Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

Haven't updated you for a while.
Loony & I have been working on the rear suspension. We've gone for the simplest set up we can, namely a triangulated 4 bar with coil over shocks. I bought a bunch of universal mounting tabs, some suitable tube & a handful of rose joints when we picked up the chassis from Valley Gas Speed Shop. We've used those to make a pair of bottom locating bars, attached to the underside of the axle & running parallel to the chassis to mounting bosses welded into the chassis at the base of the rear kick up. Those set the position of the axle along the chassis.
Then we added another pair either side of the top of the diff housing & spreading out to meet the chassis at the top of the rear kick up. These stop the axle from moving sideways.
Neither of us have done this sort of thing before, so we were a bit worried the whole thing would bind or lock up solid under suspension travel. Lifting the chassis off the axle stands & lifting & lowering it proved our worries were unfounded -success!

[Manky Monkey]

We used offcuts of box section from the chassis to form some tidy top mounts.

[Manky Monkey]

Each bar consists of a length of tube with threaded bosses welded into each end. A right handed thread on one end & a left handed one on the other. That'll let us fine tune the dimensions of the linkages on the final build.
Next job is to mount the shocks themselves -160 pound adjustable Gaz coil overs. The plan is to set the top eye of the shocks up into the box section cross member above the axle.

[Manky Monkey]

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[texon]

that looks good not long now lol

[shabby]

looking good there manky 

[tazet]

Some photos that were taken today.

[tazet]

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[Manky Monkey]

The pics show our mate Richard's modified Pop front axle on my new spring. No hubs on my own Pop axle yet so Rich's is being used so we can get the chassis up on 4 wheels when needed.
Had a visit from Shabby & madron today -very nice to see you guys - especially as Ron brought along a pair of Vauxhall Viva hubs for me. Thanks matey.
They're Viva HC hubs, (the red bits in the photos). At the moment they've got adaptors to take VW wheels, which we might re-adapt to take the taxi cab wheels. Viva HAs are transverse spring with drum brakes, HBs are independant with drums & HCs are independant with discs I think.
All I need to do is find bearings with an outside diameter to fit the Viva hubs & an inside diameter to fit the Pop spindles. I'll buy a pair of new Viva discs from the local autofactors, but then need to find some suitable calipers.
I've played with the rear cross member & cut out a section either side for the coil over shocks to fit up into. I've also marked out a curved area that needs to be cut out to clear the diff on full suspension travel.

[shabby]

not be long now manky,looks great. many many thanks for pop bits and all, will all get used well

[Manky Monkey]

Thanks for clearing our scrap valuable automobile parts. 
Nice to put another face to a forum member. Top chaps, both of you.
Y'all come back real soon now y'hear.

[shabby]

that we will, was a great day 

[texon]

they will be down again soon now they know the sizes of bolt you used to hold stuff down lol  just phoned Ron he`s knackered and going to bed lol he`s getting to old for all this traveling lol 

[tazet]

Ah but Texon we have already changed the size of the bolts 

[panthershaun]

coming along nicely guy's, have you got a side on photo of the rolling chassis??