hey i thought iid start this thread and document the process of my bug. Its a bone stock 75 superbug with all the things i wanted (irs, twinport 1600, rack and pinion, orange paint haha)except it seems to be either jacked up at the front or lowered in the rear. Aims are as follows
- harder/lower springs
- slightly stiffer sway bars
- new less springy seats so im not bouncing/sliding around all the time
- torsion bar
- wider wheels so i have more rubber on the road
- a non slip steering wheel haha unlike the current plastic (i have sweaty hands haha)
- the engine was going to be a type four but after looking at parts/rebuild costs and then picking myself off the floor i have decided to go supercharged stock 1600dp with the probability of some forged 87mm pistons and a worked head later on.
I have already ordered some lowered front springs from Industrial springs (who i have found awesome previously) so that it will hopefully even out my current ridiculous commodore stance (nose up in the air ass close to the ground) and they should be coming tomorrow, slight concern being that it will be to hard sprung at the front compared to the rears so we shall see. also pourchased is a lovely black leather silver spoked momo steering wheel, just need a boss kit. i have also purchased a sc12 supercharger for 180 bucks as well as an xr6 turbo blowoff valve for a whopping $10. i have also got some sheet metal to make up the custom manifolds and am currently hunting a DCOE carb for cheap. i am using Joel's setup so kudos to him for the epic thread and documentation of the build excet i might make some minor tweaks. im thinking of making the carb manifold shorter so the carb sits closer to the supercharger and ive been thinking about instead of just using a tbar i might try for a kind of merged y if anyone gets that? im new and highly unknowledgable so any advice is wanted and welcome pleassseee!
cheers Alex
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