I'm putting an IRS transaxle out of a 74 bus in it. I was going to use 2x3 arms and the bus stub axles. I didn't realize the stub axle was oversized until I...
CNC makes a kit for the bus hub. it is a 648L-BUS but I would not recommend it as the bearings are getting harder and harder to find , where as the bug style...
Or for a lot more money you can go with the "Micro-Stub" set-up. Has anyone tried a bearing house for the bus bearings? Usually all they need are the numbers...
Most of the bearing houses carry BCA or Timken or SKF bearings and are usually made in Japan, those are not bad, Chinese are the bad ones. FAG bearings are...
The flip side of the higher bearing house pricing is that I was going thru front wheel bearings on my '67 Ranchero about every 1.5 years when they were sourced...
I you are going to put 35'' tires you should use the bus stubs,we tried the bug stubs on a class 5 car with 35's and it eat the bearings,so we had to go with...
Pushed 'send' too qwik. I think that we all too often put price as the only qualifier, when we should be looking at long term cost. I just called it "Mall-Wart...
A 5 car on 35's? A 5 Open I hope. Can't see a 5-1600 being all that happy with a tire that tall. ts ... From: burl beveridge <burleymotorsports@...> ...
Perhaps I should have said cobbleing togather my second baja. cost is definatly a factor. I dont really want to spend more than 2500 and that includes an...
Hello all, been busy working on my 1973 std. Beetle. Just got new tie- rods on, new steering dampner, and my coil-over shocks on. Now it is getting the...
Ok peeps bet most don't remember me here or my car. But as you that do remember me my Baja was a bit different. Well I'm on to a new project and will tell you...
The problem most likely is the ratio of pitman arm length to knuckle steering arm length. A longer pitman arm will have more lateral translation, so it will...
If I make the arm any longer it will stick out from under the ride From: bajabugs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bajabugs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ts Sent:...
Ok I looked up the bearings and seals for the bus stub axles and they are the same as the vanagon and readily avalible from IMC.Here are the vw part#'s as...
Yes a 5,no I could not see a 5/1600 trying to pull that much rubber,and if so and its a class legal motor I want one.Burley ... From: ts <ntsqd@...> ...
There are two different bearings for the rear the 283 and the 283d the 283d are readily available but might not fit in your bearing housing. and the 283d is...
so i have a question. i've always heard that you could fit a porsche 911 engine in a bug. is this true? anybody ever printed a how-to book about it? or just...
well i have thought about taking my doors off my 69 vw, but here is the thing i want to make them quick release..whats the easiest way to take the orignal door...
Hammer and punch. Maybe tape a towel around the area....? _____ From: bajabugs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bajabugs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of andrew Sent:...
Ok, i cheated - i bought a trailer queen. Beautifully done, mechanically and esthetically. i've created a group photo album titled 'michael...' with some...
We have been contacted from the AIRS list by Jane of Seattle area who is currently in George Utah and plans to head towards LA via Las Vegas later today...
here at Burley Motorsports we have just started to build another tube framed Baja,thought I would take photos as the build progress's and share them with the...
Does anyone remember the old whales tail type rear fenders,they where rear fenders with the rear fiberglass piece all built into one,I am looking for one of...
... http://markvfiberglass.com/catalog/rearends/rearends.html, this one is KINDA like that, i was thinking of getting it but its pretty expensive. hope that...
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