64valiant Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 sold the beam to a fellow vw owner/mate here in hamilton. he drove passed the day i threw the vw bbq and got all inspired and went back and started working on his vw. (itd been sitting for two years) now he comes to the hamilton os nights and talks old cars with us.his didnt have adjusters and he wanted a little bit more low.also sold my wide steelies to another mate who just brought a vw.so il go buy some barrels from twl and weld some centers in them this week. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I'm surprised your mates are buying VW's after your experiences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 Haha nah I just blame mine on the advice I got when I was buying it.... Didn't pay much for it so I can't complain to much. I think I've spent 1500 all up on it so far. So not that bad in the big picture of what it owes me all together. And I don't plan on selling it for a long time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakotom Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Oh that sucks man.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 mitch from hillcrest called in and we got busy and done thisnow to install the thing! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 i did some more shopping today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 are those wider? why are you getting rid of widened steels for widened steels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 sold my old ones.they are wider and i can get the offset i want with these.no ugly joins that i have to clean up and these where a good price for brand new barrels 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 spot the bloody difference back out to the vdub shoppe in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchfromhillcrest Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 m8, you suck at ordering parts. In case you didnt know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 I was just going to ask you if you could just chuck some thread on there bit I think I'm about at my limit with owing you upholstery crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Oh a 68 Aussie beetle! I thought it was a german car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchfromhillcrest Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 m9, i could always get my diesels seats re done in some ugly cloth. Would it not be easier to get the right part, for once lol. You may need to start taking photos of what you need to order and send them the photo lol. More low is looking dope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 I took the part out with me. Didn't check cause it came in a box and when I put it on. Well it was wrong. Bit of a bummer. Got all my bearings on and if they shit out this time I'm paying some one to do it! More low is looking bloody good. Hope to get the rear spring plates and it driving tomorrow night. Got the front on my stance planks for tonight. At 63 rag top. I duno what year/shape it is. I've given up guessing/working it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 erm problem solved no more steering damper. cause my beam is 2 inches narrow i needed all the adjustment i could get and i wasn't going to cut down the rod i got just a normal ball joint. vws pre 61 never came with steering dampers i thought i don't need one as well. this will allow the adjustment i need.and the part wasn't incorrect it was the right one just that i needed more adjustment not vdub shoppies fault. oh who likes the amount of low im aiming for? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 metalic orange? ( http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss8/cdt001/random/pork2.jpg ) http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=537031 [edit] need coffee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah that orange would look rad, or Sea foam green maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 http://www.cbperformance.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=4436 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 http://www.cbperformance.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=4436 dam these are cool!!!! i do have 5 other hub caps to paint as well which i could do. im definitely stuck for colour i like black but i also like brown and some bloody ugly colours but i dont know which will pull off with the body colour and the rest of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 thats the difference in width 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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