Saving the Beetle's life this weekend

Shag wrote:
> On Jul 6, 6:57 pm, Project Magnet #1 > wrote:
>> Shag wrote:
>>> On Jul 6, 5:55 pm, Project Magnet #1 > wrote:
>>>> David Gravereaux wrote:
>>>>> Project Magnet #1 wrote:
>>>>>> David Gravereaux wrote:
>>>>>>> Shag wrote:
>>>>>>>> Eat me. :-)
>>>>>>> That's right. You tell him where to shove it. Shag, I find your work
>>>>>>> enjoyable to read. Keep it up.
>>>>>>> Isn't a body lift on a beetle done at least by cutting off the rear
>>>>>>> suspension from the pan and welding it back on lower?
>>>>>> No, a body lift involves removing the body from the pan and installing
>>>>>> a lift kit between them. The lift kit is made from 3" tall tubing,
>>>>>> some use a cast piece for the front.
>>>>>> http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails....de=C26-701-280
>>>>>> Les
>>>>> But that isn't raising effective clearance, just giving the driver more
>>>>> headroom inside cause the roof is higher. Yeah, there's room for bigger
>>>>> tires, but it really isn't dropping the suspension.
>>>>> Remember the monster garage "sour kraught" episode? Don't raise the
>>>>> body, drop the suspension at both ends.
>>>> Exactly why I said I wouldn't do a body lift on a VW. I want ground
>>>> clearance on my car. I've raised it close to 8" so far.
>>>> Cut and turned front beam 3/8"
>>>> Rear torsions turned 2 inner splines
>>>> 15" x 6" front rims
>>>> 15" x 8" rear rims
>>>> 31/10.50-15 tires all around
>>>> I now have approx. 14" at the pan near the center of the doors. I don't
>>>> know if it's enough yet or not, I'm chasing a major oil leak before I
>>>> can take it back out.
>>>> Les
>>> A body lift would give clearance for taller tires which means more
>>> ground clearance. I've done the re-indexing of the torsion bars and
>>> all that stuff before. I'm not messing with the VW right now. I had
>>> about 12" ground clearance on my old baja. I wish I could put up my
>>> old "bug adventures" page and you'd see some of the stuff I put my '63
>>> through and it would probably inspire you to push your own VW a little
>>> harder. Or a LOT harder. heh heh
>> I push it pretty hard already, the trails I take it on have stopped
>> several 4x4's in the past couple of weeks. A Jeep got buried to the
>> bottom of the doors a couple of weeks ago, and a Bronco lost their
>> transmission trying to get the Jeep out.
>>
>> Another Jeep last week, same hole, busted a front axle when he buried it.
>>
>> An Isuzu Trooper lost his front differential climbing over a tree that's
>> down across one trail. I made it across it, had to use my ATV winch, but
>> I made it without any damage.
>>
>> Les
>> Les
>
> Oh, OK. Then you've done much more extreme stuff than I've ever
> thought of. heh heh

Sand and hills are boring. I've been running the local 4x4 trails. Creek
crossings that'll have you pushing water with the headlights, crawling
up ravines, deep mud holes, rocky trails, you name it...

Les

"David Gravereaux" > wrote in message
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> Joey Tribiani wrote:
>> "David Gravereaux" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Shag wrote:
>>>
>>>> Eat me. :-)
>>> That's right. You tell him where to shove it. Shag, I find your work
>>> enjoyable to read. Keep it up.
>>
>> some folks just don't get sarcasm... you missed it twice, David... try
>> harder
>
> and more folks don't get my sarcasm of the sarcasm.. haha

stop hiding it then....

Joey Tribiani wrote:

> stop hiding it then....

Umm... you missed it, try harder

"David Gravereaux" > wrote in message
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> Joey Tribiani wrote:
>
>> stop hiding it then....
>
> Umm... you missed it, try harder

haha...i did... not denying that at all... based on past exchanges, it seems
you aren't usually sarcastic when it come to me getting something
shoved...LOL

Joey Tribiani wrote:
> "David Gravereaux" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> Joey Tribiani wrote:
>>
>>> stop hiding it then....
>> Umm... you missed it, try harder
>
> haha...i did... not denying that at all... based on past exchanges, it seems
> you aren't usually sarcastic when it come to me getting something
> shoved...LOL

I read this forum much more than I post, so I guess you have a better
memory than me cause I don't know what you're referring to. But don't
remind me, either, cause it doesn't matter.

"David Gravereaux" > wrote in message
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>
> I read this forum much more than I post, so I guess you have a better
> memory than me cause I don't know what you're referring to. But don't
> remind me, either, cause it doesn't matter.

i agree, it doesn't matter...

Shag wrote:
....
> I wish I could put up my
> old "bug adventures" page and you'd see some of the stuff I put my '63
> through
....

If I had a colo server I'd offer to host it. I remember your stuff
really well. I thought we lost you to the jeep

Joey Tribiani wrote:
> "David Gravereaux" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >
>> I read this forum much more than I post, so I guess you have a better
>> memory than me cause I don't know what you're referring to. But don't
>> remind me, either, cause it doesn't matter.
>
> i agree, it doesn't matter...
>
>


Mind over matter.... I don't mind, and you don't matter

"Jan Andersson" > wrote in message
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>
>
> Mind over matter.... I don't mind, and you don't matter

love you too, sweetcheeks...<G>

On Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:55:02 -0700, David Gravereaux >
wrote:

>Shag wrote:
>...
>> I wish I could put up my
>> old "bug adventures" page and you'd see some of the stuff I put my '63
>> through
>...
>
>If I had a colo server I'd offer to host it. I remember your stuff
>really well. I thought we lost you to the jeep

Put it on Flickr?
--
Michael Cecil
http://macecil.googlepages.com/index.htm
1970 VW Beetle "Millennium Sparrow"