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| posted on November 2nd, 2010 at 02:29 PM |
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New to Vw's and Loving my 71 Beetle
Im new to the VW scene, After buying my wife a 09 Beetle I was offered a 71 Beetle for Free!
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ian.mezz
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| posted on November 2nd, 2010 at 03:27 PM |
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go the superbug
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Joel
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| posted on November 2nd, 2010 at 04:23 PM |
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I bet the last owner ended up with arm muscles like Arnold with front tyres that wide and a sports steeringwheel
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| posted on November 3rd, 2010 at 03:35 PM |
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definately won't fall over through corners!!!!! lol
1958 Beetle (currently restoring)
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| posted on November 3rd, 2010 at 03:47 PM |
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posted by Joel
I bet the last owner ended up with arm muscles like Arnold with front tyres that wide and a sports steeringwheel
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It's only a Beetle, not a big heavy car. There isn't much weight on the front so in my opinion they're not really that heavy in the steering even
with wide tyres and small steering wheels. Certainly heavier than what a lot of people are used to these days with power steering even on small cars,
but people used to drive big V8 muscle cars on race slicks without power steering. A Beetle on street tyres is nothing by comparison! My Aunt is a
nurse and she drove a HZ Kingswood with manual steering and three on the tree right up until about a year ago. Some people today would say that's got
heavy steering but she parked it in a packed hospital carpark just fine.
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| posted on November 3rd, 2010 at 08:14 PM |
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It's not so much to do with the wieght, its more the tyre contact on the ground and steering gearing.
Trust me you're talking to someone who has a 13" steering wheel and used to have 225 tyres on front, and effort required was just as bad as my old
commodore with no powersteer
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| posted on November 3rd, 2010 at 08:40 PM |
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Well, I've got 195s on the front and probably a similar sized steering wheel (whatever the old '70s leather Formulings are, maybe 14"?) and mine
isn't too bad. I suppose the extra bit of tyre would make a difference, but I still maintain that people these days are too soft with their cars. A
bit of steering effort is good, lets you know you're actually driving a car.
Oh, and not to get too sidetracked in stealing this thread, welcome to the VW world NTSuperbug! That looks like a good project car which I'm sure you
will have fun with and learn plenty.
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NTsuperbug
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| posted on November 7th, 2010 at 06:13 PM |
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The fronts are 245's and the rears are 265's however as you can see I am going with a little ratrod look and have swapped the fronts for 195's that
sit in the guards. It is at the shop now and hopefully be finished soon I will go in and get more pics this week! I am only very new to this scene as
this is my first beetle (asides from the wifes new one)
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| posted on November 7th, 2010 at 07:19 PM |
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look forward to seeing your progress
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NTsuperbug
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| posted on November 12th, 2010 at 10:41 AM |
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more update
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| posted on November 12th, 2010 at 10:43 AM |
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more pics
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