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Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664250
Sorry guys not what you thought?

Now the work starts.

Marc

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Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#664268
1st thing you want to do is throw those rear coild over shocks in the bin ...
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#664272
Buggy Brad wrote:1st thing you want to do is throw those rear coild over shocks in the bin ...
aw c'mon, those things are GOLD...mmm, maybe I should say yellow with peeling chrome. 😂
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664276
Not wrong Brad, I will be seeing the guys at COR about Shockies a bit closer to the finish.

At least the paint lasted 2 years even though the shockies were dead after 6 months.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#664280
So are you going IRS with a kombi box Marc
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

DubCrazy Custom Title Time!

1,295 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#664285
so whats the plans old man?? come on spill the beans.

fraser the goal? going to come play??? go on u knows u wanna, hey i mite even get of my total hopless arse and send them wheels down, got a couple of very wide steel wide fives i'll chuck in the crate if u want em, i'll never use them now...

steff.............
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664286
you bet you bippy I am, I have the box sitting in the garage ready to go.

also looking to track down long travel ball joints aswell.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#664287
Midlife crisis wrote:you bet you bippy I am, I have the box sitting in the garage ready to go.

also looking to track down long travel ball joints aswell.

Marc
Long travel BJ's are a WANK ... if you clearance stock ones they get better travel than the "Long Travel".

If you want real travel you have to go 181 Spindles and arms .
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664289
Howdy Steff No real time plan just as fast as we can and the wallet can afford.

Yeh chuck them in they will go nice on my mates the Hot rod CB thats in the yard.

The plans well IRS 1600 box, 2in body lift, adjustable front beam, new shockies all round, new paint job inside and out.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664291
Ok Brad you got my attention how would you clearance stock ones?

This stuff is all new to me.
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

Brad Wolfsburg Elder

3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#664293
To clearance them you just pull the boots off and die grind where they hit on full travel, the trick is the angle you do and only doing one side, they are either raised or lowered but never both. Then you just judge how much meat you take out.
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia

Sioux Seriously Crusin Dubber

178 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#664395
Buggy Brad wrote:1st thing you want to do is throw those rear coild over shocks in the bin ...
why ?

i thought coil overs were the be all and end all of shock absorbers ?

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664430
Because these one's are the cheapo ones,the shocks died real fast, getting good ones soon.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

Sioux Seriously Crusin Dubber

178 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#664494
so there's no problems with decent coilovers on beetles ? also, how hard is it to fit them to a '69 beetle (sorry for the thread hijack)

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#664503
They bolt up the same standard and they also raise the body up with the coils.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

ibmoknegawsklov Seriously Crusin Dubber

164 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#669160
mmmmmmmmm perhaps its a good time fit a ghia body with baja gaurds glassed on.....................go on you know you want too.