Marcos Maniacs

Steve,I made a set of LINK buses from Delren that worked well but 'cept for the noise. I replaced them with the rubber ones from Rory after a year of driving. Just got tied of the noise.I used a C clamp to press the bushes into the links. I have replaced them with body on the frame on 3 different cars. The main problem has always been removing the aft bolts as they rust into the steel inserts in the bushed.The rod end of the pan hard is supposed to be on the axle end. 

Regards,
Larry 

    On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 11:11:19 AM EST, hide809rig169@... [MarcosManiacs] <MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:  
 
     
Installing leading link bushings.  Using the rubber bushings, that might be a problem.  Axle brackets, and chassis brackets are about; 1.35 inch wide.  Bushings need pressure, "compressing" to install.  A fight to install, Is this correct?   Once the body is on the chassis,  getting rear links in will be a challenge.  This is just the way it is? Using the rubber bushings for the compliance, what about another type of bushing?  Any suggestions?
Panhard bar,  Rod end on one side, other end, what appear to be standard shock absorber bushings on other.  Since the chassis is still of the body, should the chassis bracket be reinforced at the bushing end?  Rubber bushings from From Marcos Spares have a raised area on one side, that should install into a larger hole.  Enlarge chassis hole, so rubber bushings can install, to avoid metal to metal with bolt end of Panhard bar?  Bolt end of Panhard bar would be surrounded by bushing rubber instead of metal to metal contact with chassis.  Or...install a rod end on chassis end of Panhard bar?Update on chassis.  Rust repairs are complete.  New front inner suspension mounts installed.  Noticed engine mounts were cracked and twisting chassis, redoing engine mounts.  Worse, engine was installed at an angle in chassis (not parallel with chassis tubes, drive line not in phase).  Re-positioning engine, so in phase with rear axle I hope.  Drive shaft is large diameter, out of a large American car, probably need a new smaller diameter drive shaft later.Marcos project is slowly moving along.Thank you for the help, Steve V.  Marco in Arizona