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 pete wood
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 02:39 PM |
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I have a new set of KYB shocks turning up to replace the cofabs and then i will be done.
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yeah sure, you keep telling yourself that. It's never done. 
BTW, looks good.
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| posted on April 18th, 2007 at 11:12 PM |
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even though you lifted her she still looks sweet nice rims to!
fun in dub's
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| posted on April 19th, 2007 at 09:27 AM |
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To start with it was about 50mm off the rear tyre. He was then dropped to about 10mm below the tyre
Now sits about 20mm above. So about 30mm from begining
Supers look better lowered - not slammed
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| posted on April 25th, 2007 at 06:08 PM |
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Well the KYB Gas turned up and put them in today.
Totally amazed. They were as hard as to squeze to put in and i thought this was going to stuff the ride.
the ride became pretty hard when i put they Type 3 torsions in and was concerned these were going to make it worse.
But the reverse has happened.
This thing is like on rails but smooth as. The KYBs seem to work "with" the heavier torsions and is a smoother ride now.
Really happy with the set up now.
Did a bit of carb work and this thing jumps like a scalded cat now. Wonderful street car /daily driver
Think i will start playing with the bus now
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 08:13 AM |
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Ok.... been months.
Still playing. Thinking of some new shoes.
Can get hold of some 17" x 7" Fuchs.
What you reckon??
Looks decieve.... they are the same overall diameter as the back
[ Edited on 10-9-2007 by Bizarre ]
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 09:00 AM |
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do it, looks great
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 09:18 AM |
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Do it!
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 12:33 PM |
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Go for the Fuchs, Are they genuine or repros ?
More german Look and heaps nicer than the VForce wheel !
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 01:37 PM |
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Why are you even asking, Barry...
You know you want to!!
That looks great against the Olive paint.
Nice.... real nice
CU
Jeremy
......random gibberish for today.......
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| posted on September 13th, 2007 at 09:33 PM |
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i would do it as they look totaly at home on that bug! just a question will you have to chane the rotors and drums due to stud pattern difference?
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| posted on September 14th, 2007 at 07:40 AM |
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will you have to chane the rotors and drums due to stud pattern difference?
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Yeah - these are available in Porsche 5 stud pattern
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| posted on September 14th, 2007 at 10:51 PM |
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do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| posted on September 15th, 2007 at 12:47 PM |
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hey barry
jace asks what ever happened to your red beetle ?he used to love that beetle.
but with the fuchs a change is as good as a holiday 
looks good either way.
cheers jess
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| posted on September 27th, 2007 at 01:52 PM |
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Hey Barry.
Looks the goods with the fuch's. the olive and the black work well together.:thumb.
Oh . Jess gave me the pic's and the rundown on what happened to your red one. Hard luck mate, but good to see you bounced back. Nice ride mate.:thumb
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| posted on February 9th, 2008 at 03:43 PM |
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Well the 17"'s havent happened just yet.
The rain hasnt let up and if i dont take a pic the car will change again.... so....
I have got new rotors and drums in 5 x 130 PCD and have gone back to an old favourite.
Boxster 16"
These are perfect for a Super Beetle. No spacers and no track change.
16" x 6" x 50ET on the front with 205/55's
16" x 7" x 40ET on the rear with 225/50's
Michelin Pilot SX all round
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| posted on February 9th, 2008 at 08:59 PM |
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looks schweet yeah.. nice one..
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| posted on February 12th, 2008 at 09:46 PM |
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are the 17" fuchs available through classic as yet?!
nick
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| posted on February 12th, 2008 at 09:49 PM |
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i hate to tell you but thats not where barry is getting them as im waiting as well for a set
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| posted on February 13th, 2008 at 06:39 AM |
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Looks great,Though i did like the porsche wheels????What did you do with the chrome rims it had in the first picture cheers shane.
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| posted on February 13th, 2008 at 06:51 AM |
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The Fuchs are still in the picture. Just have to tread water for a while.
The chromes were sold to fund the spiders
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| posted on December 29th, 2008 at 08:15 PM |
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Well - got fed up with crappy engine mounts and not having propper heat
So - got playing again
First
Some flanged ceramic coated heater boxes
While i was at it i had a spare engine cowl i got powder coated
TO fix the engine shudders (that a crappy Empi quality front engine mount couldnt!  ) we went Berg / Porshe cradle mount
Also got rid of the jello late gear box cradle and went early with poly mounts
The handling is different to say the least
Engine noise is definitely transmitted into th car but the gear changes are SUPER SMOOTH!
