Proper slammed bug

[maikel_rox]

It took a good 2 months but finally the airride parts came in! What do you do with new stuff? Yes, mount it!
Very happy with the build quality of the parts! Feels very solid and high quality.



Spend a good 2 evenings in the garage and very happy with the result. When the car is all aired up the ground clearance is more than enough to take most of the speed bumps. The battle with those things is as good as past time With no pressure in the bags the bug lays frame. So, lower than this i won't get it..



Only things i need to do is fine-tune the suspension (stiffer/softer) and the blow-off speed of the rear-end. It drops a little bit quick, so i have to set the regulator a little bit more closed. Second thing is think of where i putt the gauge and switches. Currently its mounted in the glove box, but i prefer to the ability to read the pressure when i drive..

Will post some better pictures as soon as possible

[maikel_rox]

Yeah, it sucks quite a bit.. The wheels that i'm looking for are a set of Gotti's
Found a set that i like (3-piece, 16 inch, 5x130 bolt pattern) but the owner is a little way to enthusiastic with the price he ask.
It's a dope set, but it needs to get polished again, new paint, new bolts and some damage repair..
Basically a fresh new build up, so i hope to get to an agreement with him over a normal price.

The bug is from 1971 Not to old for a bug haha. I can't wait to get my parts and see the result.
Mounting the dropped extensions a couple of weeks back gave me a rough idea, but even then it could get lower with airride in the rear

[iadubber]

Very cool! A bagged air cooled beetle is my ultimate goal. some day. What year is yours?

[thatbeetleguy]

too bad its taking so long for your parts to come in, i want to see it on the floor! and what wheels are you looking at?

[maikel_rox]

Six weeks and counting. Thats how long i have been waiting on my parts to arrive and still have nothing.
It's a shame that it takes so long, especially when you advertise with a 2 weeks delivery promise.
So, i still havent been able to bag the rear unfortunately.. Let's have a little more patience.
In the meantime i visited a couple of shows and trying to get my hand on a new set of wheels.
It's looks promising, but no purchase yet..

So for now, i only can please you with some pictures of last weekend @ Eurosunday, Lommel (BE).


If you really want to know, the guy in the grey is me

@oprah; i used adapters to fit the wheels. Works perfect for me. In the rear it fall a bit wider, and in the front just under the arches

[oprahhwinfreyy]

Wicked. I was wondering when you post a thread after you commented in mine. I love the wheels. I want some but I want them to be all black or cream.

When you put the new wheels on, did you use adapters, or swap for 5 lug drums?

[dougriley]

bug is clean as hell man! nice progress!

[maikel_rox]

Thanks guys! did a lot after the last post. Last week i pulled the engine because of a oil leak. it leaked at the end of the carter/beginning of the gearbox so i thought it was the crankshaft bearing, what was the problem indeed. Order a few parts, pulled the engine, replaced it and mounted the engine back in. Problem solved and no leaking anymore!

Also raised the bug in the rear yesterday.. Not happy with that kind of stuff but it was necessary.. The enige had a tolerance of around one centimeter with the road, with one person in it.. Drivable, but this weekend i'm going to visit a show called Selected in Gent (BE) which is a 2 hour drive. Besides that the misses will be joining me so with 2 persons in it, it wil be a clearance of just a couple of millimetres on a flat road. And the roads in Belgium are terrible, so i had to raise the bug for that reason. i prefer to keep things in one peace haha.

The advantage of the dropped extensions is that i can adjust it in about 20 minutes. With a normal setup, it wil take a lot longer because you have to adjust the spring plates a few clicks, put it on tension and stuf. With the dropped extensions you mount the axle on top of the spring plate, but you also albe to mount it in a stock kind of wat within the spring plate. And that is exactly what is did.. The result is a raise of a cm 5/6 which is more than enough for the trip to Gent with two people in it.

Crappy phone picture to show the result


Tomorrow i have a day of to proper clean/clay/wax the bug and get it ready en shiny for Selected. Booked a room at a hotel in Belgium, so its going to be a relaxed weekend with my girl and friends! Be sure to visit the meet if your from the Netherlands, Belgium and so on. Selection only meeting with just under 300 real nice cars (JDM/VAG/excetera)

And at last, i'm still waiting on a order to be arrived. Bagging the rear but to have the parts for that is handy. Hopefully i will receive those rapidly!

[diesel986]

Verry nice

[lublub]

Nice bug.

[alexmarkclark]

that is what we called DUMP'D…. awesome

[maikel_rox]

Thanks guys! Nice to read some positive comments on it!

@ Nick: Show me a picture of your old ride, will ya? A narrowed beam is a must have if you want to get proper low with a bug

[Nick475]

The stance on this Bug is absolutely lights out, INB4 Nick comments on how he never should have gotten rid of his Bug.

DAMNIT

lol besides the narrowed beam, i was going to be running that same set up :,(

looks awesome though, keep up the good work

[kittenpuncher]

The stance on this Bug is absolutely lights out, INB4 Nick comments on how he never should have gotten rid of his Bug.

[grimefunk]

properly done, looks rad.