i do hope after all this work/drama your not going to roll this one young man!!!!
steff.......
DubCrazy Custom Title Time!
1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
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nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk
2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Smiley- I have left you a pm and a phone message about the caliper brackets.
bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6
6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
You my friend... are an artist! I don't follow the avd threads for a while... come back and POW!
Holy moley... so clearly you'll be prepared for the apocalypse 😉!
Holy moley... so clearly you'll be prepared for the apocalypse 😉!
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk
2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
You mean the framehead on the front and the torsion housing on the back?
I have seen this done where someone welded another torsion housing onto the car at the back directly under the stock one. Can't remember what he had at the front.
Problems with this is you are adding a lot of extra weight, would have to gusset the crap out of it like you said, I'm not sure of legality? and you are not actually gaining any ground clearance. Cause you are only moving the body up on the suspension, not winding the suspension up for more height.
Smiley,I did the opposite on my Drag Car,another torsion bar tube 3" higher and 4" further back to lengthen the wheel base.Cut the front beam panel from another pan and welded it 3" higher.Those cap screws you have holding the air cleaner adaptors to the carbies-I would drill and use tie wire in case they come loose.I made some adaptors on my buggy to fit the Type 3 carbs, and also used tie wire-nothing worse than stuff falling into the carb.I have my front brakes ready to bolt onto the CB spindles-thanks for your help.
Smiley 🙂 [/quote]
I have seen this done where someone welded another torsion housing onto the car at the back directly under the stock one. Can't remember what he had at the front.
Problems with this is you are adding a lot of extra weight, would have to gusset the crap out of it like you said, I'm not sure of legality? and you are not actually gaining any ground clearance. Cause you are only moving the body up on the suspension, not winding the suspension up for more height.
Smiley,I did the opposite on my Drag Car,another torsion bar tube 3" higher and 4" further back to lengthen the wheel base.Cut the front beam panel from another pan and welded it 3" higher.Those cap screws you have holding the air cleaner adaptors to the carbies-I would drill and use tie wire in case they come loose.I made some adaptors on my buggy to fit the Type 3 carbs, and also used tie wire-nothing worse than stuff falling into the carb.I have my front brakes ready to bolt onto the CB spindles-thanks for your help.
Smiley 🙂 [/quote]
baghall Ben Hal Outlaw Bushranger
1,021 posts · joined Jan 2010 ·
This is the build that keeps on giving. Well done again Smiley.
68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car
Smiley Veteran Volks Folk
2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·
[/quote]nbturbo wrote:You mean the framehead on the front and the torsion housing on the back?
I have seen this done where someone welded another torsion housing onto the car at the back directly under the stock one. Can't remember what he had at the front.
Problems with this is you are adding a lot of extra weight, would have to gusset the crap out of it like you said, I'm not sure of legality? and you are not actually gaining any ground clearance. Cause you are only moving the body up on the suspension, not winding the suspension up for more height.
Smiley,I did the opposite on my Drag Car,another torsion bar tube 3" higher and 4" further back to lengthen the wheel base.Cut the front beam panel from another pan and welded it 3" higher.Those cap screws you have holding the air cleaner adaptors to the carbies-I would drill and use tie wire in case they come loose.I made some adaptors on my buggy to fit the Type 3 carbs, and also used tie wire-nothing worse than stuff falling into the carb.I have my front brakes ready to bolt onto the CB spindles-thanks for your help.
Smiley 🙂
Thanks for your advice Gary. I have a feeling that I didn't Loctite them. Cause I wanted to be able to get them out again. Lock wire sounds like a great idea.
Smiley 🙂
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vduboy Insano Dub Head
702 posts · joined Oct 2012 ·
I don't know if I posted pictures of mine but when I use lockwire I use little "R" clips so I can get the part of without having to re lockwire and cut the stabbing stuff off..
It will all be OK in the end, if it's not OK it's not the end!
bevelhead Seriously Crusin Dubber
161 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·
so whats happened to this?
ancientbugger Custom Title Time!
1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
He's too busy playing with his baja bus!