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Towel Rail
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Joined: April 15, 2005
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Location: SE CR IA US NA PE
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Good stuff, cugir. The procedures in the Bentley book and others made no sense to me (especially the math, I'm only a math minor  ), but watching it being done cleared it all up. Thanks for taking the time! 
Dug the Kraftwerk too.
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1974 Thing -- under the knife
1967 Beetle -- spring/summer/fall driver
1996 Subaru OBW (EJ22, 5-speed, AWD) -- winter car, 3-seasons "don't feel like biking today" car
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sharkskinman
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Joined: April 26, 2006
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Location: Deep In My Own Psyche
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B4
AFTER
2 clicks in the front
195/65/15's with slight rub shen i turn to hard
worked like a charm
maybe ill go for another notch or so
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
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70wagon
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Joined: September 23, 2007
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| how low do you guys think I can make my 71 Squareback I want to go as low as I can and still drive it with out bags |
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sharkskinman
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Joined: April 26, 2006
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Location: Deep In My Own Psyche
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as low as u want
dude in VA has his bug about 1" off and he drives it every where
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
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| Ward Cleaver wrote: |
| You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards |
PS4 "NKOGNEATO" |
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Mike Fisher
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Joined: January 30, 2006
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Location: Eugene, OR
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Mountain roads @ 65 mph?  |
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sharkskinman
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Joined: April 26, 2006
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Location: Deep In My Own Psyche
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i want to pikes peak my fast and yes i wanna go 65+ on dirt roads
and ill have her about 3 inches off the ground
low enough but high enough to miss medium size rocks
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
| Me of Course wrote: |
| Extremity is relative to how far your willing to jump |
| Ward Cleaver wrote: |
| You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards |
PS4 "NKOGNEATO" |
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Zoso_Pegasus
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Joined: August 20, 2007
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Location: USA
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You are a king for creating these videos. I did the front and rear of my squareback about a week ago.
2 notches in the front and one in the rear.
Now I'm just wondering if it's safe to cut those rubber stop brackets off the front end. The ones between the upper and lower control arm. |
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dlicious
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Joined: September 07, 2006
Posts: 245
Location: Spring(pronounced Sprang), TX
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You are a king for creating these videos. I did the front and rear of my squareback about a week ago.
2 notches in the front and one in the rear.
Now I'm just wondering if it's safe to cut those rubber stop brackets off the front end. The ones between the upper and lower control arm. |
You can pull them off. They are pressed onto a mushroom looking thingy. And Thanx cugir for the vids! I went 3 in the front and 2 in the rear and the ride is good. I used shocks for a '79 to '85 Buick Riviera and changed the bushings to fit. $17 lowered shocks, gotta love that!
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doesitreallymatter
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Joined: October 16, 2006
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Location: U.S.A.
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tell everett to sticky this. i could recommend these videos forever.
and the final product:
it's always for sale for the right $$$, but i keep adding shit to it anyway.
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looking for lowback buckets for my 1968 squareback in great shape. pm me. |
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ACtyp3
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Joined: May 28, 2007
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Location: Michigan
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VolkDubz
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| just awesome I love the videos |
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Londonsworld
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Joined: March 31, 2006
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Location: La Quinta, Ca
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| Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:18 am Post subject: Looks like Angus the rusty beast is going low |
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Impressive! Now I can piss my wife off again and use up the whole garage while getting dirty.....  |
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VolkDubz
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Joined: October 10, 2005
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: lowering and leveling the Type 3 - video |
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Lowering the VW Type 3 rear - Part 4 of 4
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Hey Cugir
just got done lowering my typ1 74st after watching your videos(excellent) and I wanted a 2in drop so I moved 1outer spline. When I reattached everything I noticed that the bumpstop was hitting is that normal with a 2in drop in the back?and would I need shorter shocks and thanks again for the videos,awesome work |
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Yooyenkoo
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Location: Nebraska
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Very nice video Cugir... looks like it will help alot of people in the long run.
Would you still happen to have the unedited video on your laptop? |
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SlowSquare
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Joined: July 04, 2007
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anyone have any tips on getting the spring plates loose? I have been working on it for about 4 hours now with no progress..
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68 Squareback
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sharkskinman
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Joined: April 26, 2006
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Crow bar
and a lack of fear
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74 Mexi Swamp Thing. 70 square volksrod (Swamp Rat)..65 C10
| Me of Course wrote: |
| Extremity is relative to how far your willing to jump |
| Ward Cleaver wrote: |
| You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards |
PS4 "NKOGNEATO" |
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SlowSquare
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Crow bar
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already there. Im bringing the car up off the jackstand everytime
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coach macinnis
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| That was the best tech video I've seen since the Bug-me one for installing wiring harnesses--and you've made yours free to the public. You've done a service to the VW community with this--I just lowered the rear of my T3 today, but the front had me a little confused. I am planning to lower the front tomorrow and was just checking thesamba to see if there was something helpful available. I didn't expect something this nice! I saw your videos in the nick of time and there's no doubt you've saved me an hour or more and a hell of a lot of cussing. Cheers to you! |
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VWandyVW
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Location: Oregon
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| Thanks for this posting. Helped me drop my 73 square 3 in the front and 2 in the back. Looks like smaller tires are my next purchase. |
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so-calvwdude
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Location: So Cal
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Thank you very much for those videos. I watched them a few times before attempting the job, and i left a few comments i am Food13 on there.
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