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 Midlife crisis
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 07:41 PM |
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BAJA split beetle
Sorry guys not what you thought?
Now the work starts.
Marc
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:18 PM |
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1st thing you want to do is throw those rear coild over shocks in the bin ...
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pete wood
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:25 PM |
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1st thing you want to do is throw those rear coild over shocks in the bin ...
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aw c'mon, those things are GOLD...mmm, maybe I should say yellow with peeling chrome. 
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Midlife crisis
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:36 PM |
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Not wrong Brad, I will be seeing the guys at COR about Shockies a bit closer to the finish.
At least the paint lasted 2 years even though the shockies were dead after 6 months.
Marc
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:43 PM |
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So are you going IRS with a kombi box Marc
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:48 PM |
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so whats the plans old man?? come on spill the beans.
fraser the goal? going to come play??? go on u knows u wanna, hey i mite even get of my total hopless arse and send them wheels down, got a couple of
very wide steel wide fives i'll chuck in the crate if u want em, i'll never use them now...
steff.............
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:50 PM |
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you bet you bippy I am, I have the box sitting in the garage ready to go.
also looking to track down long travel ball joints aswell.
Marc
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:54 PM |
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you bet you bippy I am, I have the box sitting in the garage ready to go.
also looking to track down long travel ball joints aswell.
Marc
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Long travel BJ's are a WANK ... if you clearance stock ones they get better travel than the "Long Travel".
If you want real travel you have to go 181 Spindles and arms .
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:57 PM |
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Howdy Steff No real time plan just as fast as we can and the wallet can afford.
Yeh chuck them in they will go nice on my mates the Hot rod CB thats in the yard.
The plans well IRS 1600 box, 2in body lift, adjustable front beam, new shockies all round, new paint job inside and out.
Marc
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 08:59 PM |
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Ok Brad you got my attention how would you clearance stock ones?
This stuff is all new to me.
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| posted on August 16th, 2008 at 09:04 PM |
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To clearance them you just pull the boots off and die grind where they hit on full travel, the trick is the angle you do and only doing one side, they
are either raised or lowered but never both. Then you just judge how much meat you take out.
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| posted on August 17th, 2008 at 04:45 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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1st thing you want to do is throw those rear coild over shocks in the bin ...
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why ?
i thought coil overs were the be all and end all of shock absorbers ?
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| posted on August 17th, 2008 at 07:56 PM |
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Because these one's are the cheapo ones,the shocks died real fast, getting good ones soon.
Marc
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| posted on August 18th, 2008 at 12:44 AM |
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so there's no problems with decent coilovers on beetles ? also, how hard is it to fit them to a '69 beetle (sorry for the thread hijack)
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| posted on August 18th, 2008 at 06:27 AM |
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They bolt up the same standard and they also raise the body up with the coils.
Marc
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| posted on September 12th, 2008 at 08:24 PM |
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mmmmmmmmm perhaps its a good time fit a ghia body with baja gaurds glassed on.....................go on you know you want too.
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