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jay dee 101
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Joined: May 03, 2011
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Location: Merseyside, UK
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rich591
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Joined: July 19, 2010
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Location: Exeter, United Kingdom
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Nice man, really like that.
8" you say? I have the same on my '59. Is yours on air or do you roll that low at the front all the time? Also, what tyres do you have on the front and what problems have you encountered so far? |
Yes mate 8" beam and no air its static and driven alot. I run 145/65 with custom headlight bowls and flipped rods. Have had no problems with it and my missis drives it to.
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Hey fella,
I don't suppose you could add a few pics of your headlight bowl mod's could you? I'm trying to sort my bowls out and would interested to see what route you took?
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ally07
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Joined: March 22, 2009
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Location: Turkey / Antalya
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5" rader + dropped spindle 165 tire 5" beam
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Nice Bug
Nice Wheel
Nice Beam
(Allah kesip biçenden razı olsun  )
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conrad94
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Joined: February 02, 2012
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Location: pembroke pines
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5 inch Beam |
is the car drivable being this low ? would i have to do anything else besides lowering it ? |
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ihave27frets
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Joined: September 06, 2006
Posts: 93
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| Any one have any experience with the CP1 4" narrowed LP beams? Do the towers clear? |
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howardzane88
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Joined: January 12, 2012
Posts: 10
Location: georgia
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:59 pm Post subject: I love this car!!!!!! |
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4 inch narrowed German ball joint beam with dropped spindles. No shock towers. Stock 4.5" rims with 135s on the front.
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Do you have more pictures of your car. What size tires are you running in the back and what do you have going on as far as the lowering method in the back. I went down three splines with 165's and it is still sitting too high for my taste. |
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vee dub dan
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Joined: June 23, 2004
Posts: 445
Location: Pennsylvannia
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4" beam, 145/65 front tires, stock back tires, 4" drop in the back (2 clicks)
oval doesn't have an engine, but still quite a difference
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english-dub
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Joined: June 13, 2005
Posts: 81
Location: Derby England
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| rich591 wrote: |
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Nice man, really like that.
8" you say? I have the same on my '59. Is yours on air or do you roll that low at the front all the time? Also, what tyres do you have on the front and what problems have you encountered so far? |
Yes mate 8" beam and no air its static and driven alot. I run 145/65 with custom headlight bowls and flipped rods. Have had no problems with it and my missis drives it to.
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Hey fella,
I don't suppose you could add a few pics of your headlight bowl mod's could you? I'm trying to sort my bowls out and would interested to see what route you took?
Thanks,
Rich. |
Will see if have some pics for you mate |
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vintagevolks
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Joined: December 11, 2000
Posts: 2476
Location: Montana
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jmsmilin
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Location: Out on Pa-troll.
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Im pretty sure I owned this car for a day before I traded it off, looks like it anyway, I would guess you bought it from a young girl in FL or her father, I bought it for somewhere around $4000 or so but it needed lots of work, sure has come a long way, it was supposed to have 23k orig but clearly was not, so it was overpriced back then, but looks good now, it was done up nice, take some more pics of it
looks like it was repainted - or just buffed?
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vintagevolks
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Location: Montana
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Im pretty sure I owned this car for a day before I traded it off, looks like it anyway, I would guess you bought it from a young girl in FL or her father, I bought it for somewhere around $4000 or so but it needed lots of work, sure has come a long way, it was supposed to have 23k orig but clearly was not, so it was overpriced back then, but looks good now, it was done up nice, take some more pics of it
looks like it was repainted - or just buffed? |
It came out of PC FL. there more pics in my gallery
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Airkewld
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Location: Goodyear, AZ USA
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BDubVdub
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| What's with the tissue box? For customers to wipe away their tears after spending that much money on a beam setup? |
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Airkewld
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BDubVdub
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| What's with the tissue box? For customers to wipe away their tears after spending that much money on a beam setup? |
It's open for interpretation. It has nothing to do with drooling. |
Well that's good. I sure wouldn't need a tissue since IMO, there is nothing terribly special about your beams nor would I ever spend that kind of money on one of your beams. So, I wouldn't be crying or drooling. I might sneeze on one, though  |
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r_beghetto
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Joined: August 31, 2007
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Location: Curitiba - Brasil
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Airkewld
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Location: Goodyear, AZ USA
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chickengeorge
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Joined: August 18, 2004
Posts: 5634
Location: Spokompton Warshington
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This is my Beam...
Made in hom
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Tough as nails. |
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BDubVdub
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| Well that's good. I would need a tissue since IMO, I would drooling. |
Fixed. Glad to have your support |
Don't get me wrong, Pete. Your products are really top notch. Just a bit on the high side. |
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bjoy
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Location: NC
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^^ if you really think his stuff is "really top notch" then why would you say something like this?
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| What's with the tissue box? For customers to wipe away their tears after spending that much money on a beam setup? |
It's open for interpretation. It has nothing to do with drooling. |
Well that's good. I sure wouldn't need a tissue since IMO, there is nothing terribly special about your beams nor would I ever spend that kind of money on one of your beams. So, I wouldn't be crying or drooling. I might sneeze on one, though |
all he did was post his beams in a thread titled "narrowed beams" and you jump down his throat... then turn around and say his stuff is great...  |
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