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My latest project |
DanT |
Jul 4 2012, 10:25 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
picked up a one owner '74 standard Beetle 1600 DP
been in storage since about '94 took some work, but with a complete tuneup and a little head scratching got it back up and running... today I got the old school Gurneys mounted and installed the new muffler...then a complete hand buffing and partial wax...ran out of energy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) next will be a redo of the interior, then front disc brake conversion I owned a brand new '71 Super Beetle in the exact same Marina Blue color back in the day! Having fun with this one....parts are available everywhere...and in comparison to 914s pretty cheap. Attached thumbnail(s) |
DanT |
Dec 30 2013, 05:43 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
How come you ditched the Gurney/Western style wheels? I thought it looked nice and peppy with them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) The gurneys have a much smaller offset (in the order of 25) and push the wheels out towards the fenders. I liked the look but they didn't accommodate wider tires very well. Work great for stock 165x80x15 tires, but I wanted to run wider tires. The sport wheels work perfectly with an ET of 40... I run 195x65s and could easily go with 205s if I want. In the future I am either going to go with a custom widened stock steel wheel in 6.5" or 7" for the rear and 5.5 or 6" up front. Stock hub caps for a total sleeper look with lots of tire... Or a set of 4 bolt Fuchs... I am leaning towards the custom widened wheels. Not that expensive either. |
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