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Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS! Grigg #742855 04/27/2011 12:16 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 326 Georgia S SimS 'Bolter
SimS 'Bolter S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 326 Georgia	Grigg; Nice work! You mentioned figuring out the Ackermann geometry. How do you do that in the shop? I think I know how the angles are suppose to work, but I can't see how a person can do it in a cramped shop. I'm curious to know your method. Strings, lasers or pure mathematics/plane geometry? SimS

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1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	01/23/2011 11:22 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	01/24/2011 1:14 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	01/24/2011 2:45 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	davesmith	01/24/2011 2:54 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	John Milliman	01/24/2011 3:04 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	01/24/2011 4:56 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	01/24/2011 6:38 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	01/24/2011 2:36 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	01/24/2011 2:49 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	01/24/2011 6:33 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	01/24/2011 7:12 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	01/25/2011 5:51 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	01/25/2011 6:09 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/13/2011 12:53 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	02/13/2011 1:11 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/13/2011 1:19 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/13/2011 3:43 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	spanky	02/13/2011 3:46 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	John Milliman	02/13/2011 4:06 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/13/2011 4:49 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/23/2011 7:13 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	3B	02/24/2011 2:31 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/24/2011 3:25 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	02/25/2011 10:10 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	3B	02/26/2011 1:43 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	3B	03/01/2011 4:39 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	03/01/2011 5:18 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	03/04/2011 2:20 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	04/26/2011 4:14 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	04/27/2011 2:26 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	SimS	04/27/2011 12:16 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	04/27/2011 1:49 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Napco Man	04/27/2011 3:47 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	SimS	04/27/2011 4:19 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	04/27/2011 5:46 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	04/28/2011 8:33 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/03/2011 2:31 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/04/2011 1:25 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/05/2011 1:57 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/05/2011 4:11 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	05/05/2011 5:03 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/05/2011 12:21 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	kb3csw	05/05/2011 12:45 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/05/2011 1:40 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	05/05/2011 5:25 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/05/2011 5:56 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	05/06/2011 11:11 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	02/13/2011 8:03 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Rick In VA	02/14/2011 4:20 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	08/21/2013 11:04 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	3B	08/21/2013 3:38 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	08/22/2013 9:18 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	08/23/2013 9:58 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	08/23/2013 3:59 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	08/24/2013 11:54 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	08/27/2013 9:28 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	08/29/2013 1:11 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	08/29/2013 9:47 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	crenwelge	08/29/2013 10:33 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Bill Marlow	08/30/2013 5:45 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Goob	08/30/2013 11:47 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	08/30/2013 1:27 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Goob	08/30/2013 10:18 PM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	HevyHauler	08/31/2013 4:05 AM
Re: 1953 GMC, Detroit, Roadranger, disc brakes, and PS!	Grigg	09/02/2013 7:45 PM

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