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 Peter Leonard
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 posted on October 20th, 2003 at 11:50 PM |
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sliding out of the seat in a 71 super
anyone tried pushing it thru a hard right hander with stock seats?
AAAGH
Left handers you can brace against the door, but it's still a bugger. is there a trick? is it my seats? should i get a four point harness and
gaffa myself to the window winder?what IS the square root of pi?
racers, what do you do to counteract the massive gees? not too keen on breaking off my steering wheel (again).
NYAAAAGHHHHHH!!
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Yes. It's getting late. 
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 12:07 AM |
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Hi
You need a seat with bulwarks, Recaro etc
1302Steve
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 12:12 AM |
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they're worth it? have been thinking about OBX seats. hmm.
what do you have steve?
and what wheels are those on yours? they're FULLY SHICK!
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 12:23 AM |
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Hi Peter
I have really old Recaros, bought them in the late 70s, I couldnt believ the difference thay made when cornering, you are able to concentrate on
driving and not flopping about in the car. Im not familiar with OBX seats
My wheels are replica Porsche and were made in Japan by Super Weapon, whoever they are. Fuuly Sick maaate, she does gutters
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hang on....
I've heard recaros are popular vw seats... is that cos they fit easy, they're good and comfy, or (crosses fingers) they're
inexpensive...?
anyone else got recaros?
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 10:41 AM |
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seats
if u want to keep your origional seats then id buy some harnesses but if u are looking for a differnt option then id buy some racing buckets such as
recaros or sparcos
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 10:54 AM |
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Square root of pi to 5 decimal places is 1.77245
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 03:22 PM |
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get yourself some cheap Jap import seats, I have GTI swift seats for my road bug, they are firm and have good side support. Also has a slit to run a 4
point harness ! Wes installed some Jap seats as well around $200 I think.
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 04:49 PM |
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Superbugs have soman problems
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 04:56 PM |
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tractor
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 04:58 PM |
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Tractors rock! and superbugs make crap manx's though you said otherwise
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 07:20 PM |
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thankyou matt
got any pics craig?
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 08:10 PM |
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Black Math
Its impossible to make a Manx out of a Super Beetle chassis as there is nothing to mount the McPherson strut suspension to.. torsion bar front
suspension as on standard bugs are always used..
..Lee
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 08:37 PM |
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 08:45 PM |
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gotaca blue 74 you said tehy make awesome manx's, i dont know why youd say something liek that unless you know, so meh your wrong!:P:P:P
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 08:56 PM |
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"posted on 14-10-2003 at 07:17 PM
Cant baja them but certainly make great buggies!!! "
Got me NOTHING! 
buggies - i said buggies. Thats a buggy aint it??
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"Damn those meddling kids!!"
quit fighting or you can get out and walk home.
*mumbles something about hijackers and growing up wayyy late*
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 12:30 PM |
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u need something like this, or the one in the background
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 12:31 PM |
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another shot
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 12:32 PM |
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with nice high sides like this
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 01:05 PM |
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is it easy to get seats that fit straight in. We have the problem of having a restoed 74L...with no seats.
I guess i could just sit on the back seat....sure my legs are long enough :P
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 01:05 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Peter Leonard
is it my seats? should i get a four point harness and gaffa myself to the window winder?
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*ROTFL* Thats so true.
Yeah, stock seats don't make much for cornering fun
I remember going around Warrandyte road at 80MPH in one of my IRS/Balljoint beetles with stock low backs. Not fun. My mate in the passenger seat had
his arms bent all muscles tense and gripping the grab handle 'til his fingers were red and knuckles white. We both had our seat belts as tight as
they'd go and I was pretty much monkey bar-ing off the stock steering wheel. :bounce
I ended up letting the chase go, after I came out of an S bend and my foot came off the throttle because I'd moved so far to the left, and the
seatbelt buckle was digging into my side badly.
Plus I came to my sense at how stupid it was since if something had run out on the road we would both be dead.:jesus
Honda prelude seats are always a good swap into a beetle. Very hugging too.
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 01:22 PM |
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donkey there are lots of seats that will fit, but the attachment method is the problem. It depends on if u want recaro, or a jap import seat. The best
way is to measure the width u have inside the car, and take a tape measure along, sit in the seat to make sure u feel comfortable then measure the
seat width. Remember to leave room for the handbrake and also the base has to be narrower than the top of the squabs.
U can either have a full custom base or did like i did, and cut an old L bug seat down and weld on flat to bolt the seat to with the correct grade
bolts. If u can leave as much of the old seat base as possible, it makes it easier to blue plate. |
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 02:18 PM |
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Like these
REAL comfy out of a Subaru
LOTS of adjustment
I Have Integra seats in Blue2. More bolstering but not as much adjustment
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 02:19 PM |
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here are the bases
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