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SB question
Here's a quote from someone on a different list. Is it correct? "Super
Beetles were unibody cars with no separate pan." |
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>Here's a quote from someone on a different list. Is it correct? "Super
Beetles were unibody cars with no separate pan." ******** COMPLETELY WRONG. They had pans just different front suspensions (struts). ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver" Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*! |
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Chris Perdue wrote:
>>From: "jjs > > >>Here's a quote from someone on a different list. Is it correct? "Super >>Beetles were unibody cars with no separate pan." >> > > > only in that guys world...in the real world the supers had a separate chassis > and body, just as the "standard" beetle does.... > ------------------- > Chris Perdue Maybe what the guy meant was that the front suspension is an integral part of the body structure; that's certainly true, unlike the Beetle. Speedy Jim http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ |
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"Speedy Jim" > wrote in message
... > > Maybe what the guy meant was that the front suspension is an integral > part of the body structure; that's certainly true, unlike the Beetle. > > .................So how do you lift off the body? The tops of the struts could be unfastened I'd guess. What else? |
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Tim Rogers wrote:
> "Speedy Jim" > wrote in message > ... > >> Maybe what the guy meant was that the front suspension is an integral >> part of the body structure; that's certainly true, unlike the Beetle. >> >> > > > ................So how do you lift off the body? The tops of the struts > could be unfastened I'd guess. What else? > > Yep, struts come off. And the track control arms. And parts of the steering linkage (several ways to do this). Plus a couple of hidden bolts in the trunk area. Those are the major differences from the Beetle; it's messy and leaves a lot of stuff just "hanging". Speedy Jim http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ |
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The guy is sticking by his 'unibody' story. Says he saw a SB on its side
in a wrecking yard and it was all one piece. He's a real know-it-all. |
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"jjs" > wrote in message
... > > The guy is sticking by his 'unibody' story. Says he saw a SB on its side > in a wrecking yard and it was all one piece. He's a real know-it-all. > > ...............Get him to log on to RAMVA so we can have some fun ripping into him. :-) |
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"Speedy Jim" > wrote in message ...
> Tim Rogers wrote: > > > "Speedy Jim" > wrote in message > > ... > > > >> Maybe what the guy meant was that the front suspension is an integral > >> part of the body structure; that's certainly true, unlike the Beetle. > >> > >> > > > > > > ................So how do you lift off the body? The tops of the struts > > could be unfastened I'd guess. What else? > > > > > Yep, struts come off. And the track control arms. And parts of the > steering linkage (several ways to do this). > Plus a couple of hidden bolts in the trunk area. > > Those are the major differences from the Beetle; it's messy and > leaves a lot of stuff just "hanging". > > Speedy Jim > http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ Just curious, Jim ... since they attach to the pan, why do the track control arms need to come off? Early Super (1302) frame head: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...frame_head.jpg chassis: http://1302super.com/chassis.jpg -- Scott |
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Scott H wrote:
> "Speedy Jim" > wrote in message ... > >>Tim Rogers wrote: >> >> >>>"Speedy Jim" > wrote in message ... >>> >>> >>>> Maybe what the guy meant was that the front suspension is an integral >>>> part of the body structure; that's certainly true, unlike the Beetle. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>................So how do you lift off the body? The tops of the struts >>>could be unfastened I'd guess. What else? >>> >>> >> >>Yep, struts come off. And the track control arms. And parts of the >>steering linkage (several ways to do this). >>Plus a couple of hidden bolts in the trunk area. >> >>Those are the major differences from the Beetle; it's messy and >>leaves a lot of stuff just "hanging". >> >>Speedy Jim >>http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/ > > > > Just curious, Jim ... since they attach to the pan, why do the track control arms need to come off? > > Early Super (1302) frame head: > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...frame_head.jpg > > chassis: > http://1302super.com/chassis.jpg > > -- > Scott You're right. If the struts are unbolted at the top, the whole suspension can hang off the pan. Jim |
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