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Building a swing axle car for Classic Adelaide

Dicko · 2015-10-22T02:44:33+00:00

Over a few beers a mate and I decided to enter my 1970 (swing axle) beetle in next year’s Classic Adelaide, one year away. What I’m looking to get opinions on is how to make the car reliable and safe in the first instance, speed and engine considerations to come later. So here’s what I have come up with, what have I missed or what don’t I require? Strip interior – done Fit roll cage, fire extinguisher and kill switch Gas shocks – done All new rubbers for front and rear suspension Fit plastic windows – where can I buy these from? Fit solid mount seats Fit uprated gearbox mounts Fit gearbox strap Fit engine support bar Rebuild gearbox Fit camber compensator New rubbers for Z bar Renew wiring Flush fuel tank Dot 5 brake fluid Uprated front disk pads Front splitter Gerrelt rear wing I’m currently running the standard disk brakes on the front and drums on the rear. Do I need to upgrade and if so to what? The front has dropped spindles and a narrowed (4”) adjustable front beam currently set at zero adjustment to ensure it’s at a legal height of over 100mm. The car has no rust and is generally in good condition Any help appreciated.

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cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 12 Jan 2016, 10:23 pm

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Debiasi will have the contact details for a guy in sa who does widened glass gaurds for a good price..i lost his number...

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 26 May 2017, 7:14 pm

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Did this car ever get finished?

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