Where the heck did you pop up from.....
good to see you on here 🙂
yes, wheel shopping is great, finding it difficult, even though i know exactly what i want/need.
fun.
So you've got all the "must-do" stuff done on the car now eh Mustard ???
If so then hey - nice goin dude !!!
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Hey sides,
can't say i do actually. I have all the brake stuff ready to go - but .........
all my tie rod ends and both ball joints are shot, im getting some serious clunky noises happening....
but my reasoning is this (and some may say its stupid, and it probs is) - I want to get it lowered, so im buying all the parts (lowering appropriate) from topline, and getting the flip it kit machined into some hubs (dave olsen/DB) getting narrow springs and getting new wheels and tires (buckled steelies dont balance well, and 12 psi isn't great every 2 weeks) so its all done in one hit. I was going to be getting my front brakes done by a certain mechanic (who we both know) - yet i dont think he agree's with me lowering the car, so im waiting to get all the stuff i need, then maybe suggesting having a working bee with pizza as a reward 🙂
Yeah, OK - fair enuff - it's good you have a plan !!!
The front stuff I have no idea on since I've never worked on a super or L, but let us know when it comes to rear end lowering time... done that job more than few times (and yes, it can be a right pain just like everyone says)
btw - you can do all your mods and lowering and still keep the stock wheels, at least for a start... might make the $$$ and timing aspects a bit easier to manage....
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01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners
have ordered a lower swaybar from topline... need to get their tapereed springs to go with my new adjustable struts. noticed their rebuild kits are mega expensive so will be emailing people to try and get some parts - any suggestions (bushes/balljoint/tie rod ends) - have some ideas on upgrading tie rods depending on price too....
and yes, wheels are the least important part. Rear lowering hopefully at the same time - same weekend. just have to find a time when a few people can give me a hand on a weekend. 🙂
mustard, the topline order wont be heppening till end of march at the earliest, hes out of stock currently. 😬
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well... that puts spanners in stuff... or so the saying goes.
Heh heh - STIDUB the parts pimp eh ???
😂
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'70 Hillclimb Bug 'Jezebel' w/- Haltech EFI -
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'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners
yep... hubs, swaybar (wait, arent you his parts buddy?) potentially tie rods....
Heh, well - he's gotten some stuff from me (rear sway), but so far I've only gotten talk and the odd photo back from him !!!
AND he keeps trying to sting me for a spin in Jezebel... sheesh...
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'70 Hillclimb Bug 'Jezebel' w/- Haltech EFI -
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'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners
"I'm interested in a uh... Rollcage..."
I have heard he may be getting you some other stuff.... 🙂 I still haven't seen your car in the flesh sides, so hopefully at cotton soon.
yeah thats me, parts whore, provided its easy im keen 😂
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Nothing is easy, as the past week has proved. Now I have the cash; parts
are hard to get. Let me know when your doing the hub stuff Dave, I have cash foryou. Also, vdubengeneerijg, have a quote yet?? I'm interested 🙂
G'day mate, hows things going? Guess you are working flat out and no time to work on the Colonel.
Hope all is going well for you bro!
All the best,
Paul
Parts collecting is going very slow.....
other interests are also grabbing my money. oh fun.
a mate got a free prelude, and i asked for the seats... and when he found out why, he wanted them for his bug... so fail there. even though they wont suit. but anyway. there are the same as mr dave carters. (mate, if you see this, send me a text, I'v lost your number......)
So a certain forum member gave me a good talking to on saturday arvo... and iv been told to pull my finder out and make this thing safe.... so a bit of other stuff is on hold, and its time get moving!
Canadian tie rods from vdub engineering arrived yesterday arvo. Dave dropped these to me last night!
Took some pics of my set this morning. 🙂 Cheers Dave!
They are painted in grey hammertone. quite heavy for a tie rod!
Some other stuff thats happening.
got my flip it kit in (spare hubs from stidub) and the hubs painted.
More pics of how the machining was done will come soon.
discs ready to go
painted calipers.
Next to come is the swaybar, bushes and tierodends. fun.
nice work mate! glad to see you are moving forward! congrats!!
Paul
been almost 10 days - whats going on?
well... the job I was doing ended.... so that didnt help..
tie rod ends and balll joints, and it will be go time..
(good to see you hanging round Mick 🙂 )
wheres the pics of the greased/bearing'd hubs with discs on it that some guy with a shed with almost everything did for ya???
hey mick, you going to nationals?
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THose photos would be on my iphone... not sure if i can get them on here...
hey mate....whats the go....you dropped off facebook????
Paul
Hey Paul.
You would be correct in saying that.
I guess I really didn't like it still... Not to worry. I will check in from time to time... just for some important stuff... 🙂
Hahaha....no worries, just noticed you weren't there...
Guess we can always catch up on here 😁
Paul
So.... no email from you paul.... :P FB would i be on again....
I have located some control arms that im going to clean up and get bushes for. its slow goings again though.
Hey colonel,
Just email the pics from your iphone to yourself, then download them on a PC/MAC.
My brother does it all the time. He sent me through a video using the same method yesterday.
Gotta get me an iphone.
Hmm. good point. i shall do that.
no iphone will be better... should be released.. sooon...
