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no doubt I'll still be at the office convenient

I think his mum called Burger Fuel looking for him - it was weird

cheers guys, looks better now that the body kit it came with is off any one want roof high a spoiler?

good to put some faces to names... even if I have forgotten them all now...

well I'm here (actually been here all day) no old school ride for me today though - look for the 350z and park in the spots around it...

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=16513 in a nutshell tomorrow night ellerslie

you coming the the Burgerfuel meet? would like to get a shot of it next to my z-car

yup up that ramp... ignore the no parking signs (I have shares in a towing company ) and Burger Fuel is about 20m away - in fact their staff car parks are up that ramp as well....

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=q&sourc ... 72333,,0,5 the car park is up the ramp just past Wallis cycles around the corner just past Burger Fuel (Hurst street). Really easy to access if your coming along the m/way from town, get off at Tacoma street and take the first right...

yup that date's fine, its not going any where

cool - hosting my first OS event... Shame my bug won't be there (unless I trailer it), I'll be the one in the ratty 350z...

If its Burger Fuel Ellerslie, I can provide a 40 odd space private car park in the same building as Burger Fuel for use (out of business hours of course)... nice views of the motorway...

inching closer to a trip to the paint booth...

ej20t maybe? they're small enough to fit in the back of a beetle...

just sayin'

off white it is then, ordered this afternoon

nice to have another vw on the site - at this rate we will soon out number the toyota owners

very much

still haven't ordered the new interior, however have ordered sample swatches, which should arrive next week. On the bright side, I got a brand new (repro) steering wheel for a good price today at the Nats.

they do, but they're not the ideal engine g-box combo to put in a car

ordering the new interior next week... my dilemma is to match the current colour scheme or to try something new...

yea trying to get rid of it thru t&e, its a 250sx model(elec start, shaft drive, reverse rough but reliable, want around 600 mark got a link?

I think you'd still face the handling problems in a variant, they were all still swing axels back then opposed to 'irs'. coupled with the extra body weight. Having said that though, it would sure look cool

A couple of people have asked how to lower a bug. Heres a 1 minute (to type up) how to... Step 1: pull the beam remove the extra bits, should look something like this: Too anyone contemplating this job it should be pretty obvious how the front suspension works from the above pic. But just in case, there are torsion bars running across the beams fixed in the middle by a set screw. Step 2: pop down to your local aircooled vw shop (most cities have them) or fire up the internet and buy a pair of adjusters. They should cost less than $40 NZ each. Step 3: cut the centre section (with the set screw in it) out of each beam and weld in the adjuster. If your after the tucked front wheel look now is a good time to remove a couple of inches from your beam. disclaimer: these arn't pics from mine (there weren't any taken) and fyi drilling out the set screw and removing the shocks works but isnt the best way to lower a beetle

downside?