Aircooled VW South Africa

Let me know if it does, I may very well want to take it over.

Ok, The 181 is more or less finished so I now am getting around to put some time into the scoob bug.



This is the start of the front suspension.

At last. This is the thread that led me to this site when i was doing a search on motor options for my bug.

That Buggy is going to be hot!!

The Scoob bug got its torsion bars fitted.

I will need to give the project more time and stop having fun in the sun with my Thing.

Your gonna be arrested for playing with your Thing in the sun....

Is that a shockless beam??

1972 wrote:Is that a shockless beam??

Good heavens, I do believe it is..!!

I know I almost started doing backflips when I saw it Tom can you please explain what kind of a setup you got?

Please correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't the torsion bar work as the shock?

Dutch_Diver, technically speaking, not really. A Bug can be driven around without Shocks in the front, but it makes a very harsh ride and as far as I understand it, it leaves the car vurlnable (sp?) to 'front end float' on higher speeds....

A shock is designed to resist the "bounce" that torsion bars cause... Its a movement damper .... it should allow movement but resist bouncing

Ok before we destroy Uncle Tom's thread with our discussions, lets first wait to see if he is indeed running shockless and if so he is definatly running it the wrong way.

Shock tower are going back. If you look carefully, you will see them on the top of the tunnel.

but, they will be shorter and fitted with Mini Shocks. I will be Channelling the body over the chassis and dont want the Towers sticking through the body.

Tom Bishop wrote:
but, they will be shorter and fitted with Mini Shocks. I will be Channelling the body over the chassis and dont want the Towers sticking through the body.

Oooooooo Mini Shocks eh? Tsk tsk... sucks air through teeth...
On a raised body with higher centre of gravity..? Sheesh mate, dunno...