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Old 03-02-2012, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by chanstevens
The Q-modeling upscale has spoiled me--I'm going to have to scrounge up some springs and make that landing gear functional .

Back in the 90's, Yitah Wu was giving away springs to do just this. I have a set sitting here somewhere. Here are his directions to accomplish this feat.

http://barclone.rocketshoppe.com/tips/svspring.jpg

John Rolph also designed a way to do this. Here is his design:

http://barclone.rocketshoppe.com/tips/ModrocShocks.jpg
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