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posted on August 25th, 2010 at 09:57 AM



Speaking of hektic drift rims....


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posted on August 25th, 2010 at 10:43 AM



Hi

David has the same wheels on his Skyline. 17x8 s all round, they look great on your car, we bought David's wheels from F1 wheels in QLD.

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posted on August 25th, 2010 at 05:52 PM



Thay are the sort of rims im trying to get on my bug, They look good in that bronze colour
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posted on August 25th, 2010 at 07:39 PM



Did i read that right? 9.5 inch wheels on a beetle?
Is that legal?

Anyhoo, i saw you asking about boofs taillights. They come this place in Brazil. http://www.brazilshopping.com/store/buglighting.html 
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posted on August 25th, 2010 at 09:58 PM



legal? hell no! but why not bolt it on as a just to see if it fits for shits & giggles?

and yes, definately 9.5" wide, rears could theoretically fit an 11" but that wouldnt allow for sidewall flex if they were 11" wide tyres too, i think ill stick with my 7s or 8s when its driving, im sure the friends 180sx will be missing this wheel soon enough




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posted on August 26th, 2010 at 08:08 AM



iTs GOING TO BE good to see your car on the road one day moving FORWARD :lol::crazy::lol:



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posted on August 27th, 2010 at 09:39 PM



yup, or parked somewhere :lol: those wheels arent staying on it dont you worry

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posted on August 28th, 2010 at 09:20 PM



hmm, seems commodores are useful for something, like removing fingers, but other than that... this...
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shame im working in the morn :(




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posted on August 28th, 2010 at 09:53 PM



hey reub, nice wheels - i hope they are legit work xt7's?

id actually love some vs-kf's for myself :love:

any 3peice dishy wheel or concave spoke works nicely if someone wants to donate some :)

i hope u get pics of them on soon :tu:




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posted on August 28th, 2010 at 10:09 PM



...so whats the hold up?? nothing changed on the vwrx lately has there??

i know what you mean about the $$$ tho, well yen anyway :yes:




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posted on August 28th, 2010 at 11:59 PM



Well Reub... Not everyone is watching this thread... :D
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posted on August 29th, 2010 at 10:06 PM



got the brass insert/bushing in the idler arm done today - thankyou very much topline :tu: that makes my front end 100% rebuilt/modified to suit, well other than paint on some bits & peices but thats weight saving right? :lol: pics later, its not that exciting anyway.



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posted on August 30th, 2010 at 06:00 PM



wireless internet + couch in the garage, best invention ever, just needs the bar fridge in the corner next to it...

in other news, my axles fit, shich means my engine is in, kinda, its been a fun day of lifting, nudging, measuring, lowering, measuring, tilting, measuring, lifting, measuring, fingers crossed some welding happens before i fall asleep later, visitors for dinner wouldnt mind if i didnt come out of my cave right?

and for the record this is a drinks break not just slacking off :lol:

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posted on August 30th, 2010 at 06:59 PM



I'm right here.... at home.

wireless is a super great invention!

Can't wait to see it :)
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posted on August 30th, 2010 at 08:11 PM



saturday, be here :tu: though im on night shift again so probably in the arvo so im actually awake:lol:



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posted on August 30th, 2010 at 08:43 PM



totally not driving home at 1 on sunday morning again...

I has some idea's too... :)
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posted on August 30th, 2010 at 10:15 PM



hmm, i may of spoken too soon, seems my sister has requested the services of the garage, myself & the tools to service her car, sibling obligation i guess, though im trying to sway her to sell it & get a mk4 r32 since shes finished uni & has a real job now :lol:

will keep you posted, anyway pics of the completed idler arm...

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ran out of puff after stopping to chat after dinner so engine not quite done yet, but dont worry its coming its coming :smilegrin:




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posted on August 31st, 2010 at 07:02 AM



Bloody big moon boot sitting on that throttle pedal... do you get brake and clutch both at the same time ???

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Just keep chippin away at it dude... oh, and sling me the keys to the MkIV when you have it...

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posted on August 31st, 2010 at 07:04 AM



Oh just checkin - from the pic looks like you might not have put the insert sleeves into the firewall for the m/c bolts... a loose m/c wouldn't be much fun...

