Pics of my bug

[oasis]

Originally Posted by Veedub

stock chromies and paint the insides satin black leaving the lip chrome

Seems to me I saw something like that on a Swiss bug in a book that I have. I thought it looked quite effective. :agree:

[Veedub]

Originally Posted by oasis

Seems to me I saw something like that on a Swiss bug in a book that I have. I thought it looked quite effective. :agree:

Cool, a Swiss bug? you mean theres a Swiss Look

[oasis]

LOL ... Yeah, complete with holes drilled out of bumper brackets and the like to save weight -- kind of a Swiss cheese Look. Actually, it was a sweet looking car that stood out in my memory. I'll try to remember to look for it. If I find it, I will scan it for you.

[EvilAngel]

Nice looking bug, veedub. Please keep us informed as the project advances!

[Veedub]

Originally Posted by EvilAngel

Nice looking bug, veedub. Please keep us informed as the project advances!

Thanks , and I will.
The parts I need to get in road worthy are the door rubber kits, undercoating which I'll be getting next week, and 2 bumpers, I was gooing to run T-bars but I keep racking my chin on them... it dont feel very good.Then once my floors undercoated, I'll have my dads mechanic put redo my motor wiring since the PO of the motor clipped the wiring off, an put my clutch an acelerator cables in.Then my interior will go in. The car itself will be stock for a little while.Then as time goes, I'll buy a narrowed adj. beam for front an lower the front however low a 4" will let me.I'll buy chrome stockers like I said above, painting inside satin black, then lower the rear even with the front.

Motor wise..Im not even gonna get into that yet, but it will be a 1641cc that revs to 7k with all the internals forged.

[Veedub]

Guys I got my bumpers Wednesday so they'll be going on after the motor is in.
EvilAngel,Oasis an anybody else, I was thinking, how would my bug look if I kept the wheels that are on it and then lowered it low enough to close the wheel gaps.Like say 3" front an rear, think my tires would eat my fenders on the bumps , mostly the speed bumps at my job but I can avoid those
I guess then it would look like and auto crosser but w/o the wide rims lol

[oasis]

Originally Posted by Veedub

how would my bug look if I kept the wheels that are on it and then lowered it low enough to close the wheel gaps.Like say 3" front an rear, think my tires would eat my fenders on the bumps

Do you mean lower it by three inches or to within three inches? And is this your starting point?


Assuming you meant lowering it by three more inches from the pic above, I think you will have fender fouling galore on bumps and curves. I would try different increments for the front first. I hope there are many intervals for you to try.

From there, you can decide if you like the looks of what actually works best. If you do, you can try the different spline methods others have worked with for the rear. If not, you have more tweaking to do before attacking the rear..