looks like i've found a body now to rebuild. ok i've already got the engine ( 2L kombi) and brakes covered. that leaves suspension and gearbox. the stock box is alright but needs some strengthening. any ideas are welcome but remember its a 72 sbug.
Bizarre ·
Have a chat to Alex Holzl's dad Richard @ V Force.
If you can search for a few of Alex's posts you will see Deiter's car - a snot green 72.
There is LOTS you can do
Struts first
select a decent set of wheels
brakes
Give him a call and get a package set up
Also have a read in the Club Vee Dub profiles on Jak and Steve C's cars.
They are both 1302's and set up in a similar way - ie adjustable struts etc etc
barls ·
ive got a set of empi 8 spokes already and the brakes will probably be the same set up as my first one which was a stock set up with brake boaster in the system. but im always up for new ideas.
Che Castro ·
what kind of booster did you use? I've considered one in the past but a lot of people have said that its unecessary for a 700/800kg car
barls ·
vh 44 i think i did it cause i needed to upgrade the brakes for the engineers for the 2L
barls ·
barls ·
barls wrote:
just bumping again
1303Steve ·
barls wrote:vh 44 i think i did it cause i needed to upgrade the brakes for the engineers for the 2L
Hi
He wanted you to put booster on? Thats a strange way to do things, why not rear disks? With that line of thinking (booster) you still have the same brakes underneath, no improvement just less effort.
Go with the skinny struts, best thing you can do to a S or L bug, also fit urathane bushings to the front end with an adjustable caster bar.
1302Steve
barls ·
ok any ideas on where to acquire these items in oz
1303Steve ·
Hi
Vintage or V Force.
1302Steve
barls ·
ok thanks im just looking at the moment. the engineer only wanted me to upgrade some how he didnt care how just as long as it was done and it was easy cause my old man has one on his ghia
Alex Holzl ·
yep when have the kits for two bolt or three bolt ready to go!! $92
barls ·
thats the struts that your talking about is it
Alex Holzl ·
no the poly bushings..
barls ·
ok thanks ill look in to what im doing, but im definately dropping the front a couple of inches.
1303Steve ·
Hi
With adjustable struts you can get it exactly where you want it.
1302Steve
barls ·
i was just going to turn the spring base off a set of stock struts and rewield them lower
1303Steve ·
Hi
You also need to shorten the struts and fit shorter shocks. Otherwise when you lower it you run out of travel.
1302Steve
barls ·
ok im having trouble getting the vintage veedub webpage is it just me?
Che Castro ·
Ford Falcon rear discs are pretty cheap and easy to fit (not much modification) for rear discs. They're good cos they are meant to stop a 1500kg car 🙂
barls ·
i dont want to change the sttud pattern as ive all ready got the wheels
barls ·
ok the best way to strengthen the gear box would be?
barls ·
ok dreging up this one again with the gearbox i also want to cruise at lower speeds so would changing to a 3.88 R&P from a 4.25 be the best way of doing this. also where would i get a heavy duty side plate as well
1303Steve ·
Hi
Best way to get a 3.88 is buy a 3.88 box, but 4th gear still works out about the same RPM v speed. You need to to change gear sets to get what you want, can get pricey.
Side plates, coming from the leading high performance VW gearbox builder in Australia (not me), the late model stock ones are better that the heavy duty ones.
Steve
barls ·
so the plates off a 1303 box are better than the heavy duty 1302 ones. ok ive got a spare 1302 box how hard would it be to change out the r&p to use the later 3.88 one. who in oz in building boxes steve cause i have no idea
1303Steve ·
Hi
In the Sydney area there only people I trust, Shimmo at Dunhams in the Gong or Henry, who built my box.
The 1303 side plates have extra ribbing in them, its best to just find a good 3.88 box.
Steve
barls ·
ok thanks mate thats just made it alot clearer for me. what i might do is get a 3.88 box and put the 4th out of the sbug box in it. cause its going with a t4 2L im building
ColumBUS ·
ill second the recommendation of dunhams.
barls could you send me some info regarding the kombi motor swap?
barls ·
u2u sent fish man
barls ·
how do you think this gear combo will go with a stock t4 2L steve or anyone else who will answer