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Glenn 
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vamram
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Wow, came a long way from "car in tow!"  Do you drive it in Long Island winter?
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Glenn
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 3:26 pm Post subject: Re: 20 years ago |
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| vamram wrote: |
| Wow, came a long way from "car in tow!" Do you drive it in Long Island winter? |
nope... it's a weekend car now.
But I used to.
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74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: 20 years ago |
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| What offset are you running on the rims? Tire size? Looks good. Nice car. |
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lovethatconvertible
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: 20 years ago |
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| What offset are you running on the rims? Tire size? Looks good. Nice car. |
Glenn has a link to his build at the bottom of his post
Suspension Specs: IRS - Ball Joint / 4 Wheel Independent
Front Beam - VW (German), Gene Berg AVIS adjusters, Ghia spindles (adjustable, lowered 3")
Rear Trailing Arms - Sway-A-Way Adjustable Spring Plates
Antiroll Bars - Sway-A-Way 19mm front and 25mm rear, urethane mounts
Shocks Front - KYB GR2, low pressure gas, Opel GT (shorter for lowered beam)
Shocks Rear - KYB GR2, low pressure gas, stock length
Brakes Front - Volkswagen, Type 3 calipers (ATE) and Brembo rotors, Mintex pads, Aeroquip steel braid hose
Brakes Rear - Volkswagen, Ate drums, Mintex shoes
Wheels - Porsche/Pedrini, 914 Aluminum alloys 5.5x15
Tires - BF Goodrich g-Force Sport, 195/55VR-15 front and 205/60VR-15 rear
Misc. - M&H Racemaster 26x6x15 slicks mounted on Porsche/Fuchs 914 forged alloys 5.5x15
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Glenn
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: 20 years ago |
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| What offset are you running on the rims? Tire size? Looks good. Nice car. |
Wheels are "real" Porsche/Pedrini 5.5x15 ET42
Tires are BF Goodrich g-Force 195/55VR-15 front and 205/60VR-15 rear.
Front is dropped 3" and the rear 1".
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