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 WABaja
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| posted on December 27th, 2004 at 03:55 AM |
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VolksRod...
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..??
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 02:50 PM |
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Well that's great... Thanks for the info....
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 03:44 PM |
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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....
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 05:10 PM |
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do you remember the convo we had about this at the show?
Have a look at this setup..... http://www.socalook.com
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 06:41 PM |
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front ends
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
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david
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 11:45 PM |
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posted by bigbruvabob
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
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| posted on December 29th, 2004 at 11:52 PM |
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U2U hotrodmatt he might be able to help u. i understand he is building a rod at the moment.
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WABaja
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| posted on December 30th, 2004 at 04:32 AM |
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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..
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| posted on December 30th, 2004 at 04:35 AM |
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Thousands of Dollars for this set up....
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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That looks awesome! It won't be long before lots of people are building those things.
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| posted on December 30th, 2004 at 07:55 AM |
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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..
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| posted on December 31st, 2004 at 02:45 AM |
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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
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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| posted on December 31st, 2004 at 04:00 PM |
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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......
Adam
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WABaja
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| posted on December 31st, 2004 at 08:27 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Adam_C
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......
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Yeah that's me...
I'm Big Bad Bug over there, but for some reason it wouldn't let me have that name here...
Something to remember on the fripped arms idea, they are doing this in the U.S and possibly U.K and they can get away with doing a Lot more mods to
their cars than we can here..
(one guy in Perth brought his English street driven Chopped Blown Willys drag coupe` over and was told, "Don't even think about driving it on the
road here)... I'm not sure how dim a view would be taken by local authorities to driving a car with suspension control arms being run upside down and
back to front, besides at the end of the day I want to be able to jump in this car and go driving without my veiw being obscured by an ever present
yellow sticker on the chopped screen:P
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 04:10 PM |
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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!
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 07:57 PM |
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Check you u2u or email HRM...:thumb
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 08:25 PM |
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Please HRM I'd love any info as well.
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 09:01 PM |
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front end
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.
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| posted on January 15th, 2005 at 12:39 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by HotRodMatt
U2U me if you want some discussion and info.
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I Did.... But never got discussion or info...:puke
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| posted on January 15th, 2005 at 09:08 AM |
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Didn't get it dude....
Will talk after the weekend.
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| posted on January 15th, 2005 at 09:33 AM |
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I beam businesses..
And generally a good site for this forum..
http://www.socalook.com/
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| posted on January 17th, 2005 at 12:47 AM |
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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:
Products currently not available — stay tuned for new developments!
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...
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....
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