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Re: 14 year old build HELP pg18
Cant you get your existing tank rewelded or move the fuel hose to the inside some how, maybe some constructive mad scientist move?!
You're talking about the leaves hmmm im not sure if it should be split. Are you going to be adding adjusters?
You're talking about the leaves hmmm im not sure if it should be split. Are you going to be adding adjusters?

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Re: 14 year old build
shane ,that is your blades that your referring to.the top and bottom blades of the same beam[top or bottom]are split while the ones in the middle is one piece[hope you understand]1972 wrote:so had a family friend round today hes also busy on his own project and quickly had a look at my front beam took two looks at it asked for a hammer and a allen key opened up the one side and from the looks of things one of the pieces of metal that run trough the beam have split dunno if its supposed to be like that (HELP)
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Re: 14 year old build HELP pg18
bugspray what are adjusters???? what are they,what do they do,how hard are they to install ,will they come in handy at a later stage
thanks buggyfan it is the top ones
thanks buggyfan it is the top ones
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Re: 14 year old build
Avis adjusters, theyre 170bux each, from callooker, they lower your ride height about 2inches, check out my post on Lowering a Std beetle. Its explaind properly there, by the pros.

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Re: 14 year old build
bugsrpay thought about taking the tank i had in the photo before and ading on sheet metal around it to make it fit
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Re: 14 year old build
where did u post it under??bugspray wrote:Avis adjusters, theyre 170bux each, from callooker, they lower your ride height about 2inches, check out my post on Lowering a Std beetle. Its explaind properly there, by the pros.
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Re: 14 year old build
found it so one should be enough rite or do i need two
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Re: 14 year old build
Safer to go with 2. If you use just 1, you will add 2much of stress to the one without it. Rather do both beams.

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Re: 14 year old build
then in terms of welding the udjusters in can i use an inverter welder or not if not what kind of welding will i need done on it
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Re: 14 year old build
Yes it was in the strand but don't think I want to comment on who as now other stuff has come to the surface and I don't know if it was already like that before they got the bus or where somehow involved.1972 wrote:dutch havent seen the colour before looks interesting love your cars name its special have been meaning to ask the place that did your bus was it in strand??
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Re: 14 year old build
ok no just wanted to know because when i was down there saw a place that looked like they built beach buggies,beetles and so on not to far from where i worked,so just wondered if they had built yours
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Re: 14 year old build
1972 wrote:then in terms of welding the udjusters in can i use an inverter welder or not if not what kind of welding will i need done on it
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Re: 14 year old build
I suggest Co2 welding. But im no expert. Maybe bugger or Mello could pitch in...?

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Re: 14 year old build
thanks bugspray
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Re: 14 year old build
another thing i am worried about is once i have my disk brakes,adaptors and my rostyles on arnt the wheels gonna sit outside the fenders?????
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