Something to keep me busy this winter...

fried_chicken · Number of posts: 70 Registration date: 2008-10-10

lucky...thats a good project

59 Euro Rag · Number of posts: 274 Age: 19 Location: Canton Registration date: 2008-10-22

Hey Guys, I'm New to the Georgia Dubs Forum... what an awesome site! Anyways, I picked up a 1959 Euro Rag couple of months ago, in athens. seems to be a few early models turning up lately. Looks like a great project! best of luck!

If You all would like to check mine out, Here is the link..

http://s369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/59eurorag/?albumview=slideshow

Michael

59 Euro Rag · Number of posts: 274 Age: 19 Location: Canton Registration date: 2008-10-22

any progress, Ben?

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Michael - Der Schwarm
1955 Oval, 2000 Jetta 2.0, 1975 GRabbit
"Our Most Exspensive Option Is A Hole In The Roof."- VW
"everything looks good lowered too much."

DiscoSquirrel · Number of posts: 167 Location: Alpharetta, GA Registration date: 2008-09-02

59 Euro Rag wrote:

any progress, Ben?

Not a thing I am sorry to say, although I did not plan to start until this month anyway, time and funds have both been a little thin on the ground. I really hope to get her running for the Summer.

What's new with your 59?

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Ben

'73 Karmann Ghia
'58 Euro Bug
'89 Vanagon GL

59 Euro Rag · Number of posts: 274 Age: 19 Location: Canton Registration date: 2008-10-22

same, I havent had the time nor money to do anything to it

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Michael - Der Schwarm
1955 Oval, 2000 Jetta 2.0, 1975 GRabbit
"Our Most Exspensive Option Is A Hole In The Roof."- VW
"everything looks good lowered too much."

DiscoSquirrel · Number of posts: 167 Location: Alpharetta, GA Registration date: 2008-09-02

I have finally started work on the car, actually a couple of weeks ago, so only a month later than intended Laughing

The plan is to have the car on the road as quick as possible, which means only doing what is necessary for it to go, stop and light up... oh, and there will be a "slight" altitude adjustment too Wink

Here is a rough idea of what I would like the car to look like when it first takes to the road:

Here is where we are at currently:

beam out:

and ready for some mods:

rear end coming apart(note the lack of brake shoe lining!!):

I'll post more pics as progress develops. Thanks for looking.

Cheers.

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Ben

'73 Karmann Ghia
'58 Euro Bug
'89 Vanagon GL

fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: Something to keep me busy this winter... Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:41 am

how do you plan on getting that low shorten the pan head, trans lift, and notched plates ect or air ride?? skirts and camber dont work ive tried

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erik cole
ost kuste

DiscoSquirrel · Number of posts: 167 Location: Alpharetta, GA Registration date: 2008-09-02

Dropped spindles, narrowed adjustable beam, flipped tie-rods, 3 clicks out back, notched spring plates with extensions.

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Ben

'73 Karmann Ghia
'58 Euro Bug
'89 Vanagon GL

fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: Something to keep me busy this winter... Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:27 am

DiscoSquirrel wrote:

Dropped spindles, narrowed adjustable beam, flipped tie-rods, 3 clicks out back, notched spring plates with extensions.

good luck 3 splines is a time bomb Laughing

but its fun while it lasts im going to do a trans lift on my next aircooled

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erik cole
ost kuste

DiscoSquirrel · Number of posts: 167 Location: Alpharetta, GA Registration date: 2008-09-02

fearthefat138 wrote:

good luck 3 splines is a time bomb

Yep, but I'm not fussed, the spring plate extensions will help, and it isn't going to be a daily.

I just want sparks baby Cool

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Ben

'73 Karmann Ghia
'58 Euro Bug
'89 Vanagon GL

fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: Something to keep me busy this winter... Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:37 am

DiscoSquirrel wrote:

fearthefat138 wrote:

good luck 3 splines is a time bomb

Yep, but I'm not fussed, the spring plate extensions will help, and it isn't going to be a daily.

I just want sparks baby Cool

.

the lower the better

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erik cole
ost kuste

59 Euro Rag · Number of posts: 274 Age: 19 Location: Canton Registration date: 2008-10-22

looks like its coming along nicely, cant wait to see it done

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Michael - Der Schwarm
1955 Oval, 2000 Jetta 2.0, 1975 GRabbit
"Our Most Exspensive Option Is A Hole In The Roof."- VW
"everything looks good lowered too much."

fluxcap · Number of posts: 586 Location: Newnan, GA Registration date: 2008-07-21

Looking good Ben! Keep the progress pics coming.

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eric
1962 ragtop

DiscoSquirrel · Number of posts: 167 Location: Alpharetta, GA Registration date: 2008-09-02

Thanks guys!

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Ben

'73 Karmann Ghia
'58 Euro Bug
'89 Vanagon GL

71_georgia_beetle · Subject: Re: Something to keep me busy this winter... Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:19 am

Shouldn't be to hard to get it back to a respectable, I mean, stock height. Very Happy

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Scott Burel
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71 Standard Beetle, "Big Bird"
74 Westfalia, "Winifrid"
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