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Title: Breathing life into old Vectors
Post by: orange on December 07, 2011, 06:11:57 am

Stumbled across this today - aapologies if already outed:

http://aridesomewhere.blogspot.com/2009/04/breathing-life-into-those-old-girvin.html

Title: Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
Post by: shovelon on December 08, 2011, 12:25:36 pm

Quote from: orange on December 07, 2011, 06:11:57 am

Stumbled across this today - aapologies if already outed:

[url]http://aridesomewhere.blogspot.com/2009/04/breathing-life-into-those-old-girvin.html[/url]

Nice!

Title: Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
Post by: orange on December 14, 2011, 08:46:22 am

and here's another unorthodox way of doing it:

http://www.smbf.com.sg/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30887

Title: Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
Post by: Spokes on December 14, 2011, 12:31:52 pm

Thats just bonkers. Youve got to love the lengths some people will go to!

Title: Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
Post by: fyrstormer on December 14, 2011, 07:05:54 pm

Bonkers indeed.

I like the Fox retrofit, but I'd flip the shock over so the narrow end is at the top. Should have better clearance that way.

Title: Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
Post by: shovelon on December 14, 2011, 07:15:54 pm

Pneumatic actuator, never thought of it. Brilliant indeed. ;)