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a1steaksauce
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: | tub dub. 
WAY COOL! i want to do this to mine ....someday..... |
seeing all these cute little tubs with people tucking 15/14in rims is making me regret my decision to rock some 17's which require some huge tubs for suspension travel 
here's a good shot showing how large of a tub i'm rocking...you can see how it sits in relation to the vin plate:
it literally sat dead level with the rivets holding the plate on. i ended up moving the plate up a few inches before welding the tub in place.
all done.
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HighTopBay
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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 wow them are big. giggity.
well got a little bit done today, work doesnt leave much time for progress.... and since its sunday, I couldn't go anywhere that sells pieces of sheet metal large enough to start welding the tubs in so instead I made cardboard templates. I'm just going to play it by ear for the top piece.
and cutting it close to the door....
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67T1
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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I've been wanting to get my DC tubbed out bad, but I'll wait a little longer. HighTopBay, always digg your ride. After looking at your pix of your cut compared to A1steaksauce's pix above yours, they look a little narrow. Are you seats going to sit on there alright after your done? Regardless, can't wait to see your end product. Good luck with the progress!
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HighTopBay
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The actual tub section will go in a little further than the cut out section and then the inner seat rail/mount will be raised with some 3" box tubing that way the inner rail and outer rail will be all the same height. The front/top corners will also be rounded off, not 90* angles. And thanks for the kind words!
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67T1
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Nice. Can't wait to see the end product!
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a1steaksauce
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my tubs are very deceiving....but you're right i did push them way out to get me as much turning radius as i could.
i put a nice fat angle in them to interfere with the doors as little as possble, don't mind the wet primer:
and how much i had to tub my doors to accommodate them:
i can go full lock and my turning radius is fantastic. but again, if i was running smaller rims i wouldn't be having all these issues to work around |
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HighTopBay
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Im thinking i can leave the door alone, narrow enough i think 4" king pin beam and 165 55 14 tires on stock wheels. leaves a little less to worry about lol
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a1steaksauce
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| HighTopBay wrote: | | Im thinking i can leave the door alone, narrow enough i think 4" king pin beam and 165 55 14 tires on stock wheels. leaves a little less to worry about lol |
yeah you're good. i've got 205/40R17's to worry about |
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Is there a lower profile tire that is reinforced sidewall similar to the stock or Hannock? I have a Westy that I lowered and want to find a lower profile tire.
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a1steaksauce
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| 1vwdog wrote: | | Is there a lower profile tire that is reinforced sidewall similar to the stock or Hannock? I have a Westy that I lowered and want to find a lower profile tire. |
poke around on tirerack.com that's where i got mine from. they have a handy feature that allows you to filter tires by weight rating.
if you're a late westy you want a XL 94 load rated tire. will more than handle the GVWR of a westy.
there's plenty of low profile tires in that weight rating as well. |
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1vwdog
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They don't let you select a bus, type II, van, etc.
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a1steaksauce
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| 1vwdog wrote: | | They don't let you select a bus, type II, van, etc. |
go by tire size then.
i never look for tires on their site based off the vehicle. |
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Here's my 68 and 61 Bug
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| HighTopBay wrote: | wow them are big. giggity.
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I see a TN plate under that mat. Where abouts? Thought Port Richey was in FL? |
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HighTopBay
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^ I am in port richey, fl. I just have a random collection of out of state tags that I keep around for emergency metal patches lol. Whats the set-up/specs on the '68? Looks good!
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BDubVdub
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| HighTopBay wrote: | | ^ I am in port richey, fl. I just have a random collection of out of state tags that I keep around for emergency metal patches lol. Whats the set-up/specs on the '68? Looks good! |
Ahhhh...gotcha. The 68 has a 4" narrowed scratch built beam by me and a friend. Rear has 4.5" drop plates and is currently getting notched. |
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front narrowed beam ball joint by Vintage Autohaus
dropped spindle ball joint by Vintage Autohaus
front tyres 165/50/15
rear adjustable plates by Vintage Autohaus
rear tyres 185/65/15
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HighTopBay
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Here we go!
Frame tacked in place.(The excess metal inside the edges will be trimmed off eventually)
All closed up
I'll grind down the excess weld and finish em up real nice
now to do it one more time on the other side......
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| Sick!!! |
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