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Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:08 am

Ok guys i am so glad to find a fourm on the bajas THAT IS SWEET !! . I am the dude that bought the Pimp My ride vw Baja for Krissy Miller . This is the green one that was on MTV . Anyway they made it look nice inside and out but didnt change any of the brakes or suspension . These 18 inch rims are heavy as hell !!! when i jack it up the camber is so crazy i cant believe it is correct ., I think there is a problem with it . Ill post spme pics asap . Is this a standard thing for the wheels to cock in so much ? Yea i know I said "cock" quit snikering :) L:ike i said ill post some pics. Also could i get some help identifing the type of suspension i have on it as well . I will have to post those as well . I in the prosess of putting a whole new brake system on it . new everything so i have pics of it with out the tires . Thanks for all you guys help and have a great day .

Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:45 am

The problem with PMR is they're all about looks. They don't care about the mechanicals.

All these guys with large wheels don't realize that they have to upgrade the brakes so they can stop.

I hope you didn't pay too much because I'm sure you'll need to dump some cash into it to resolve what they didn't fix.

good luck.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:56 am

Glenn wrote: The problem with PMR is they're all about looks. They don't care about the mechanicals.

All these guys with large wheels don't realize that they have to upgrade the brakes so they can stop.

I hope you didn't pay too much because I'm sure you'll need to dump some cash into it to resolve what they didn't fix.

good luck. Thanks i paid way to much . But i think its a promo car for my car audio shop . Its drawa a great amount of attention and has paid back about $2000 since dec. I think it will pay for it self in a year.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:57 am

I hate to show you this, but you may want to read our opinions of it when it first went on ebay

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87573

The car is a 1960. you have linkpin front suspension and swing axle rear. The reason you are seeing so much camber when you lift it, is because this suspension was designed for its simplicity, nothing else. The axles only pivot at the transaxle causing your wheels to always be perpendicular to the angle of the axle.

My suggestion to you if you really want to do off-roading with this car: take off all the bullshit that they installed for the TV show and get some good all-terrain tires. If you sell all the crap put in place by WCC, you can make a pretty penny and still have a decent looking car that will perform about ten times better than it does now.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:01 am

Well, if it's a promo for your business, i suggest you leave it alone and don't attempt to drive it.

If you want to go off road... get a real vehicle.

Did you see how they "fixed" the Split Bus? They used sheetrock corner bead and bondo. You should have a qualified VW mechanic give the car a complete once over. You have no idea the condition of the brakes, floor pan and suspension.

And remember PMR is all about the looks.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 11:43 am

Thanks to both of you . I am actually driving it on the street only . I have no plans to off-road it at all . I have a second bug i may do all off road but thats in time . I will be showing it up and down the east coast for this year before i strip the system and redo it with my products. i just want to make it streetable for right now. And i jut read that whole post . Man i didnt realize how much VW guys hate this car . I feel like they will run me out of here with burning torches and pitch forks

Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:04 pm

joe5798 on ebay wrote: And i jut read that whole post . Man i didnt realize how much VW guys hate this car . I feel like they will run me out of here with burning torches and pitch forks

Nothing personal but most of the "hard core" guys like "quality" work and the the crap "Pimp" stuff PMR puts out.

Plan on spending some money and get the mechanicals straighten out.

I'm located in the North East, so i'll have to check it out.

Here's your east coast competition...

Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:38 pm

its a little low for me, but id still
drive that car slow as hell.
tunes cranked up, pissing off the
whole neighborhood. NICE!!

Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:46 pm

i'd drive it

Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:55 pm

thats nice . Irealize its not the quality that most show cars have . It needs a lot of work . But i am still happy with it .And people still like it anyway . I didnt say i was going to actuall try to compete in any car shows just display i know i havent a chance against cars like that . how much for the bug ?

Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:57 pm

joe5798 on ebay wrote: how much for the bug ?

Probibly nowhere near what it cost to build.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:06 pm

Glenn wrote: joe5798 on ebay wrote: how much for the bug ?

Probibly nowhere near what it cost to build. Yea you never get what you put in anything . but with in reason id imagine

Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:13 pm

I say put some nice disk brakes on that thing and drive it. It may not be what we would build if it were ours, but if its making your company money I say drive it.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:34 pm

COOKIE wrote: I say put some nice disk brakes on that thing and drive it. It may not be what we would build if it were ours, but if its making your company money I say drive it. i was concidering that . disk brakes seem to be the best since these stupid tires are so big. thanks for the help and ideas . I would like to get the camber fixed as well . it rides like a brick with square wheels :) WCC hackers just do the inside and nothing to actually make the car better. She said she was driving it 100 miles a day ! i cant even stand to drive it up the street and back with out worrying about it beating me to death . I need to make it safe first .

Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:46 pm

HamburgerBrad wrote: The car is a 1960. you have linkpin front suspension and swing axle rear. The reason you are seeing so much camber when you lift it, is because this suspension was designed for its simplicity, nothing else. The axles only pivot at the transaxle causing your wheels to always be perpendicular to the angle of the axle.

is there any was to stiffen it up ? here is the pic

Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:00 pm

I figure if you want to laugh at some thing check this out . As you know the bug was built for California weather . Well here in VA we have this thing called"COLD AS HELL" weather :) i walked outside after one of our 12 degree nights and laughted my tail off ., Ran inside and got the camera !!! the lava lamps froze !! i took it apart and got them defrosted . Lucky they didnt explode :)

Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:01 pm

Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:27 pm

wow, they froze, I thought lava lamps had oil inside it.

Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:59 pm

jimmy1 wrote: wow, they froze, I thought lava lamps had oil inside it. Yep its water and wax thats it . Im not sure you know what kind of wax it is . Its the same was in a wax ring that you put down before installing a toilet bowl

Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:34 pm

Thanks guys sofar for the help on this board and the privte messages . Its been allot of help . I am going to go with the disk brakes in the frnt right now and do the rears when my next wellfair check comes in :) All new drums in the back for now . Now i have to weld some rust holes they neglected to do . This car was more like a pimp slap :)