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| posted on November 29th, 2009 at 12:20 AM |
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outta time before i know it, back to the usual crazy work next week, time off was over too fast! no more bursts of productivity like that till...
xmas/nye IF i can squeeze it in around the various family things.
Vote 1 - DUB DAY! every week, solid dub work all you want, & perfect weather for being in the garage at the time too!
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| posted on November 29th, 2009 at 01:25 AM |
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Let me know if you need moving vw help.
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| posted on November 29th, 2009 at 08:13 PM |
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thanks mustard, not holding my breath to see much change in the next 2 weeks unfortunately 
...unless of course i get the new side peices to go around the engine done...
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| posted on December 2nd, 2009 at 03:52 PM |
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Looks like it sits quite low in there... helpful for intercoolers i guess!
Might need a polish though....
You still planning on running bumpers? There was a nice light metalic blue super with areo's at run to the sun... and IMO it looked better without
the bumpers..
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 12:58 PM |
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Getting closer to rolling...
slightly concerning that the skinny wheel/tyre i have on it JUST fits, that said it is at full drop & pushed out on the control arm & should
squeeze inwards a wee bit when on the ground
Oh, & the rear as expected will probably end up looking like qik108 with the lumps, ill take a gearbox to thrash over not having to do that though
IF i get to play again on monday it should be all sorted out, better get the mounts finished asap!
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 01:09 PM |
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So the body is back on the pan for good now ???
That was a bit of a mile stone when building Jezebel... and the perfect time to be lining up the cage I reckon....
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 01:13 PM |
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sadly no, and im not ready for cage yet, need to fit everything else first!, oh does yours use the pan/body rubber or just bolted together? assuming
the cage is attached to the pan aswell it seems kinda redundant cos it wont come apart anytime soon
loooooong way off being done still but its
getting there, even the mother is appreciating it now
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 01:13 PM |
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nothing is permanant with dave.
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 01:37 PM |
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Yup - I've got the standard body rubber in there. Cage is welded into the body and then through bolted to the pan - means I can remove the body from
the pan just like normal.
I'll drive Jezzi on Wed night - bring a torch and you can have a good squiz if you like.
btw - man that front guard looks fat...
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:00 PM |
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big fine if you dont, & i should be right for a torch, possibly with decent batterys in it too! if im lucky i mite get to do a bit sarvo but not
exactly healthy currently so motivation is lacking
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:10 PM |
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can i come too?
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:10 PM |
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Hi
What size and ET are your front wheels?
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:18 PM |
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15x7 +6 normal boring pre au falcon wheels, nice fitment hey? AND NO SPACERS!!!!!!!! & should be a very nice turning circle when the box is put in
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:26 PM |
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Can you refresh our memory (with pics) of what youhave for rotors, calipers and brackets Dave?
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:30 PM |
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will see what i can do, but if you need to know right now, its VWCOOLS BIIG kit, rotors are BA falcon, calipers(not yet mounted) are vr-vs ish
commodore calipers, brackets are... chunky, hubs use stock bearings & seals, 5x114.3 stud pattern(plenty of different offset wheels in that
pattern) pics when im playing with it all again, hopefully tomorrow
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:39 PM |
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So the rotors and calipers are "off the shelf"'
and the hubs and brackets are custom made items by VWCOOL?
So all ford wheels, studs and nuts?
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:47 PM |
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Yeah yeah - anything to avoid a fine hey.
Can understand the motivation being lacking. Same issue here actually... plus the heat and V8's on tele ain't helping !!!
Lots of questions there DB - almost sound like you're researching/planning something... heh heh
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 02:47 PM |
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im looking at getting one of these kits, were they easy to intall? and what prices roughly pm me ive pmmed vwcool.
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| posted on December 6th, 2009 at 03:50 PM |
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yep all off the shelf, uses falcon rears so why not use the stud pattern the rotors came with? centerbore of stock falcon wheels matches the hubs
PERFECTLY too,
to install... peice of piss, standard bearings & seals, & a few extra, well bigger bolts, only thing thats not off the shelf is the hub,
caliper bracket, & the stock vw stub axle needs to be modified slightly(old caliper mounts machined off, backing plate drilled & tapped to
larger size)
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 04:52 PM |
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DB, hang around, pics of the hubs/brackets will be up in a few moments (just seen u were online)
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 05:10 PM |
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dialup & internet/comp issues arent fun, anyway heres the hub
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 05:26 PM |
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& theres the caliper bracket
nice huh?
ball joint nut sits rather close to the 15x7 +6ET wheel, its enough to get a socket onto though so no huge drama
Thats the 17x8 +6ET wheels, theres about 2mm clearance at maximum outward position on both control arm & camber/caster top, can still drop 75mm on
the strut body in case anyone is curious
Sure glad i got the press in bushings from Brad(TOPLINE part) to flip the tie rod end upside down, not yet done as you can see(tie rod is about 20mm
from the body shell
Ooooooh! it moves, on its own wheels!!!!!!!! big weeks ahead id say...
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 06:08 PM |
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uh... this may be a crap comment, but its just made the track wider...?
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 06:28 PM |
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surely did, the stock wheels would sit roughly where the first 2" or rubber is on these i think, i can measure to compare to yours if your curious
basically ive got bigger rubber without sacrificing turning circle
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 06:32 PM |
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sure beats a narrow beam and 135s 
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 06:50 PM |
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C'mon - where's the shot of the sexy wheels on it ???
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 06:58 PM |
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hey sides, I asked a question about mallory gear in the rev limit thread... did you see it
yeah dave, where are the wheel shots!!
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 07:23 PM |
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STIDUB- forever the people pleaser...
and again, is it just whos building the car or do other people appreciate the various stages you go through during the build?
this should help to determine track differences between various setups
17x8 above, 15x7 below both ET+6
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 07:39 PM |
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Hi
I'd forgotten how close the bottom ball joint comes on some wheels, I put 15 inch cookies on my old 1302 when it was painted, the nut dug into the
wheel and stopped it turning.
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| posted on December 7th, 2009 at 09:34 PM |
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oooooh yeah, very close, lucky theres a few different size nuts available if need be? (notice the difference between LH & RH) im tempted to throw
the higher offset (32-48ish) on just to show the difference in clearance, anything higher offset in a decent width 15" wouldnt fit looking at it,
that said the others i have in this pattern are 16's
any chance steve, joel, jak riz etc could post a pic up of the clearance between struts, controll arms & such, perhaps add info for wheel size
aswell....
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