Midengine superbeetle build..Cadillac northstar..long travel

turnaround89 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

You do some amazing work!!!!! Absolutely AWESOME
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ZARJDR · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:19 pm Post subject:

You better install oxygen masks above/behind the sun visors, you are probably going to need them, the air gets thin at altitude.
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endobear · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:09 am Post subject:

Looks good
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57streetrodbuggy · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject:

i cant remember did you say what you are gonna drive on with this thing?
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northstarbeetle · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

mostly dirt and sand...
Here is a few pics of rear cage and tire mount spot, tire slides in from the top ..bottom braces and shock mount bars next!
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perrib · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:40 am Post subject:

Thats is an incredible build. For shifting you can use a Brandwood Cable Shifter. My dragster had a 914 transaxle and I ate a set of hubs/sliders first time out. The frame was in the way for a cable side shift so I swapped the nose cone ansd shifter parts. I modified the T-1 cable shifter to work. It shifted great after that. Brandwood now sells the shifter already set up for a 911 shift pattern. You running ac? I bet that babys going to generate some heat? Keep up the greatwork.

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CBDZ_CBDZ · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

How is it that you seem to work so fast? Is this your day job?
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northstarbeetle · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:38 am Post subject:

BugMan114 · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:50 am Post subject:

thats too friggin amazing. I can't wait till its finished. thats gonna be one badass ride when completed. Twisted Evil

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northstarbeetle

ok I need some info on shock mount locations and angles..
Im going with F.O.A. 18 inch travel 2.0 coil overs...
These are takin at full compression.. shock is 24.3 @ full bump"
I heard shock should be 90* off trailing arm from hub to arm mount (front to back) at full bump?
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What is the recomended angle of shock from trailing arm towards the top mount (side to side)?
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I welcome any other info on this topic, shock mount location, angle of the shocks piviot points to car, or anything else i need to know??
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Green bug Guy · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

you want your shocks to follow the cycle of your trailing arm. you dont want them straight up and down. that is why most set their shocks at a forward angle.

northstarbeetle · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

90* at full bump is not straight up and down..
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Green bug Guy · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject:

oh ya hahaha i see that now! sorry bout that. id say at full bump then ya.

northstarbeetle · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:13 pm Post subject:

Im more interested in the side to side angle of the shock from arm mount to frame mount..
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Green bug Guy · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:

you want them to be as close to straight as possable. you dont want them to move side to side. it will cause binding and id think it would put un wanted stress on the shock? the less movement of the shock the better. at least thats what iv always been told...

GhiaBateman · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:06 am Post subject:

let me see if I can say it easier... you're getting the answers you need but they aren't to clear.
you have the 90* thing right, so when the arm is at full bump the top shock mount would be tilted towards the front of the car at 30* +/- looks like you have that, BUT you want as LITTLE tilt as possible looking from the rear/front, just as the front shocks stand straight the rears should too.
In your mock-up below the shock should be as close to straight up and down as possible,
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you have it tilted in almost 45* Shocked

you're gonna have to move your mount up the arm a bit and may need to "massage" the body a bit.[/img]
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Green bug Guy · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject:

^ indeeeed!^

baja kid · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject:

This may be a stupid question but then again i do not know your intentions for the car, so anyways here it goes.

If you are going through all of this work to build a bomb Baja-Bug, wouldn't it be a lot eraser to just build a rail? That’s essentially what your doing, just fitting it all inside a shell. Maybe you just want the Baja look? I don’t know I was just curious. Awesome build though by the way this thing is turning out incredible
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Green bug Guy · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:08 pm Post subject:

i found some pics of a guys baja that might come in handy for your rear shock placement on the arms... 2nd page near the end!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3...p;start=20

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