Forum: Brakes
April 16th 2008, 20:59
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,555
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Forum: Suspension
June 20th 2007, 23:51
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,943
Weltmeister is the word
Steve-
I checked the Pelican website and you are right, the site no longer lists the item for the 944, only the 924. You may wish to call them and inquire. The bushings I got from them have "...
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Forum: Suspension
March 4th 2007, 19:28
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,943
snow
Snow's not so bad here, but fifty miles East is another story- Oswego NY was on the national news for ten feet of snow a couple of weeks back, maybe you saw it.
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Forum: Suspension
March 4th 2007, 19:04
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,943
Those bolts
JR,
Those pivot bolts and the washers that go with them are hard to find but Aircooled.net has new ones.
-Mark.
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Forum: Suspension
March 4th 2007, 08:30
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,943
Pivot bolt
JR,
Those bolts are 14x1.5 and 80 mm long.
I just used the stock beetle IRS pivot bolts after swapping the aluminum trailing arm's rubber bushings for some urethane units made for the beetle. ...
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Forum: Suspension
April 5th 2005, 15:01
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,903
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Forum: Suspension
September 7th 2004, 10:00
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,492
went in another direction
Hey, sorry to be so long with a reply. I decided to save the ghia stuff for another project, and went with a pair of billet hubs and caliper adapters to fit on BJ drum brake spindles from VDUB...
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Forum: Suspension
April 7th 2004, 10:30
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,771
Found some at racer's edge
Guys,
I found that Racer's Edge has Delrin inner and outer bushings for the 944. I had been considering filling part of the 944 cast aluminum spring plate retainers with thickened epoxy and using...
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Forum: Suspension
April 2nd 2004, 07:52
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,771
need source for bushings
Hello All,
Does anyone have a source for urethane bushings to fit the 944 spring plate? I am talking about the outer side bushing, the one that fits underneath the cast aluminum torsion cover.
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Forum: Group buys
February 26th 2004, 09:50
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,711
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Forum: Suspension
February 23rd 2004, 14:18
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Replies: 67
Views: 81,279
On the same case!
Zen,
Thanks a lot for sending the photos. I am working on exactly the same problem- I don't have enough fender clearance, and will need to change from the late "dished" hubs and wider hat...
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Forum: Off Topic
February 19th 2004, 11:35
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,206
When did your obsession begin?
Literally while still in diapers. My dad was buying beetles in the 1950's before there was much of a dealer network and you had to go to NYC to get them. We always got a Deluxe Sunroof Sedan, and he...
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Forum: Suspension
October 25th 2003, 19:25
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,752
Fuchs alloy weights
The scale used is a big factor, and yes the common bathroom scales can lie.
FWIW, I just happen to have my wheels here with no tires mounted yet. I weighed them with a Chatillon spring scale...
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Forum: Transmissions
October 7th 2003, 08:23
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,736
5Ks trans
Wolfy-
This sounds kinda interesting, but the page you referenced was talking about using the 5000S transmission in a mid-engine chassis, where the rotation of the engine and trans would be the...
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Forum: Suspension
August 2nd 2003, 14:15
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,577
bolt spacing
As near as I can measure it the caliper bolt spacing on a Type I Karmann Ghia spindle is 56 mm.
-Regards, Mark.
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Forum: Suspension
July 25th 2003, 18:04
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,195
Same here
Humble-
It would seem that all 1986 944 aluminum trailing arms are not created equal. I have a pair from an '86 and they are also the wide track.
Regards, Mark.
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Forum: Suspension
July 11th 2003, 08:57
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,492
Nice...
Steve-
That's some really nice work!!! Thank you for posting the pic.
-Mark.
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Forum: Suspension
July 10th 2003, 09:42
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,492
Diameter of 944 turbo front hub
Hello all-
Can anyone supply me with the outside diameter of the Porsche 944 turbo front hub? These are the ones where the brake rotor 'hat section' fits on from the outside in normal fashion, as...
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Forum: German Look Tuning
July 3rd 2003, 15:01
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,176
takin' a shave
Vujade, I spent my .02 worth and weighed in for shaving the trim off.
On my car I removed the body and window rubber trim strips, blacked out the vent wings and door glass scraper frames, painted...
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Forum: Suspension
June 28th 2003, 12:04
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Replies: 67
Views: 81,279
944 alloy trailing arm part #'s
All,
This is my first post to the forum.
I bought some 944 trailing arms from a Porsche dismantler.
I requested the 'early' narrow track version, but when they arrived I found the wide track...
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