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It's been a while since I last came on.
I ended up trading it for a RHD '65 VW bus, with original Devon Interior.
Here's my old Ghia:
The Ghia was very much a case of buying something basically done; I swapped the tyre combinations and changed the wheels briefly; everything else I did with it was restoration work nothing really stance related.
The standard wheels I briefly had it on:
The new bus is something I'm a lot more actively involved in, which is great. I never really felt I could put much of a stamp on the Ghia as I bought it thinking it was perfect.
The bus has a fair old way to go before I'll be happy with it; which means I get to enjoy messing around with it a lot
When I got the bus, it looked like this:
It was already lowered a fair bit from standard; running a 2" narrowed and adjustable front beam, with standard spindles up front and straight axled with adjustable spring plates out back.
To me the stance didn't look right though; too high, not tucking enough of anything.
I decided to sell my old E30 BMW 318i Touring as I couldn't afford to run 2 cars and rent a flat at the time. Coincidentally the same week I sold it, a drum to drum 4" narrowed and adjustable beam, with dropped spindles came up at a good price.
I jumped at it, naturally.
The following weekend it was me and a friend spannering away on his driveway, swapping the suspension over; lots of fun.
Well worth it though, as the extra 2" of tuck on the front beam meant that the wheels were now tucked into the highest part of the wheel arch so I could go even lower
That's how it sits now, after having adjusted the back down to suit.
Plans are to get rid of the steering box which hangs really low, change it for a steering rack, tub the arches, notch the chassis and get it a few inches lower
It's been a while since I last came on.
I ended up trading it for a RHD '65 VW bus, with original Devon Interior.
Here's my old Ghia:
The Ghia was very much a case of buying something basically done; I swapped the tyre combinations and changed the wheels briefly; everything else I did with it was restoration work nothing really stance related.
The standard wheels I briefly had it on:
The new bus is something I'm a lot more actively involved in, which is great. I never really felt I could put much of a stamp on the Ghia as I bought it thinking it was perfect.
The bus has a fair old way to go before I'll be happy with it; which means I get to enjoy messing around with it a lot
When I got the bus, it looked like this:
It was already lowered a fair bit from standard; running a 2" narrowed and adjustable front beam, with standard spindles up front and straight axled with adjustable spring plates out back.
To me the stance didn't look right though; too high, not tucking enough of anything.
I decided to sell my old E30 BMW 318i Touring as I couldn't afford to run 2 cars and rent a flat at the time. Coincidentally the same week I sold it, a drum to drum 4" narrowed and adjustable beam, with dropped spindles came up at a good price.
I jumped at it, naturally.
The following weekend it was me and a friend spannering away on his driveway, swapping the suspension over; lots of fun.
Well worth it though, as the extra 2" of tuck on the front beam meant that the wheels were now tucked into the highest part of the wheel arch so I could go even lower
That's how it sits now, after having adjusted the back down to suit.
Plans are to get rid of the steering box which hangs really low, change it for a steering rack, tub the arches, notch the chassis and get it a few inches lower
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