Is any here building a Volksrod...???

I have started building one with plans for an extended front end, but the guy I was dealing with o/s has messed a member of another forum around a bit, and I have shyed away from sending him any bucks, in case it turns to shite...

Does anyone in Oz have a front end extender or do you know of someone that is building them in this country..??

Any assistance would be appreciated..

Thanks..

Well that's great... Thanks for the info....

Some of the front ends I've seen have the tie rods flipped over, so they are facing forward, which give you a longer wheel base. Is this the sort of thing you're after?

Squiz....

do you remember the convo we had about this at the show?

Have a look at this setup..... http://www.socalook.com 

i have an article from hotvws on how to instal early ford hotrod style front end on your beetle. i then took this to the hot rod show at burswood and found out that the local hotrod guys have just about everything you need already available local. i will try and find article and let you know what issue
david

U2U hotrodmatt he might be able to help u. i understand he is building a rod at the moment.

Thanks Moose, I remember, but do you remember my reason...$$$$$$:puke:thumb


Thanks Anthiron, I'll do that...


bigbruvabob, I've got similar info from guys in the States, but to do it over here will cost Thousands of $$$$ which kind of defeats the purpose of building a budget Volksrod, thanks though..


squizy, I've thought about that, but after reading the latest reports from a guy that tried it in the U.S, I'll stick with trying to extend it rather than flip it..
He says the "Bump Steer" caused to car to shoot off line from one side of the road to the other..
Very Dangerous..

Cheers All...

Thousands of Dollars for this set up....

That looks awesome! It won't be long before lots of people are building those things.

Not thousands I think you will find. Thats an 'I beam' setup. U2U Phat Bug, and he will tell you how to go about getting one.

He said something to me about importing one for $800 or something..

ok, I'll do it now...
I know a heap of guys in the hot rodding scene around here, and they find it cheaper to buy a Complete Holden Torana, take out the front suspension unit and throw most of the rest of the car away, than to buy a single dropped I beam axle without any extras that make it useable...:o

hey mate, seen ya on Volks rods,

the front castor angle with the tie rod ends can be changed by changing the angle of the beam RE "Dez's" post......

There are many ways of doing it properly and legally here in Oz. I'm not divulging the details to all and sundry because too many things I have discussed with my car have been ripped off and done in a shit way.... U2U me if you want some discussion and info.

The big thing which has turned me off extending the front end (hence longer wheelbase) is the fact that it then becomes an ICV and i'm not going to comply with post 2000 ADRs!

Check you u2u or email HRM...:thumb

Please HRM I'd love any info as well.

for a 100 bucks you could use a double wishbone mitsubishi L300 front end thats what alot of hotrodders use thats what I,m using under my bug and allows me to run 7" rims legally in vic. may help.

Didn't get it dude....

Will talk after the weekend.

I beam businesses..
And generally a good site for this forum..

http://www.socalook.com/ 

seen socal many times... That's where the picture above is from...
Go check their products section....



Hang on, I'll save you the time:

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They are in the U.S and expensive...
THE simplest way to do this is to put a front end extender in there..
Thanks but I'm not interested in putting a Mitsubishi L300 front end, a Torana front end, a HT holden front end or a Jaguar front end in there...