Manx Club

"Is it possible to replace the ball joints without removing everything from the car?" Yes, but you need a special press for pushing out the old ones and pressing in the new ones.  With the tool, all you have to remove is the spindles.  The torsion arms stay put.  I borrowed the actual VW t...

Have you ever had the car aligned?

I had to clearance the SAW spring plates in a number of locations.  Aside from notching for the lower stop like Joseph mentioned, I also had to take material away from the corners at the end with the bolt holes (try mounting a trailing arm on there and sliding it all the way forward - the corners wi...

I have been running Fox class 11 shocks on my Manx for the past eight years, and I would definitely use them again if I were to do it all over. They can be rebuilt / revalved, so you can experiment until the ride is just right. I bought mine at McKenzie's ( http://mckenzies.com/ ), and have had them...

Great photos, great videos! I can't wait to hear more stories!

The bracket for the front mount can be welded or bolted on.  I bolted mine on.  I welded the bolts onto the front of the skid plate so I can easily remove and install the plate while leaving the bracket in place. I welded the nuts for the middle mount to the rear trans mount so I don't have to get a...

Louis, Here are some of the pics I mentioned that show how the rack was mounted.  You can kind of see the windshield mounts, and you can also see the feet at the rear of the cage.  I used rubber blocks that are normally used for mounting shock reservoirs between the hard top and the roll bar.  Stain...

In IE 7, I can see Gadget with the trailer, but there's also a small white box with a red X in it above that picture. In Firefox 3.5.7, I see the picture of Gadget but there's no white box with the red X. It seems to be the same whether I'm logged in or not. I get the same box with the X on the RBC ...

I just see a white box with a red X in it...