Been wanting to try circuit racing for a while,so when this opportunity came up I had to go for it.Whathaveidone!!!! Some of you will recognise the car, it was for sale on here for a while. Plans are to upgrade the suspention, brakes and put a nice reliable engine in it.
Started today by stripping the interior and stereo, tomorrow will replace the front beam with an adjustable one.
Have to say a huge thanks to Rod Penrose for making this possible!!!
Hey Wayne,Im working on that at the moment. Will be nothing like yours. Im just going to put a little one in for now.Want it to be reliable at the moment so I can learn to drive it. Ill post more details when i get them.
Put the adjustable spring plates in today and the adjustable Koni shocks
Your going to have ball driving this car on the track.
You might want change the engine mounts over to the earlier style, you will need the mounts and the cradle. On a swing axle car those mounts are part of the suspension and the later ones like your using are very soft or if this a track only car you could go solid mounts.
Keep charging mate, I'm on a similar mission with my beetle...... just not sure I'm gonna make the deadline.....late nights ahead.
Just a thought for you about the lowered front end, make sure you check to see if your ball joints have enough travel after you set the ride height. My beetle was only moderately lowered & I thought it was the shock absorbers bottoming out, but after removing the shocks I discovered the ball joints were at the limit of their travel.
Ive set the suspention as low as it goes to get a starting piont, same for the rear. when the engine is in and ive got all the shocks,swaybars and rims/tyres sorted ill start playing with ride height.Something to think about though.
Keep the sugestions comming guys, this is all new to me so im taking them all in.
