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MI-Bug Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2016 Posts: 117 Location: Marne, MI
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joemama Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2006 Posts: 1635 Location: La Crescenta, California
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sidehill Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2018 Posts: 122 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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Thanks for all the ideas on skid plates. I don't think I'll need one on the front since I will be running slow on mountain trails instead of racing. My rig is not a Class 11, just a raised bug.. I have watched the Class 11 races on youtube and can see why they would need a front skid plate.
I do need one on the rear however. I have good clearance even with the thin-line 1.5 qt sump, but it won't survive even a slight kiss of a rock while the front beam would.
I like joemamas technique for bending plate. I do a lot of stuff like that.
I've got anvils, big vises and hammers, and have been to blacksmith school so can flog iron with the best of them. I'll probably use aluminum over steel tube for the rear skidplate though. |
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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The 1st Baja I owned, bought it shortly after I turned 18, which is the minimum age to own a car in California, was a '65 Bug, still stock when I bought it from the original owner. It had a big ding in the bottom of the spare tire well and in the front of the beam from a time that the PO was at Big Bear in the snow. He hit a hidden large rock at the edge of a parking lot at a business in town.
My son's Jetta got the oil pan broken hitting a driveway that was steep. (He'll NEVER let that friend borrow anything again!)
Skid plates are NOT just for racing. Nor even just for going fast.
And a front skidplate SHOULD extend down below and beyond the beam. If it doesn't, it's a wannabe, but is NOT a "skid" plate.
I DO believe your part of Colorado gets a fair amount of snow, doesn't it? _________________ Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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Kicked Cancer's A$$...1st and 2nd round...Fight ain't over yet. |
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sidehill Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2018 Posts: 122 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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Dusty
We get very little snow here in Grand Junction. However at our camp at 10,000 feet near Silverton they get plenty. Too much to drive around in except on plowed roads.
I had a Thing that I bought new in 73, and looking back and from what I've read it was a very capable rig. The gearing just wasn't low enough. I don't have much better now; 4.37 vs 4.12 on the Thing, but have a much bigger motor. 2017 vs 1600. I hope to have lower gears in the future.
The summer roads that I want to drive around on near Silverton would be considered easy jeep trails. I doubt that a carefully driver would ever touch the front beam on these roads. There are a few rougher trails; Poughkeepsie for one, but only a very built VW could manage it.
I will measure my beam height and sump height and post it. It may be a few days since I'm traveling. |
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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I plan to go with my friend who has a Jeep to Moab early July. Won't be far from you. _________________ Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
SoCalBajas Member
Kicked Cancer's A$$...1st and 2nd round...Fight ain't over yet. |
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Double-Double Samba Member
Joined: October 25, 2019 Posts: 640 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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Any news on this build? I too am running the Atomwerk lift plates and wondering how you are enjoying them?
_________________ “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
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shakinjoe Samba Member
Joined: May 17, 2018 Posts: 5 Location: St. Pete, FL
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:52 am Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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stupid good thread _________________ Shakin Joe
St Pete Florida |
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stevebaz Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2008 Posts: 189 Location: El Monte CA
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:50 am Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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dustymojave wrote: |
I plan to go with my friend who has a Jeep to Moab early July. Won't be far from you. |
Moab at the fourth of July was one of my fondest memories. old town get together at the park, food booths and games and band playing in the gazebo but was extremely hot. such nice people. best corn on the cob I ever had. |
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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That trip turned out to happen in late July. We didn't get to use my friend's flat fender Jeep as he got sick with shingles and was NOT feeling well the whole time. Still a great trip.
Weather was exactly the same as here at home in SoCal. Same temp to the precise degree. _________________ Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
SoCalBajas Member
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sidehill Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2018 Posts: 122 Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:15 am Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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The car described in this build thread is for sale again in Classifieds. |
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AZ-BUG Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2008 Posts: 477 Location: AZ
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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Interesting the cage was removed somewhere along the way... |
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sxuxrxf Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 1338 Location: Oceanside, CA
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Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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I saw that too. The beam just lost its support. _________________ (ignore the X's ) |
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MI-Bug Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2016 Posts: 117 Location: Marne, MI
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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New sighting of this car over on FB. Still looking good.
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sxuxrxf Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2005 Posts: 1338 Location: Oceanside, CA
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: Not another Class 11 (style)... |
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Thanks for posting! It sure has changed over the years. _________________ (ignore the X's ) |
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