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Author Topic: Breathing life into old Vectors  (Read 3306 times)

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Breathing life into old Vectors
« 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
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Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2011, 12:25:36 pm »
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Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2011, 12:31:52 pm »
Thats just bonkers. Youve got to love the lengths some people will go to!
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Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Breathing life into old Vectors
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2011, 07:15:54 pm »
Pneumatic actuator, never thought of it. Brilliant indeed. ;)
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