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Post by darrinoddiebear on Apr 5, 2009 23:00:39 GMT -5
The last I heard about frame was pictures he sent me ,he told me it would take a week or so for all parts to arrive then he would start welding together.
I will probably email at end of week.He said he would take pic for everybody,I know you have all already seen his frames,but I am excited about it and will probably go ahead and post same frame pictures that everyone has already seen haha
I have question about your trailer ,is it wobbly as you pull vw on it(being like 3 point contact)thought maybe tilt side to side
I do like it though
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Apr 6, 2009 8:47:12 GMT -5
Really nice work! The bug trailer cam out nice. How's the trailer hitch for the bug coming along? I like the "mobil gargage"  |
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Post by hellraiser on Apr 7, 2009 0:43:30 GMT -5
u got a d**n good deal on that diamond plate, in high school we built a deep pit for the principle and 1/4" was 200 bucks for a 4x8 foot sheet
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Post by Carmen Dottoli on Apr 8, 2009 8:47:13 GMT -5
GREAT job!! Thats sweet as hell and very well done too!!
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Post by Carmen Dottoli on Apr 8, 2009 9:52:13 GMT -5
Awesome car man!! Very well done!!! I added your car to the featured ride banner at the top of the page. What does she run?
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Apr 9, 2009 10:28:36 GMT -5
Congrats CMD!
If I recall correctly, I think it runs in the mid 10's. 10.6?
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Post by CMD on Apr 10, 2009 3:08:02 GMT -5
I am excited about it and will probably go ahead and post same frame pictures that everyone has already seen haha
I have question about your trailer ,is it wobbly as you pull vw on it(being like 3 point contact)thought maybe tilt side to side
I do like it though
The trailer, with four wheels on the ground and the hitch, is actually a five point contact and extremely stable! The four inch dropped axles lower the center of gravity.
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Post by CMD on Apr 10, 2009 3:16:40 GMT -5
Really nice work! The bug trailer cam out nice. How's the trailer hitch for the bug coming along? I like the "mobil gargage"
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Post by CMD on Apr 10, 2009 4:08:34 GMT -5
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Post by darrinoddiebear on Apr 10, 2009 5:26:47 GMT -5
I was asking when loading and cars weight goes above axles if it wanted to tip side to side when front axle is off ground ,It was just a question.I do like design it is simple and easy.I saw heavy equipment trailer that was set up nice once also,ramps where functional but he left down all the time and a leaf spring weld underneath held up high enough not to hit road but when loading and unloading the weight of machine pushed spring down to ground
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Post by darrinoddiebear on Apr 10, 2009 8:14:30 GMT -5
Congrats on feature spot,it is nice car
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Post by CMD on Apr 10, 2009 17:57:28 GMT -5
I was asking when loading and cars weight goes above axles if it wanted to tip side to side when front axle is off ground ,It was just a question.
Look at this picture
and you can see the rear frame is solidly on the ground, preventing any movement. For soft or uneven ground; I use a flat " foot " on the front lift, instead of a wheel. It digs in at an angle and pushes the load to the rear.
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Post by darrinoddiebear on Apr 10, 2009 22:21:32 GMT -5
Thanks for that, I knew back would be on ground but could get brain around rest of it,didnt see that or know tongue was stable also seemed once cars weight was up to front of trailer if wheel moves any it could let weight tip side to side, I probably should have asked better question would have been easrier on both haha
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Post by racerman51 on Apr 11, 2009 23:20:13 GMT -5
ok, my question/suggestion is as such...first the ?..do you always winch the car on the trailer?..with help?..myself,I'm not used to having a winch and most cars I've loaded have been under the car's own power and not too much help..and in the process of running the car onto the trailer,I've had the front wheels take out the trailer lights when they were mounted like yours..on the trailer we're using now,which we have borrowed from a friend for the past three years,what he has done to protect the lights is to build a guard for them (now is when I had a cam to show how this was done)basically,it's a piece of flat steel that's a little bigger that the lights with a gusset bracing the guard...we haven't gotten close to the lights yet( '84 Chevy Caprice pure stock),but back in the day,Conrad used to hit the lights all the time with his dirt open wheel sportsman..
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The 130+ mph indicates probably high nines without the supercharger. 
Not as good as your Bug yet, but getting there.
and the Blown smallblock Chevy altered,
