 
another flop. Porsche had invested so much money that they continued 
anyways, and the 924/944 series has been one of Porsches most succesful 
models.

PerL
73 Variant L

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