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posted on August 31st, 2010 at 08:36 AM



negative, no sleeves on the bolts just yet, just test fitting, if you look super close the clutch pedal isnt actually welded on, its just slipped onto the tube, the pivot/bracket next to it has to say bye bye & it replaces it, possibly with a tapped hole so i can skip the nut on that one, they seem to work nicely with hand pressure/ no jerkyness no grinding/sticking so all seems ok, its on the high priority list of jobs to finish dont you worry.

nup dont hit the pedals at the same time, the pedal pad for the clutch will be moved left almost in a straight line to the bottom of the tunnel/pan join, brake slightly over so its more centered in the dent and the accel slightly right, just enough to be comfortable but not too much to ruin heel/toe action if i ever get to practise it, ive used pedal spacings from wilwood/tilton etc as a guide & my feet on a board with measurements to make sure they will work nicely with my flippers

oh, the original brake pivot can can be trimmed down now, no longer need it for referance, and... im stumped as to what goes where the 2 tapped holes are infront of my new brake pivot, any ideas?? ive looked at other peoples pedals but nobody seems to have anything there....

sides -hope the convo 2mins after i woke up was in english or close enough to it, lucky i was intending on being up about then anyway :lol:




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posted on August 31st, 2010 at 09:16 AM



I think the two holes of which you speak are for the adjustable pedal stops that limit the pedal travel towards the driver.

Keep up the good work :).




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posted on August 31st, 2010 at 11:45 AM



negative, the pedal stopper is behind the pedals, original pivot has a little lip on the bottom that sits up against it, suprising how much difference it makes.
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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 11:20 AM



newsflash, the rears fit the same/similar with the real guards on, keep in mind theres no beading, this is with the new stock size bump stop mildly squeezed, just before the jack lifts the car, not a bad fit hey? has about 1-2inches on the inside, SLIGHTLY lower offset required i think, +10 all round should be the go as far as looks/driveability are concerned, shame its LOTS wider than 25mm biggger than stock allowed :sniffle:

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i think you guys are right though, reub/steve they do suit, strange since i didnt think much of the style whenever ive seen them before, this might sway me haha

also, my guard intake pipe is progressing... still has clearance with bumpstop compressed :D

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1683s.jpg

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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 11:47 AM



Which two holes are you speaking of then???



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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 12:20 PM



Hi

We bought the same wheels for David's Skyline 17x8 34ET, I love the look of them, they were $1080 delivered to our door from F1 wheels.

They have some VW friendly sizes if your running bigger guards.

I just dropped my Simmons in to be refurbished and altered for size.

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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 01:17 PM



matt, the 2 holes on the diagonal brace welded onto the floorpan, bottom 2 holes in that last pic - below the rusted plate

ps, sides this welder is awesome, at least cranked all the way up :tu: just a shame i have to be at work in.... an hour, crappp!!!!!!




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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 01:34 PM



pedals tacked again, more cleaning up, love taps, welding required, pretty confident these should be sweet now, oh, does anyone have a NEW RHD pedal cluster return spring? got 2x LHD ones yesterday but dont think theres enough room for one of them, happily swap :D



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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 02:19 PM



Hi

I've been working on my bug today, not the wall, not the Skyline and not David's bug, my bug.

All the pedals are out of my car now, there is 3 groups of holes, 1 for the pedal stop, 1 is an end support for the cluster, the other 2 which are closer to the rear of car but have never been used on my car, they were full of feropro. Must have been a bubo by VW.

You can just see the dimple for one of the unused holes in the attached photo.

I've ditched the CNC pedal idea but I will still use the CNC accelerator pedal and hook a morse cable up to it and run it down the heater channel.

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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 07:47 PM



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matt, the 2 holes on the diagonal brace welded onto the floorpan, bottom 2 holes in that last pic - below the rusted plate

ps, sides this welder is awesome, at least cranked all the way up :tu: just a shame i have to be at work in.... an hour, crappp!!!!!!


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posted on September 2nd, 2010 at 10:17 PM



Need me to bring a spirit level on saturday Dave?? I will go digging in the shed for one....

So, are you gonna get the rest of those wheels to roll on for the trailer outing? or are we going to be making a trip to your mums for the wraped wheels? need to get the glass (and other goodies in the no dog corner...) from there anyway....





Steve, I want your pedals. alot.
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