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Ok, folks. A lot of progress with the car. Almost finished painting the body.
I am not going to show the hole car before all details are done. But here's a sneak peek of one of my "secrets" ;) More to come, so just stay tuned ;)

You got camber??

Mounted the body again today. It was very exciting to see how the stance for the rear was with the new tires.
So after I bolted on the rear fenders and installing the compressor and air tank, I was ready to drop this badboy.
I tried on some old front feders because the one's I'm using is bare metal at the moment.

And I was EXTREMLY happy with the results, no modification needed, and I got a 3-4mm gap between the tires and the rear arches.. PERFECTO!!! :D



















The front fenders are 10mm from the ground. ;)

Nice!!!

thats PHAT!

looking forward to when its finished!

wow

Time for an update again guys :)

It actually looks like a car again.. hehe Almost finished with bondo and sanding now.




Shaved, baby, shaved..



The hood is finished and in place



Modified the door and the peep mirror... perfect fit :D

*Update*

I have been working on the air control lately.
Not finished...




Stripped the engine and did some cleaning. A lot of work but I'll think the result will be ok.




A BIG shipment from the states arrived today.




Some goodies..






More...



Sebring sports exhaust to give the engine some sweet noise this season



More engine parts and J-tubs



G-Caps... red of course



New rust red door panels


After some hours in the garage today the engine is almost done.




Recap.. it looked like this after the fire :O

Very, very, very, very nice.

René (Tiefleger)

:spankit:

all nice and new :cool:

I cant wait to see the end result

keep up the good work

What a great project, didn't noticed it before, but now it's my favorite! :thumbup:

Keep on the incredible good work!! :D


Greetz Rob :cool:

lookin' good! keep up the pace, i really want to know what this thing is going to look like. great job!

Got my batteries today. I am going to mount two them under the backseat.
One for the starter and door poppers, and one for the air ride etc.




Yesterday I got the dual battery isolator.




The engine is now assembled and I only need to connect all the hoses.

that's sweet looking...

Sweeeeeeeeet !

hotttt!

Installed the engine last night. Without a scratch *puhh* :)




The time is running from me guys. I am supposed to be finished with this car for Bug Run i Mantorp/Sweden, which is 6-8 of June :o
If all parts arrive in time and nothing is happening I THINK I am going to make it ;)

I also ordered a upgrade of my air suspension some days ago.

5 gallon tank (the one I got is 2 gallon)




Two Viair 380 Chrome compressors (got one 280 Chrome today)




Stay tuned!

oh...., then you have very little time, but looking at the progress you already made, you'll gonna be fine! :thumbup:

Good Luck!! :cool:

Greetz Rob

I didn't make it to Bug Run (with the car). Got some problems before paint with the last layer with filler :(

Today the new parts for the air ride arrived :) 30 kilos of pure fun ;)




Drag blocks! Heavy duty style for use @ mini trucks



Suicidedoors thought that I was going to use this parts on a mini truck...



5 gallon tank and 2 x Viair 380 Chrome..!



The tank was WAY bigger than the old one. I didn't think it would fit, but hell yeah! FIts like gloooove ;)

:thumbup:

Finally. Installed the new tank and compressors tonight. Working like a charm!
Much better response from the system and I am able to raise/drop 4-5 times before the compressors starts. Earlier I was just able to do this 1.5 time.

Allroad edition



Ass up - nose down



All slammed

damn!! that shit is wack!! nice job. looking forward to see the car when it's finished

Superb! This car is going to be a awesome ride.
Keep up the good work (and posting).

i expect this to be finished by now

Just wanted you to know... I am back in action ;)
After a long break I finally got time to continue the project.

I ordered new lower tires and white walls yesterday. That will give me additionaly 30mm of drop in front and rear. Think that will be pretty awsome.

I got a guy working on a CUSTOM front suspension for the bug, including a dual bag setup.
It will be a new customized version of his racing suspension..



Untill then I am going to do some tiny modifications to my ball joint. Today the suspension is on the ground, so I need to make some "room" for the extra drop from the new tires.

Thinking about shaving off these parts and weld it.

This front-end suspension is so freakin´ nice :rock:
Read an article about it in the Ultra VW, it's so much better then the usual frontbeams.
Add dropped spindles to it and your bug is a shovel :D

It's not the same suspension as in Ultra VW, I saw that too. But the concept is the same.
He's designing a new version for me as we speaks. The new is going to be narrowed and got dual bags.

Hey guys!
A little update regarding the new suspension.
As we speaks the design of my new front suspension is almost done.
This will be a dual bag (and possible a center mounted shock) suspension with awsome travel :)

I want to achive two things with a new suspension.
- Awsome suspension travel which will make it possible to REALLY lay "frame"!
- Improved handling/steering.

So, køstom suspension here we come ;) The A-arms are made in aluminium.

Got the "almost ready" drawings from the designer today. It seems like the suspension is going into production soon.
If everything goes by the book it is possible that the suspension is installed late october ;)

It seems like the dual shock is the final solution. The last mounts for the a-arms are ready.



The only things that are missing now is the mounts for the shocks (they are now in position) and the mounts for the bags.
The guy who's designing it are missing some info regarding the bags so he can create a functioning air bag in the CAD program.
This for is for testing everything BEFORE he starts the production of the beam for my car. He probably will get the data he needs
from the manufactor of the bag real soon.

Gettin' there :)




Normal mode:



From the side in "slammed" position:



I will be able to "lay frame" with 22" wheels with this suspension, no worries with my 15" wheels then :D :D

wow...

That's just crazy!!! nice setup!

nice upgrade! should steer alot better too!

Got these rendrings today from the guy designing my new front suspension.
The wheels are 17" so imagine what it will be like with my 15's with 165/50 rubber ;)

Slammed 17":



"Offroad edition" 330mm ground clearence with 17s:










I also ordered some upgrade parts for the 'ride yesterday.

Digital display and sensor for all corners and tank:



9 button switchbox for controlling the 'ride:



8 x 3/8" Fast valves



I also ordered new 3/8" air lines.


And my new front and rear tires arrived from Germany :)



Front tires:



The tires AND wheels are going to be modified before I install them ;)

this is f*cking crazy

I see that you are using Rod-ends on both sides of your front A-arms. Why is that?

(for buying them: http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/index.php?cPath=1113)

With the current setup you can align a lot, but it now is also quite easily to mis align everything and create a negative result if we look at the handling of your bug.

Where will the steering rack be mounted? That is also really important for the handling bit, if is is mounted in the wrong position you can get a lot of "bump steer".

I really like what you want to realize, I only would like the know if your designer also thought about that stuff.

He has everything under control. ;) Also those parts you mention.
He's working on the steering now, and it seems like it will not be much bumpsteer.

A little update.

100 Ft^ of FatMat is on its way from the states. Silence!!! :D



Yesterday I finally got a pair of original PopOuts =) Also in good condition.






And tonight I got my new _W deck lid_






Modified by DrLaban at 12:02 AM 9-20-2008