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 HGFS
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 01:39 AM |
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My 64 Daily Driver, Alberts on (update 13 Oct)
At last!!!!!!!!
Got my 64 back on the ground tonight, for the first time since about December, gotta say the look exceeds my expectations.:thumb:thumb
Geez those 135's are small!! Thanx mattie / steve89
Truth be told theres still a few bits like tie rods that need re-connecting, and still more degreasing, but I've been dying to see it on the ground,
and ON ITS GUTS
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1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 01:41 AM |
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few more, its narrowed 2 inches btw, plenty of tyre / guard clearance with the 135's
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HGFS
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 01:43 AM |
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i just cant get enough!!!!!!
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HGFS
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 01:51 AM |
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Yep the tape measure only fits under the nose by about 10mm. Rear isn't on jacks, its on the ground & still standard height. That'll change
tho'
The car is covered in dew btw, it's bloody cold tonight, the car don't fit in the shed coz the oval is in there. Only got finished at 12:45 am,
oops, sorry neighbours.
Oh well, gotta go feed the baby that i've been holding all this time!!!:P
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 07:24 AM |
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Nice, what did the 135's set you back and what are the designed for?
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 07:50 AM |
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looks sensational. Like the no caps no bumper look.
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 08:23 AM |
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Great look but please use beer can (mt) for height :thumb
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 08:56 AM |
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lookin' good Greg.
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 10:38 AM |
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hey greg, that looks awesome, did the battery work ok.
i really need my charger back though, coz the notch battery has gone dead so i need it to recharge it.
looks great
steve
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 10:40 AM |
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feels good huh, feels right doesnt it?
good job, once the rear comes down the front should level out a bit more and not be so low, thats when you steal a council sandbag and throw it under
the hood. :thumb looking forward to the pics.
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 10:56 AM |
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greg its mattie that looks nuts!
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 11:11 AM |
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noice one
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 01:13 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by steve-89
hey greg, that looks awesome, did the battery work ok.
i really need my charger back though, coz the notch battery has gone dead so i need it to recharge it.
looks great
steve
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Yeah I feel bad about the charger, will someone be home tonight so I can drop it off, sometime from 7:30 to 9:30pm?? Battery was dead as a doornail
but you get that. Forking out for a battery is one of the last things I will need to do to get it on the road.
Let me know about tonight
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 03:24 PM |
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posted by Bone Collector
Nice, what did the 135's set you back and what are the designed for?
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got the front tyres from mattie secondhand for something like 80 bucks. There's enough tread left on them for the minimal driving I will be doing
with it.
Dunno what car they were on as oe but they are Michelin 135 ZX. A standard rim is just a bit wider than it, you can hear the rim touch the ground if
you lay the wheel down.
They are really small overall diameter which helps with guard clearance. Being a skinny tyre it looks good IMO but don't know if there will be much
grip in the wet?? Had heaps of clearance dramas on my last 64 which was nowhere near this low, using standard width beam and 165/80's which are the
same overall diameter as a standard radial tyre
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| posted on May 6th, 2006 at 03:26 PM |
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Great look but please use beer can (mt) for height :thumb
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LOL beer can wont fit unless its lying down. Got a couple of stubbies lying around but no cans. Will take a pic just for a laugh.
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| posted on May 7th, 2006 at 12:02 AM |
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Hey man, nice ride!
Is it on the road? You should come out for a Ratzenmore run. Just an informal thing that a few of us on this forum have as well as some other marques
also.
Great rat sir....great rat!
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| posted on May 7th, 2006 at 02:54 AM |
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Hoping it will be on the road in about 2 weeks. I've had that hope for a couple of months though so we will see. Never heard of the rat run when
are they on. Havent been to any get togethers for ages hopefully can find the time when the car is on the road, time's always a problem (or timing).
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| posted on May 7th, 2006 at 09:12 AM |
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The zx's are often used on the front of street/strip drag cars. Good price as they retail new for $150+ each.
Notoriously scary in the wet, though.
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| posted on May 7th, 2006 at 08:47 PM |
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That thing looks sweet dude! Can't wait to see it done.:thumb
I'm pretty sure the tyres are the same as the ones on the front of the Smart cars. I know they're a 135/15 anyways.
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| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 01:10 PM |
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Those wheels look tiny! 
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| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 03:35 PM |
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135 michis were for the citroen 2cvs, not the smart cars.
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by sinecure
The zx's are often used on the front of street/strip drag cars. Good price as they retail new for $150+ each.
Notoriously scary in the wet, though.
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Mine handle sweet in the wet,$90 each.Any other tyre is too fat.Phatbug runs 125 at the front....they look the shiat.
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| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 09:34 PM |
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Very cool ride. Me like!
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| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 11:07 PM |
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They are the old tyres and rims from one of my cars.
Have plenty of new 135's if you need more Greg.
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| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 11:07 PM |
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That is super cool....me like.
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| posted on May 9th, 2006 at 09:24 AM |
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Thanks for all the comments guys, I'm hanging to drive it. Just wish it would stop raining when I have some spare time so I can get it finished.
Rear end has to come down a spline or two soon, still got to run another fuel line as the old one is cactus.
Dragbug you have U2U
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| posted on May 11th, 2006 at 10:59 PM |
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Hey Greg, love to see it, get some more photo's on, I still need that wheel!
Paul
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Hey Greg, love to see it, get some more photo's on, I still need that wheel!
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That's good cos I really need the cash!!!:o
Need to drop the back before I take too many more shots, its sky high at the moment. Dunno if I will get to it this weekend tho', its a bit of a
write off with birthdays (I'm 30 today :cry) and mothers day:kiss. Will be home a bit though so gimme a call or text if you want to come around.
Cheers
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Love it, looks unreal...im running 145s on my barny ute...
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