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[Bigfella237]

A picture is worth a thousand words...

 

EDIT:

 

Oh shit, sorry that picture was A9X, not sure if L34 was the same or not?

Edited by Bigfella237, 04 July 2017 - 08:40 PM.

[unclefestal34s]

L34 is the same..

[arrimar]

I'm lost too.
Both L34 and A9X have the chunky suspension bump stop but L34 doesn't have the little steering stop on the lower controlarm.

[Bigfella237]

I'd say that A9X steering stop was an early implementation of a UC feature that followed six months later?

[myss427]

The L34 ran PBR cast iron brakes that required the top control arms to have eyebrow trims for clearance. The calipers sat higher than A9X alloy Girlocks which had to have special reliefs cast into them to miss the tie rod and steering arm, and being wider and bigger than the PBR caliper, needed an extra bump stop on the lower control arm to prevent pad knock off. The A9X and L34 both had the same lower mount steering arms with the little triangle steering lock cast into them, wish the Harrop copies had this feature.

[Heath]

I'd say that A9X steering stop was an early implementation of a UC feature that followed six months later?

I've had some UC front ends apart recently and noticed the steering stops on the lower arms. 

 

Could someone please explain what their function was? Why were they necessary on the UC but not the LH and LX models?EDI

 

Edit: And do I need to worry about running UC steering arms and LX lower arms? I'll be running a front brake kit which doesn't have any reports of clearance issues on standard LH's and stuff.

Edited by Heath, 06 July 2017 - 01:22 PM.

[myss427]

To stop pad knock off when tight turning.

[Shiney005]

With so little documentation on the L34 from GMH, a couple of members are trying to compile a list of cars that are left. Nobody knows more about this model than Unclefesta or outer control, and with the amount of fakes that have been seen on the market over the years they are just trying to look after the guys who own the real deal.

[unclefestal34s]

Good luck to you rick,..

Your approach to me for information sent the usual alarm bells,..but without knowing you i accepted your phone call and asked you to verified your car to me as i keep my own personal records for L34s and have done so for over 35 years,..it doesn't make me king shit either i just help out people who use the front door and not the back door with me and i have to be very cautious on who i give out information to,..over the years the standard reply when i ask where the car came from it always seems to be Perth,.no big deal,..but having been burnt in the past for giving out information to people on the phone and especially from Perth you might have to excuse me for being a BIT dubious especially when i don't know the person who is on the other side of the phone call,..never the less i will always ask the same standard questions,.like your engine number,date cast numbers,colour of the car etc,..  i will always ask you to send me pictures before i send you pictures of what you require,.your choice for getting the information you require,..i can also understand from your end about giving out that information,..like i told you its game of TRUST,..you won't do yourself any favours by texting back and i quote your words not mine,..''this isn't a game mate.i'm not sure we're you got confused..you ask me to call you then you tell me to send all my card details to you so you can have on file ..fukn weird Cunning Stunts loose my number and thanks for the convo..''..your words..i asked you to call me back as i was at the doctors...its your choice to give out information and to call me,....But you must understand being new to this forum and asking for certain information on such high calibre car to get information you must also give out information,..again your choice....sadly these days i hardly want give out or help people unless its in person as most know these days you mention the word TORANA and dollar signs pop up everywhere..this forum has helped a lot of people in the past and will so in the future ...

anyway good luck with your research rick as i don't it take personally..

[Shiney005]

I thought this might have been you Warrick, but it is 1500 kays away from Mudgeeraba.

https://www.gumtree....nted/1153961680

 

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[myss427]

Hmmm, going to be expensive to bring it back to L34, would need tags and verification to make it worthwhile!