Porsche 356

triton · Post by **triton** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:02 pm

My new toy....

Dutch_Diver · Post by **Dutch_Diver** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:02 am

That's a great colour! Please, I want to see more!

syncromad · Post by **syncromad** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:27 am

Looks really nice, is it from Replicars?

triton · Post by **triton** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:10 am

Still in process.... Hope by end April to have it on the road.

Yep, she is at Replicar - For 6 F@#$ months now.

syncromad · Post by **syncromad** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:43 am

popped in there a few times and they always seem to be on "lunch" very little work going on no matter what time you get there, good luck.

Stuart

triton · Post by **triton** » Tue May 03, 2011 4:46 pm

Well after a year of fighting with replicar and everything that can go wrong. it is finally coming home to me.

Still tons of work to be done -a bit of electrics and a spot of seats etc.

Here she is now. Still need to get the chrome hub-caps on

Post by **jolas** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:34 pm

Cool ! Nice colour, how about some more photos

triton · Post by **triton** » Wed May 04, 2011 7:29 am

When she arrives today I'll take some. She is standing to high of the ground.

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Wed May 04, 2011 8:10 am

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice colour.......so how are you planning to drop it?

bienie · Post by **bienie** » Wed May 04, 2011 8:50 am

".......so how are you planning to drop it?"

Soos n rugby bal!!!!! (Jammer ek moes...................)

triton · Post by **triton** » Wed May 04, 2011 3:53 pm

Going for the "Select-a-drop" on the front beams. And the rear end - lift engine/gearbox by 50mm then a couple of splines on the torsion bar.

Gear lever is the only trouble I can see.

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:21 am

triton wrote:Going for the "Select-a-drop" on the front beams. And the rear end - lift engine/gearbox by 50mm then a couple of splines on the torsion bar.

Gear lever is the only trouble I can see.

50mm lift on the engine gearbox would mean not needing to adjust any splines. KCW in the states reckon that you can do a 2 inch (50mm) lift without moving the gear lever.

Do yourself a favour though........get hold of an old set of shocks for the front as brand new shocks make the front of the speedster ROCK hard. If you need a set, let me know as I kep an extra set when i changed mine.

Ron&Gill · Post by **Ron&Gill** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:35 am

flatfourfan wrote:50mm lift on the engine gearbox would mean not needing to adjust any splines.

How does that work?

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:46 am

Maybe this thread should be moved in projects Eben???

You lift up the gearbox/ engine from the nose cone and the frame rails as well as install a midmount. (this mod is not for the feint-hearted)

http://www.kustomcoachwerks.com/forums/ ... php?t=2739

In a stock AC set up you have to look at the following.

-Clearance partial shelf above the bell housing
-Clearance partial shelf above the nose cone.
-Cut rear and side engine seal areas out of the engine bay
-Notch frame horns and weld mid mount in place.
-Re-dimple hockey stick so that the shifter work correctly
-Install nose cone
-Install 36 horse style fan shroud
-Fabricate or modify and aftermarket exhaust to clear apron.

This is a 2inch lift in a beetle.

triton · Post by **triton** » Thu May 05, 2011 7:51 am

If I lift the main engine/ gear mount up by "say" 50mm (Weld two engine mount together - top of each other) the rear one could move up by 25mm max( new bracket with old mount ). Would the engine/gear not be at an angle and cause oil problems. I would need to adjust a few degrees on the splines too get neg 1 degree on the rear wheels. Any thoughts - I see this done on http://www.volksrods.com forum.

Shame - I just tossed the old skocks and got new ones on. I need to drive the little first to see how hard it is.

Aircooled VW South Africa

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