No more rocking back and forth in the gear stick
Well worth a days work 
Also got myself an angle grinder and got rid of that hood / engine lid seal lip
For a car that lives out side 24/7 they are NOT the best idea.
Anyway - ground off the offending metal and put a Mexican seal on
MUCH better
Pictures to follow
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on January 1st, 2009 at 04:11 PM |
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they're a fantastic upgrade those berg mounts. makes you wonder why VW never went with something similar. the front tranny mount on porsche boxes is
very similar to it...only bigger of course. BTW, I like your abarth style exhaust. sound good?
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 10:51 AM |
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Living out side has taken its toll on Marty 
That STUPID system of trim fir the hood/bonnet/whatever and enging lid has rusted.
It is just spot welded on and water WILL get in underneath
This is what i pulled off
Rubbed it all back and painted ( ) it up.
Martini Olive is a BITCH to match
Its not TOO bad from 20 feet.
Going to do a respray one day - so main aim is to stop the rust and look OK-ish
Pretty happy with the outcome
And them i put a Mexican seal on
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 10:57 AM |
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Other thing i did was something i said i would never do again
I put a set of dual carbs back on
I picked up a set of dual DRLA Dellortos
Took my time and jetted then up pretty well with the help of Richard Holzl
Decent linkage and it runs sweet.
Yeah - i know i have a filter between pump and carbs - but i need it for the line change.
I need to but a conversion joiner thing
I just love the sound of induction in the morning.
No difference in consumption, maybe a little better
Reckon i have picked up a few ponies as well
[IMG]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d170/blue74l/Marty/103_2173.jpg~original[/IMG]
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 11:30 AM |
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No plans for a different exhaust mate??? I haven't seen this thread before, but I have to say, most of the stuff you have done is what I want to do
with my super. I love how it looked with the spyders when you had it low low. it looked fantastic. I have been thinking about those wheels for while,
mainly due to the simplicity of not having to do anything with different stud patterns.Taking off those seal tracks makes it look ALOT!! better, an
amazing difference.
Love your car mate
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 11:33 AM |
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Looking good
Whats that big thing on your dizzy?
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 01:54 PM |
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electronic module
It is a Scorcher
Uses standard Bosch module, cap rotor etc etc
http://www.performanceignition.com.au/scorcher-distributors
And yes - a hidaway fully merged exhaust is next
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 02:59 PM |
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sorry to be a pest.... but where did you get the replacement seal for the bonnet and engine lid from?? also, do you leave the orginal style seal
closest to the bottom of the windscreen?
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 03:31 PM |
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You can either buy it from places like Vintage where it is a 2 piece kit or go to Clarke Rubber and buy some there
You need a profile like this
You use the original style seal closest to the bottom of the windscreen
Some people use the clip / channel there but that was my main problem area.
So you need to glue in in position
My hood probabaly doesnt sit perfect - especially for out side life.
I could spend time and get it to "press" into the seal to get it to keep more water out, but if you dont do it perfect i fint the hood rips the seal
off
I have "bogged" an answer by using a bit of Clarke Rubber stuff with the balloon cut off.
I have run this along the top of my hood and it presses into the top seal giving a fairly good seal
I dont mind the "accent" line
As you can see - i park under a jaccaranda
This is within 5 minutes of being cleared
It is worse in winter when you get all the little leaves
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| posted on October 25th, 2009 at 03:45 PM |
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Ah! jaccaranda! I'm allergic to that!
thanks for the photo's. very informative.
Look out, there will be a copy seen soon!
mine (73L) will look similar externally, except im going to have flat black accents (headlight trims, bumpers)... and mine will be a bit more rat look
with multi colored panels (not like Col Look though). I also had the trim removed, but the holes are still there. I have a bit of rust to remove when
it goes to the body shop to fix the rear end damage... so it will have the cal look seals, and a late rear valance (sqaure cutouts, no bulge). As I
said earlier, loving the Vfroce wheels and have been thinking about them for a while (your car being the inspriation), with federal tires {caught the
bug for these whilst working on/driving Mazda SP23's}. Im also going for the 1302 tail lights, just because i hate the elephant feet.
Love it mate. good stuff
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