Vw 1300 72'

[-Alex-]

Sheetmetalworks almost done, we are now fitting the rollcage. Door, seatbelt and baars to the mendeola and rear will be added. Doorbaar will be littlebit lower than before, because car will be streetcar and trackdaycar.

[-Alex-]

Also ordered today Racers Edge adapter bolts for 944 aluarms to get QA1 coilovers to fit.

http://www.paragon-products.com/Race.../re_mc7000.htm

[rioprelude]

Nice work Alex! I'm building an 002 transmission for my car, but missed the last 5-speed kit from Berg. Interested to see how you mount yours, as i have the the two rubber mounts (641E/643E) that center the cv joints, instead of the engine.

[-Alex-]

I dont know what driveshafts will fit, but thinking to use 944 turbo ones.
Yeah, i wanted the engine to be at center, and at some point i am also going to get fabricated a new 911 style front mount, one that doesnt need front rubbers like berg one. Demontweeks sells machianable hard black urethane washers at size 75x25x32, sounds big enough for custom made mount.

[rioprelude]

Very cool. I should have time over the next month or so, to start working on my install/mounts. I'm not very happy with the Berg front mount, so keep me posted on yours.

Thanks!

[Steve C]

Hi

There is already an unused factory mounting on the outer end of torsion bar tube.

Steve

[spannermanager]

Originally Posted by Steve C

Hi

There is already an unused factory mounting on the outer end of torsion bar tube.

Steve

There is indeed, VW deleted the fixing hole and bolt with the 1303, but the torsion tube still has the threaded mounting pad, early 1302's did have the fixings, probably why the 03's handle worse than a shopping trolly
And yes, the end of the torsion tube can move, but I use a very simple way to stop it because some more complex methods are not allowed in many race series regulations, first thing is drill the hole and fit the bolt in the stock location, a suitable spacer needs fitting between the body and the torsion tube to snug the bolt down solid, both sides obviously, next, remove all the rubber and the bolt ferrule from the inner wheel arch bracket and make it a solid fixing with suitable square steel plate spacers, in the cup cars, I made a 3mm bracket to support the top shock bolt, this in turn bolted through the inner wheel arch with fixings inside the car, simple and effective, but above all, weighs nothing.

[Wally]

Originally Posted by spannermanager

There is indeed, VW deleted the fixing hole and bolt with the 1303, but the torsion tube still has the threaded mounting pad, early 1302's did have the fixings, probably why the 03's handle worse than a shopping trolly

You b*tch! haha!

But seriously, any pics of that threaded mounting pad? I am at a loss wrt picturing it...

[spannermanager]

Gotcha Walter lol.. Hope your well. If you look under the back seat on any B/J Beetle pre '72 , you will see the bolt heads concerned, or should do anyway, some times they rusted out and got broken of and or welded over,,, about in the area where Alex has his brace tube connecting to the Torsion tube. It seems to be deleted on any model after '72, ball joint models included, but the fixing on the torsion tube is still there as Steve correctly said.

[Wally]

Cheers for that!
I'll have a look next time. As mine is a late model and a super, it sure won't be there in the body, but I should see s/th on the tube housing. Check!

[ricola]

You can see the hole in the new crossmember on top. I've used them on my cabrio..

[Wally]

Thanks for the pic! I think I found a new point for an additional brace point to my cage :-)

[-Alex-]

Ok, this is new to me also Havent really noticed before..or looked

[-Alex-]

Car has been few months at my garage, doing some little fixings. I just might change the painter when its time to paint.






Also bought few german parts for german car at spring

[-Alex-]

Done some paint removing etc small jobs Roof is bald now