flyingbrick

shit update but picking up my new wheels on thursday. Super happy as somehow managed to find exactly what i wanted, with tires and for an affordable price. Hopefully I can get this thing rolling over easter MANY EXCITE.

Did front wheel bearings, bought new front beam bearings, some other random stuff, new front calipers, greg has some new front brake hoses for me and so once i get some wheels and a new front spring pack (some of my leafs were broken) i can get it on the ground and rolling. A few things before its drive time but lists getting shorter Wheels, steering box, rear side windows, window seals, motor off @64valiant and be sweet for a drive i think i also bought a turbo legacy as a donor for a one-day engine swap dream project. Thw legacy was being sold by a mate for $750 with blown trans and 140,000km, seemed like a bargain and couldn't help it.

This thing is still going, done 250km on it since doing wiring and stuff- everything still works! Nearly sold it- wife didn't want me to because i love riding it so much but I wanted the money for beetle etc etc. Glad i didnt!!!

hehe, HZ will be back in full swing once i have the big shed built, cannot access it at the moment.

I ask because my beetle will soon be ready for a drive (using an old 1200cc aircooled motor) but I went and purchased a 96 legacy turbo as a donor for a one-day-dream-build of the beetle. About to buy wheels and would be cool if the wheels i buy (4 stud) wont have to be replaced later on. Have never heard of beetle spindles being replace with larger, but haven't heard of any legal turbo two liter beetles in nz either. Doesn't really matter because it will never happen anyway lolololololol Also. Are weld Draglites/prostars legal for road use in NZ. I have seen them on the road a few times but that doesn't necessarily make them OK

Its normal to change feom 4 stud to 5 when increasing engine power but would instead increasing stud size also make the cert man happy?

You are definately good at making bikes look awesome!

Sure they aren't just polished and clear coated ?

Pretty sure they do. And if they don't- they will widen what they have

PS. The good news is that 4wd Fiberglass in Hamilton sell pretty much EVERY body part for these things- from fiberglass so no rust to ever worry about again. The bad news is that one of the few parts they don't supply is the chassis.

Acid dipping that is a terrible idea. He could buy a decent chassis for that price.

Lol. How much wood would woodward lift using a wooden woodlift if woodward could use a wooden woodlift to lift wood.

I'm so sad that its not a wooden wood lift. That would have made that sentence so much better

Exactly. A full sheet for 45 is better than a few offcuts for a box of piss

Car trailers are usually horrible. Why not save the bodykit and cut the rest up into pieces small enough to fit into a stardard trailer (then take to scrappy)

that split ring is actually a genius idea. Hardest part would be keeping motor square and clearances good during tightening (and it wouldn't be easily repeatable). I vote turning your bracket into a clamp though.

This is all very good advice! But to just add something on the end for ya: You are nearly always better off sending your components to a shop that specializes in whatever task is required. You don't want to pay for a shop to learn how to complete your task. While previously based at a machine shop i was asked countless times about re-splining of axles and would refuse- We simply couldn't do it as cheaply (as quickly) as a professional axle shop could. Another reason is that i'd seen that machine shop pump out some horribly poor fitting spines!!!! unfortunately if you go a little heavy on each cut it can be hard to know until the very end when a test fit shows it up- and by that stage its too damn late.

well you said that it came in out of a bro's car. I figured you were either A, saying it came out of a mates car or B, being racist, lol.

How many spline was that twisted axle?? Looks huge.. or does it just seem thick because its so short? Pics of the rest of the car??

I'm amazed by that- wouldn't have thought it was possible to destroy a discs integrity that much by drilling a couple of holes. Will be upset if that is my rear end fucked, ford discs re drilled to chev, multi drilled axles etc etc

David is right as usual. Run a nice new sense wire over to the battery positive and check volts again.

Fb me.

Hey man. I feel like you may be reading between the lines a little to suit yourself. I cant find the bits (i have shit boxed all over my home and hanging all over the shed) but the spacers are just that, spacers. They have 4 holes in each plate. They are part of the factory drum braked 9" axle assembly. If i get a splurt of enthusiasm later i may go digging (i had them gold nickel plated because it looks nice) . If you think those holes and this brake swap cause reason to fail cert then BITCH YOU CRAZY* Made a quick video. *Lets be honest, ill probably drag this out so long it never makes it to cert anyway

lots of tq though Good reading up there about BHG's and overheating. Ours has done a few funny things over the years- my sister also had one that would randomly overheat and then be fine for the next few months.

Well spotted, has a laugh when i read ya post, had been that long ago. Holes were only re drilled to rotate the bracket 90 degrees so that they weren't mounted directly above or below the axle. I do not recall any offset problems may need to check that one later!