My 1957 Lowered Beetle (What's this 56k stuff???)

[GEETi]

The year: 2004, After I sold my Street (turned AutoX) '86 GTI (after 8 years ) I decided to fill that gap with something a little slower, older & lower. After scouring theSamba classifieds, this car turned up on only 60 miles away from me. (Pretty amazing condition for a Beetle from the North East.)
Suposedly this car had small time circle track (Seekonk) race history back in the late 70's...odd.(?)

Anyway, here's the specs:
'57 Beetle Ragtop on a '63 pan, late 60's trans, '73 1600dp (yeah, it's a mutt....so?) The previous owner did that...I decided to drop it.

4" narrowed beam w/ empi adjusters (homemade) (It'll adjust lower...but the roads around here.... )
CB perf. Wide5 disk brake 2.5" dropped spindles
tie-rod flip
late model master cylinder
adjustable rear swing plates
135r15 front tires, 165r15 rear tires on stock smoothies. I basically lowered it 6" in the front and 4" in the rear (although I think I'm touching the bumpstops back there... )
Front retractable 3pt. seatbelts, rear 3pt. seatbelts.
I still have to *freshen up* a few things (clean gas tank & probably a new tunnel hardline), but it runs OK and puts a smile on my face everytime I get behind the wheel. Nothing quite like tapping the windshield with your knuckles with your palm still on the wheel. The smell, the sound, the rag top... Fun stuff.
I think I'll keep it!
Thanks for looking

Here's some pix:

Pre lowering:

Modified by GEETi at 6:51 PM 10-3-2008

[GEETi]

More pix:

vvSunburst Cap Bling vv

vvDash was 'pre-cut', so I filled one of the holes with a 2" tach vv

Some of my misc. Samba pictures

Sound System

[s-rocc]

neat car

[Tuggle]

Awesome Cars, Great Pics

[philsburydonuts]

thats sexy

[GEETi]

Thanks guys (Bump )

[PVDUBBER]

That is one sweet auto

[vintage empire]

[boxer03]

that car is awesome. is is that tach aftermarket?

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by boxer03 »

that car is awesome. is is that tach aftermarket?

Yup. VDO Black cockpit. 2.06"

[Deaner]

box of LOW

HAHAHAH

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by Deaner »

box of LOW HAHAHAH

for being the first one to notice/comment in 2 years of posting that photo.

[OLD-GTI]

Is this still for sale Chris?

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by OLD-GTI »

Is this still for sale Chris?

N O P E.

[Banzai KG]

That's a GREAT looking shot...how everything else is blurred out
Got some nice pics there.

[eggman95]

car looks great. perfect drop

[El Jarretto]

Nice. I like it alot. I noticed your Beetle is half a century old this year. Does it keep it's blinker on alot?

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by El Jarretto »

Nice. I like it alot. I noticed your Beetle is half a century old this year. Does it keep it's blinker on alot?

No, but sometimes it forgets how to idle!

[cdub58]

any more pics of the beam? whats the angle iron [or maybe square tubing i cant tell] for?

[stigg99]

do you have any rubbing issues??

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by stigg99 »

do you have any rubbing issues??

A little @ Full lock (135's on the Headlight buckets!!!) Yeah, hammering the buckets in helps...I also noticed some on the inner panel at the back side of the front tire.
Can anyone say 165/45-15's!?!??! Eh...I just won't cut the wheel all the way.

6" from the middle. (+2" for the adjuster width = 4" narrowed )
I had to grind ~3/8" off the tops of the stock shock towers, too...I could run shocks up front, but it doesn't really need them AND I'm lazy. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/biggrin.gif" BORDER="0">

Modified by GEETi at 9:00 AM 12-19-2009


Modified by GEETi at 9:02 AM 12-19-2009

[GEETi]

Next to the welded adjuster? (Optical illusion.) That's just the unpainted beam in for a test fit. <IMG NAME="icon" SRC="http://www.vwvortex.com/vwbb/wink.gif" BORDER="0">

Modified by GEETi at 6:54 PM 10-3-2008

[Lister]

nice oval !
nice to meet ya chris!

[DAVEURO]

My dear oval still within reach. Your black oval is a beauty I must say. Here is mine now owned by my bro. I want it back.

Modified by DAVEURO at 5:00 PM 6-23-2007


Modified by DAVEURO at 5:02 PM 6-23-2007

[GEETi]

Thanks for bringing my thread back up.
Here's the latest pic.
M A Y B E new wheels next year...we'll see.

[ejand22]

Looks pretty good the way it is man.

[MarcW]

Looks great, hope the ghia I just got will look as good!!!


Modified by MarcW at 7:12 AM 6-29-2007

[jpuffer]

gorgeous oval, man. Makes me jealous.

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by jpuffer »

gorgeous oval, man. Makes me jealous.

Thanks, I looks better than it really is in that last photo...too shiney......but I think the Beatles said it best: " All you need is LOW "

[Wooddy]

awesome !!!
more pics please !!!

[Happy_person36]

Now that is a sweet car

[thomaschh]

Watch those rear wheel bearings!

[GEETi]

Quote, originally posted by thomaschh »

Watch those rear wheel bearings!

You must have jinxed me! (Not really.......)
...but over the weekend, I discovered my axle boot has a split in it! (Drip, drip, drip!)
I don't put that many miles on it, so the "bearing oil feed starvation" isn't that much of a concern,,, but I'll get my boot(s) fixed to keep my trans happy.

[ClintCart]

Good work!, VERY nice bug.

[snesbit]

very choice beetle!! hope mine turns out like that.