Forum: Wheels
November 20th 2009, 03:32
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Views: 29,429
From what I've found on the beetle is that you...
From what I've found on the beetle is that you can expect longer life from tires because of it's light weight. Even sticky compounds that would otherwise wear very quickly, the bug is relatively...
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Forum: Wheels
November 19th 2009, 17:18
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Replies: 30
Views: 29,429
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Forum: Engines
November 13th 2009, 15:26
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,691
I did check valvetrain geometry and it looked...
I did check valvetrain geometry and it looked good but I might open up one of the valve covers again and double check the pushrods, check if they are steel or aluminum. I'm getting a lot of noise...
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Forum: Interior
November 13th 2009, 15:04
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Replies: 42
Views: 42,924
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Forum: Project Builds
November 11th 2009, 13:13
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Replies: 145
Views: 95,816
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Forum: Interior
November 7th 2009, 22:10
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Replies: 42
Views: 42,924
I think every fia or scca cage is overkill by...
I think every fia or scca cage is overkill by nhra/drag standards. I do highly recommends getting a professionally built cage for street cars though. It will look tons better and the tight fit will...
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Forum: German Look Tuning
November 7th 2009, 16:05
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Replies: 36
Views: 14,357
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Forum: Project Builds
November 7th 2009, 16:00
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Replies: 56
Views: 42,782
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Forum: Engines
November 7th 2009, 15:36
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,691
Further tear down yesterday revealed that the...
Further tear down yesterday revealed that the rockers are scat not pauter like I was told. The heads are aggressively ported, like a wedge port, and the manifolds and gaskets to match. I checked...
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Forum: Engines
November 6th 2009, 13:00
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,691
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Forum: Body
November 6th 2009, 04:49
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,673
It's possible but tricky because of the large...
It's possible but tricky because of the large fender. I've tried a baseball bat and I have a fender rolling tool but there's too much give in the fender for those tricks to work. I've seen a tool...
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Forum: Off Topic
November 6th 2009, 04:46
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,889
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Forum: Off Topic
November 5th 2009, 22:07
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,889
Garages!
I got this idea from chug_a_bug's pumpkin post. Let's see you garage, where you do you're GL masterwork! I'll start off the show with mine so the rest of you won't feel so bad about yours ;)
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Forum: Engines
November 5th 2009, 21:26
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,691
Transplant time
So I finally got fed up with the tired 1600 in the daily bug and decided to pick up a bigger one :) I picked up this little guy for a bit over 2k and so far I think I got my money's worth.
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Forum: Interior
November 5th 2009, 20:50
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Replies: 42
Views: 42,924
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Forum: Interior
November 5th 2009, 20:49
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Replies: 42
Views: 42,924
What roll cage you run really depends on your...
What roll cage you run really depends on your goal with the car. race car or street car?
A class 11 roll cage is okay (as in better than nothing) but there are better designs out there. NHRA,...
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Forum: Project Builds
November 2nd 2009, 14:30
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Replies: 1,572
Views: 1,808,286
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Forum: German Look Tuning
October 23rd 2009, 16:19
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,634
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Forum: German Look Tuning
October 23rd 2009, 04:39
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,634
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Forum: German Look Tuning
October 22nd 2009, 18:13
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,634
Maintenance and Upgrade
So out of boredom and necessity, I overhauled the front suspension on the street bug Mojo. I love the lowered german look but the handling has nagged me since I installed the Maxx struts. It was...
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Forum: German Look Tuning
October 20th 2009, 14:50
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Replies: 89
Views: 215,076
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Forum: German Look Tuning
October 19th 2009, 14:41
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,115
Got any more info on the turbo bug?
It...
Got any more info on the turbo bug?
It sucks about the surround houses even the great Laguna Seca suffers the same problem. Extremely stupid people moving in next to a race track and then...
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Forum: German Look Tuning
October 11th 2009, 19:27
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Replies: 11
Views: 7,316
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Forum: Suspension
October 9th 2009, 21:43
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,972
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Forum: Suspension
October 9th 2009, 14:13
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,972
Where did you get those and how much?
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Where did you get those and how much?
Those are very desirable for a couple reasons. Mostly the camber/caster adjustability but also because you can effectively raise the strut mount height...
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