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1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.

Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 22, 2012 10:19:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Bought this a couple of days ago having never owned, or to be honest even been interested in air cooled stuff. It's a 1971 1200 with a 2" narrowed adjustable beam & the hubs have been redrilled to 4x100. Gutted I missed the Brean meet yesterday but it was a bit of a productive weekend and it's now lowered 2 splines on the back and as low as it would go with the adjusters on the front. I fitted my 16x9j DZ Exclusivs that I had left over from selling my E30 at the beginning of the year. Pretty pleased with how it's turned out considering I only bought it on Friday afternoon. Will be fitting dropped spindles on the front to bring it down a bit more.
	Last Edit: Jan 4, 2016 12:58:53 GMT by Stu_B

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sparkyt Posted a lot selling stuff Posts: 1,767	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.sparkyt @trevorhutchins
	Oct 22, 2012 10:29:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Having driven a few beetles on dropped spindle.s ( hover craft low ) Id be tempted to leave it as is ,bet you only have a fag packet worth of clearance anyway .. save your pocket .. it looks like a great looking ride .


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doctorblack Part of things Posts: 447	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.doctorblack @doctorblack
	Oct 22, 2012 11:07:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brilliant.
	Currently: 1974 Beetle - Golf - Previously: e38 735i, e34 525iSE, 1972 Beetle, 1991 Scirocco Scala, Morris Minor, 1983 Polo Breadvan, 1991 Mazda MX6

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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 22, 2012 12:21:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It's got a suprising amount of ground clearance. Even the towing eye hanging below the frame head is a few inches off the ground. It drives well too, better than the horrible 17" wheels it came on. For some reason not all my pics are showing up though.


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doctorblack Part of things Posts: 447	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.doctorblack @doctorblack
	Oct 22, 2012 12:40:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Try again! Need more pics.
	Currently: 1974 Beetle - Golf - Previously: e38 735i, e34 525iSE, 1972 Beetle, 1991 Scirocco Scala, Morris Minor, 1983 Polo Breadvan, 1991 Mazda MX6

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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 22, 2012 12:49:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The links are showing when I go in to edit the post. Very strange.


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rodney Posted a lot https://www.facebook.com/RD-vehicle-transport-and-recovery-services-525622614268010/ Posts: 1,677	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.rodney @mrrodney
	Oct 22, 2012 14:19:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	do like it , more pics ,.
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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 22, 2012 16:23:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Rehosted the pics to photobucket: There's a set of 17" wheels & tyres in the backseat so I'm not sure how it sits when unloaded, hopefully won't look as though it's reverse raking too much.


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MrDay Part of things Posts: 139	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.MrDay @mrday
	Oct 22, 2012 18:20:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice bug but have you got anymore pics of the combo?


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hcanimal Part of things Posts: 228	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.hcanimal @hcanimal
	Oct 22, 2012 18:36:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	also bare in mind drop spindles increase your track by half inch a side.
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tubthumper Part of things Posts: 609	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.tubthumper @tubthumper
	Oct 22, 2012 18:39:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I like that, and it's not often that you see modern wheels that suit a Bug I'm also in the "leave the front as it is" camp , but I am, sadly, middle aged


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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 22, 2012 18:54:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 22, 2012 18:20:18 GMT MrDay said: Nice bug but have you got anymore pics of the combo? Afraid not, it belongs to my mate. It's his work van and is running loads of camber & 16x9j Azev E's. Oct 22, 2012 18:36:32 GMT hcanimal said: also bare in mind drop spindles increase your track by half inch a side. Yeah I'm aware of that now. If I go for drop spindles I'll have to have the beam narrowed to keep the track the same as it's spot on at the moment. I'm thinking about removing the adjusters and rotating them further round the beam.


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xjlee Part of things Posts: 294	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.xjlee @xjlee
	Oct 22, 2012 19:18:31 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oooh a beetle to upset the purists - i like it! Looks well on those wheels looks a solid bug too. The combo looks wicked too, nearly brought one not so long back with the intention of doing a similar thing to it ;D
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pompeypaul Part of things Posts: 258	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.pompeypaul @pompeypaul
	Oct 23, 2012 5:40:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	and another like from me ;D....
	loving the dub

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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 23, 2012 8:48:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cheers for the positive comments guys. The plan this week (depending on the weather) is to get all of the interior out & rustproof the floor pans inside & out for the winter.


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doctorblack Part of things Posts: 447	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.doctorblack @doctorblack
	Oct 23, 2012 14:43:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yeah I need to slap something on my bottom, as it were.
	Currently: 1974 Beetle - Golf - Previously: e38 735i, e34 525iSE, 1972 Beetle, 1991 Scirocco Scala, Morris Minor, 1983 Polo Breadvan, 1991 Mazda MX6

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dougalmagic Part of things Sniff my diff. Posts: 212	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.dougalmagic @dougalmagic
	Oct 23, 2012 17:03:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Big likes for this bug dude!
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chris948 Part of things Posts: 218	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.chris948 @chris948
	Oct 25, 2012 6:05:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I love this to bits i wish my dad would let me lower his beetle they look sooooo much better on the deck.


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luckygti Posted a lot I need to try harder! Posts: 4,912	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.luckygti @luckygti
	Oct 25, 2012 8:58:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well, I'm not normally a fan of the Beetle, but that looks the absolute dogs danglies! Nice work ;D
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Stu_B Posted a lot Investing in rust! Posts: 1,266	1971 Beetle... Home build air ride, laying frame.Stu_B @stu666
	Oct 25, 2012 10:01:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks a lot


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