Here are some more pictures matty
Oh and Al. That vid is sweet! She is back to being a rollar
Front discs went on and were given a coat of high temp caliper paint
Since the bus is being tackled as a backburner project, and hence may sit for a while, the discs themselves were painted as well - the paint will be removed quickly on its first drive under its own steam
The rear trailing arms and spring plates went back on with new bushings, bearings etc
Drums to go on shortly so it will be a roller very soon
After all this time the old girl is finally back on her wheels! Front will need to come up a bit (unfortunately), and maybe rear down a bit to even out the 'drag bus' rake
The dropped spindles certainly pull the wheels up a fair way....getting the rear wheels on and off is not an easy task though.
hi jack...
mate thankx. really looking the goods. ohhh i love the front bumper bar i wouldnt change the ride height. leave the front & drop the rear half an inch
just means you have to carry two jacks
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hey mate looks really nice i dont know much about the mechanical side of VW as im young and still learning did you need to get a narrowed front beam so the wheels dont scrub out with drop spindles?
haha im starting to like that idea matty!
ill have to wait intill the good tyres go on to get all the final heights right
im not to sure about the narrowed beam harley, although im sure Al, will answer your question on here soon enough
as far as i know my beam isnt narrowed?
chillax wrote:haha im starting to like that idea matty!
ill have to wait intill the good tyres go on to get all the final heights right
im not to sure about the narrowed beam harley, although im sure Al, will answer your question on here soon enough
as far as i know my beam isnt narrowed?
i carry two... or just dieal RACQ/RACV/NRMA
nahhh does looked narrowed... just the skinny ass tyres on the front makes it look that way... jack, what rubber do you have for it
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[quote="Shaven"]nahhh does looked narrowed... just the skinny ass tyres on the front makes it look that way... jack, what rubber do you have for it :?:[/quote]
Nah, not narrowed. Stock width beam with adjusters and dropped spindles.
harley the dropped spindles just lowers the height of the centre of the wheel (ie. stub axle) 3.5 inches but they don't push the wheels out at all which means you don't need to narrow. Unless Jack runs lower profile tyres the height will have to come up a bit with the adjusters as there is bugger all clearance between the inner arch (dogleg) and tyre.....looks cool but will make a mess on a big bump especially if turning!
Squat, place chin on chest, tuck head and tip forward, shoulders connect with ground and back follows through, legs go over the top and feet land on the ground. That's how I roll!
Last friday the bus departed for Kustom Kombi to have the rock n roll seat/bed fabricated, rear seat belt points installed and complianced.
Getting closer now
i wouldnt change the ride height. leave the front 
& drop the rear half an inch 
