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February 3rd 2008, 18:12
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I have finally finished my car.
Ok, I lied. I'm still waiting on the door panels, but besides that, it's finished, shook down, road tested, and licensed. Here's some recent pictures after I just washed it (with filtered pond water because of the drought, no kidding
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February 3rd 2008, 18:40
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She sure is purdy!!! How about some YouTube!
Jason
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February 3rd 2008, 19:24
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 Suffice to say, I'm impressed with the power and especially the torque which starts to get beefy at 2200 rpm, and doesn't go away until somewhere after 5k. The chassis feels much stiffer than the '71, takes turns much faster, and with far less body roll as well.
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February 4th 2008, 10:36
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Very nice!
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February 4th 2008, 14:41
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very nice yeti i have several pics of your 71. matter of fact it , noh2o's smackblack , and zens quasi were all what inspired me to do Laz as a germanlooker.so it goes without saying im sure it looks muck better in person and i look forward to seeing it soon.
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February 3rd 2008, 18:46
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Hmmmm Very Nice love the colour too.
Chris.
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February 5th 2008, 22:27
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February 6th 2008, 19:49
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Thank you for all the complements, and kind words fellas. It was a bona-fide pain in the @$$ getting the car to this point, but the last month of driving, and dialing the car in has been duly rewarding. It drives so much different than it did on New Years day, it's unbelievable.
I squared up the suspension without adjusting anything to a specific setting, except the toe. All I wanted to do was make both sides equal, but with the correct toe angle for a Superbeetle, so the front camber is -0.6 degrees, and front caster is +2.9 on both sides. It feels like there's no real center to the steering. If I turn a few degrees either way at highway speed (like passing on a four lane road for instance) the steering wheel will stay there. If I'm driving straight, it stays straight, so there's a 'won't return' area in the center range of the steering wheel. I'm going to increase the right front caster to +3.0, or +3.1 degrees to see if that will center the steering against the crown in the road surface. The rear ended up at +2.3 degrees camber, and 1/32 toe in. I also raised the ride height at least 2" in the rear, which made a very positive difference in the way the car drove. It feels so much more stable at speed. Totally the opposite of what I expected, but I guess having my car so close to the bumpstops didn't give the torsion bars enough working range, and bottoming out on the bumpstops upset the back end to much. I'm certain the chassis can truly outperform the aerodynamic capabilities of the car. Kinda scary.
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February 6th 2008, 21:40
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Great car!
May I ask how you are measuring your caster? I've been looking at purchasing a bubble style gauge, but would appreciate some feedback or suggestions..... Lanner
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February 21st 2008, 17:12
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these wheels are of 15 polegadas?
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. are they standard or wide arches?
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