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RE: [T3] Ride Height
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color=#0000ff size=2>Yes Bob, it was in a comprehensive report for the motor
industry on a new 1969 FI Fastback, and even contains the weights of each part
the car is made from, plus all manner of performance tests, sound levels and
frequency spectra front and rear in various modes, power output graphs
etc... </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Overall height 56.4"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Rocker panel to ground: rear 8.8" front
8.6"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Rear of engine cover to ground 37.2" (I'm
wondering if this is for the lid when open)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Bumper to ground rear 11.4"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Bumper to ground front 10.6"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Rear
damper mounting to ground 5.2"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Upper
body opening to ground (door frame I assume) 50.3"</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Luggage storage lift-over height 26" (front assumed - they seem to have
ignored the rear one here.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=754510223-15082008></SPAN><SPAN class=754510223-15082008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Might help somehow!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>UK VW Type 3&4 Club</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Bobsnotch@aol.com
[mailto:Bobsnotch@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 15 August 2008 03:44<BR><B>To:</B>
type3@vwtype3.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [T3] Ride Height<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><PRE><FONT face=arial,helvetica>In a message dated 8/14/08 7:06:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk writes:
> Is that with a driver, half a tank of fuel and the trolley jack some people
> carry around, or empty?
>
> The front goes down more with load than the rear, as it is more lightly
> sprung - the opposite to cars with front engines.
>
> While there are various measurements in various sources, I don't know if
> anyone has found an authoritative measurement.
Dave, I thought you had some good hard numbers a couple of years ago for a
69. Those would be pretty close for his 68. I know I copied them down, but I've
lost them, as I used to have a 69 square, and wanted to see how cloase mine
was.
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