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Build up for the VW nationals supersprints

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colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#899241
Get some neg on the front Ben,
nice work buddy.

Cheers Col

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#899243
Col, why not enter for the supersprints, and you can give him some good set-up advice.....plus a few driving tips while you're there.👍
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#899253
Get some neg on the front Ben,
yep bend the upper arms a little in the hydraulic press
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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#899254
whathaveidone wrote:PS.....Still have to clean the seat
Yeah, but what about the outside of the car. I cant believe it's so dirty 🙅🙅🙅🙅🙅

Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

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whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#899257
Im getting to that too Camo. Thats how i got it and there is no point cleaning it yet.
Been thinking about neg camber!!! Ill see if i have time. Still alot more to do to get it going🤪🤪🤪

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#899298
Looks lie the seat in my drag car... how the hell do you fit in it? i barely fit in mine!

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#899303
I fit in this one bettr than my drag car!!

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#899305
maybe you should just put a bench seat in the drag car and be done with it....

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#899322
come on Mick!! Im not that fat!!!! Iv got feelings you know😢😢

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#899332
Not implying you are fat.... just stating drag cars don't do corners so you might as well be comfortable! Plus your not fat just mega tall! You make Dave and i feel rather tiny.....

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#899434
1916baja wrote:Not implying you are fat.... just stating drag cars don't do corners so you might as well be comfortable! Plus your not fat just mega tall! You make Dave and i feel rather tiny.....
😂😂😂
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whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#899570
its ok mick, i have rather thick skin!!!!

trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·

#899787
Awesome!! Happy this has gone to a good home that can afford to do the stuff I always wanted!

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#899985
so you be running E85??
😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#900160
nah, just pump fuel.

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#900244
Put the front swaybar on today. Went on easy but when i put the car on wheels The swaybar drags on the ground. Copied the way standard one was on but I must have it upside down. Any thoughts❓❓❓
Koni Adjustable shocks and studs went in too.




Got some Wheels and tyres. Will get one fitted up to see if they fit.





Shifter and fire extinguisher



1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#900250
Hi

Looking good. Did you trim the bumpstops down in Konis?

Steve

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#900253
No, Should I???

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#900264
If you dont cut the standard bump stop you will prob be sitting on it when you drop it down if its lowed. Just check it. From memory (please dont quote me because it has been a while) the Koni bump stop is about 70mm long and you need to chop a few cm of it to get the travel.
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whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#900265
Ill check into it. any ideas on the sway bar???

bat69 There is no status

791 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#900270
Its not attached to your beam. You dont have the clamps that mount it to the front of the beam? There should be a couple of U bolts, spacers, clamp & bush plus a couple of bolts to hold it together
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Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#900271
bat69 wrote:Its not attach to your beam. You dont have the clamps that mount it to the front of the beam? There should be a couple of U bolts, spacers, clamp & bush plus a couple of bolts to hold it together

No it doesnt look like the whiteline bar, more like a bigger diameter standard bar.

I think for a lowred car they normally have a bit more of a kick up so that the bar doesnt drag on the gound, as the trailing arms rotate up the front of the bar gets closer to the ground.
might be back to the drawing board with that one.
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#900290
Hi

You can cut the Koni bump stop nearly in half, its only there to stop the adjusting tangs crashing into the shock base

You need to retain the bit with the groove in it to fit back in.

You can get the bump stop out with the shock extended, use the largest pin punch that fits and poke it through the 2 holes in the shock top.

Steve

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#900482
Not tried it, but maybe you could mount your sway bar on top of the arms?
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#900577
Hi Ben , I think you would be better to discard that street bar that you have and use a whiteline bar mate . Here is a pic of the one on the front of my sports sedan
It doesn't hang any lower than the front beam no matter what height the suspension is and the bar runs inbetween the upper & lower arms , with links down to the lower shock mounts . The bar that I have has 6 adjusments to make it stiffer if required

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#900632
Trouble is finding a whiteline

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#900719
Anyone have a spare whiteline bar laying around????

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#901213
and 1 back at ya