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vwfye
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Installed front fenders wiring included, hood pins and rear polycarbonate window today.
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vwfye
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:06 am Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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When i can afford it
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vwfye
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:08 am Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Nope. Not track legal yet.
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vwfye
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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The day I brought it home:
Now:
Done? No... but much closer to being something!
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vwfye
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| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Next is adding a tab where circled to keep the fender off the rear of the 8 inch wide slicks.
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vwfye
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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I was having tire rub issues backing the red car up. Thought it was both sides...come to find out, the right side was almost 1.5" inboard! This is the same side that I had to reshape the rear fender around the light. Just got it all squarish again. No more rub!
I am very glad I happened to start on that side. Also, that car had negative camber and was rubbing. I raised the rear about an inch to lesson this a bit and still no rub. It was a good day!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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I was having tire rub issues backing the red car up. Thought it was both sides...come to find out, the right side was almost 1.5" inboard! This is the same side that I had to reshape the rear fender around the light. Just got it all squarish again. No more rub!
I am very glad I happened to start on that side. Also, that car had negative camber and was rubbing. I raised the rear about an inch to lesson this a bit and still no rub. It was a good day!
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Or you could have added a 1 inch strip of metal to the inner wheel well lip (the John J. method) of getting wider tires to fit in the rear. Looks good though if you fixed it correctly.
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vwfye
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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That was the plan initially, but it all fits with these wheels' offset.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:16 am Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Next up is sorting out the front tie rods and coilover shocks on the T1 beam conversion for racing. I think I will start with 2000lb springs and see if they can support the nose with driver in the car. Race height is only 4 inches to the bottom of the beam... so things all change, even the tie rod length gets much shorter.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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| Next up is sorting out the front tie rods and coilover shocks on the T1 beam conversion for racing. I think I will start with 2000lb springs and see if they can support the nose with driver in the car. Race height is only 4 inches to the bottom of the beam... so things all change, even the tie rod length gets much shorter. |
Any pics of it?
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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vwfye
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| Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Nada
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Ended up ordering new tie rods. Seems I have late BJ spindles and dog bone with early ball joints. That's a failure waiting to happen... so, just waiting for the new to arrive.
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vwfye
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:56 am Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Realized I will need to go to a 22x4x15 front runner tire to avoid rub at the height I want the nose at on the track. It's just money and time, correct?
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:16 am Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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I know the superbeetle spoiler certainly helps at high speeds to keep mine stable
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Yeah, but does he have the horse power to push it?
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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vwfye
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| Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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Not sure I want one on a drag car.
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vwfye
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:15 am Post subject: Re: The Roach |
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The tie rods finally arrived! There is supposed to be a break in the rain later this week, so... We will see if my toe in/out can be remedied! If that happens, I will finally start to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Woot!
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