Back at it again - Slammed Supers

[gsusmaniac]

Foods cheap bro..buy clothes for teen girls.

If I was younger I'ld keep trying til I got a boy....it's all good.

werd. got to girls one boy.

20 year old girl 12 year old girl 19 year old boy

Dang... you guys are OLD!

I hear ya, I am glad I had a boy first to watch after his sister if they do come! I still got a while before we try for #2... and even then I still hope it's a boy, even though I think a daughter would be awesome.

Got my buddy coming over tonight, more car fun will surely ensue, along with some beer! Pics later!

[71sbeetle]

My Dad told me boys are MUCH easier lol (he would know after 3 daughters and 1 son )

[zzzdanz]

Had 2 birthdays this month, so, 20yr old, 19 yr. old, and 5 yr. old....And I quit drinking

I'm surrounded by the girls..got my 2 nieces across the street and 3 more of the youngests friends that are always here.....5 sisters......quit smoking to..maybe it's 420 time.

[SCIROCCO SPEED]

sound like you need to escape all that estrogen!

[ValleyGTI]

Pick of the fat girl I would like to build

[zzzdanz]

sound like you need to escape all that estrogen!

I'm drowning in it bro!

[JDII]

I'm drowning in it bro!

YOU AINT STARTED GROWIN TITS YET HAVE YA?

MOST OF YAW KNOW I JUST HAD A SON BUT WE GOT A LATE START BEING MARRIED FOR 14 YEARS BEFORE HE GOT HERE.

BUT MAN HE IS A TRIP AND THIS IS THE MOST FUN WE HAVE HAD. HE IS A DEFINATE BLESSING. GOT SOME COOL PICS FOR ALL US AIRCOOLED FOLKS AND WILL POST THEM UP AS SOON AS THEY GET FINISHED. THE PHOTOGRAPHER SAID BY THE END OF THE MONTH SO SHOULD BE ANY TIME NOW.

I CANT BELIVE A SUPER THREAD HAS LASTED THIS LONG.... BUT THEY ARE DOING SOME WORK IN THIS THREAD AND THE CARS ARE LOOKIN GOOD

[zzzdanz]

still an A-cup bro...All the frig'n steroid injections I get make ya gain a ton of weight, so the tits probably aren't to far off.

[71sbeetle]

still an A-cup bro...All the frig'n steroid injections I get make ya gain a ton of weight, so the tits probably aren't to far off.

I'm a B cup lol, probably because I had to live with 3 sisters

[JDII]

I'm a B cup lol, probably because I had to live with 3 sisters

still an A-cup bro...All the frig'n steroid injections I get make ya gain a ton of weight, so the tits probably aren't to far off.

I THOUGHT I WAS LACTATEING BUT IT WAS JUST SWEAT FROM BEING NERVOUS BOUT A NEW SON.

OH YEA CAREFUL WITH THEM STEROIDS , MR. WINKY WILL BECOME MRS SWRINKY.

[GEETi]

Pick of the fat girl I would like to build

Savior for the Curved Windshield Supers!!!!

[gsusmaniac]

The super thread is now a compare your moobs thread!

^^That super looks sick. I actually like the gold mesh wheels on it a lot!

And JD II- as long as I work on the car, and all the yahoo's above me don't get it locked (don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want it any other way!) I willl keep the thread alive-

Stopping by the metal shop today so he can cut some 3" holes in the jig for the rear trailing arms. Then tomorrow we start cutting and tacking!

[zzzdanz]

Going to look for the yahoo's..

[gsusmaniac]

If you find em, tell em to keep up the good work

[justing1234]

to be totally honest, i thought about it, and supers do look good slammed. and i'm also thinking about actually doing it, now that i know its possible. as for the speed bumps in my town, i'll just keep a jackhammer on my roof rack

[gsusmaniac]

I used to drive a pretty low super around tallahassee all the time. At first I hit everthing, bumps, potholes, road reflectors! Then one day I realized I hadn't hit anything. It just becomes a frame of mind to avoid things...

And I could get almost anywhere and avoid the speedbumps.

So I say go for it!

[zzzdanz]

Ya gonna need climbing gear to get out of the pot holes Justin. You can plow ya driveway with it

[gsusmaniac]

Quick update teaser... got a lot of stuff done, just don't have time to get pics up. Will this weekend though. Catch you guys up on what is going on. Until then, here you go

[SCIROCCO SPEED]

looks good! did you get those from TopLine?

[gsusmaniac]

No, after a lot of research I found Topline only uses a 71.5# spring. And it is a 12" spring, which is shorter than stock, but not what we were wanting. So we order through QA1. Got 150# springs and coilover kit which will be stiff and should keep the front from bottoming out on every little bump!

Then we built the coilover omusing the adjust-a-strut cup kit suspension.

[71sbeetle]

Topline has different springs available but not sure they go all the way to 150lbs. I use the 71lbs springs on mine and it's stiff enough, but then again I am not low

[SCIROCCO SPEED]

No, after a lot of research I found Topline only uses a 71.5# spring. And it is a 12" spring, which is shorter than stock, but not what we were wanting. So we order through QA1. Got 150# springs and coilover kit which will be stiff and should keep the front from bottoming out on every little bump!

Then we built the coilover omusing the adjust-a-strut cup kit suspension.

you gotta link for those?

[gsusmaniac]

Garey- yeah, I did a lot of reading on germanlook about what people have tried, and humble said to go with 150#'s. I don't mind them being stiff. It will help reduce body roll a lot and keep the corners off the ground!

As for links, I will get them up for you tonight when I get home

[71sbeetle]

Garey- yeah, I did a lot of reading on germanlook about what people have tried, and humble said to go with 150#'s. I don't mind them being stiff. It will help reduce body roll a lot and keep the corners off the ground!

As for links, I will get them up for you tonight when I get home

I think the problem with such a stiff spring will be increased oversteer, which is not what I want, but on a lowered car it's not like it's going to be auto crossed

[gsusmaniac]

Not unless we are racing for slowest times!

as for the oversteer. Humble auto-x's his and I guess 125# spring weren't stiff enough. I'll link you to the thread later that I read.

[71sbeetle]

Not unless we are racing for slowest times!

as for the oversteer. Humble auto-x's his and I guess 125# spring weren't stiff enough. I'll link you to the thread later that I read.

Odd, it was just right with mine, and I had ****ty tires too. Very little oversteer (only if I really got into it)

[air skooled]

[QUOTE=gsusmaniac;73895832]Quick update teaser... got a lot of stuff done, just don't have time to get pics up. Will this weekend though. Catch you guys up on what is going on. Until then, here you go QUOTE]

Built some 4 years ago but they haven't seen the road yet. Someday I'll finish the car.
Keep up with your innovations. Always like to see that. Have always been a fan of supers, especially german lookers. These springs are around 350# so they have to go. What length did you go with? Interested to see how that spring rate works for you.

[justing1234]

Ya gonna need climbing gear to get out of the pot holes Justin. You can plow ya driveway with it

it'll never leave the garage in the winter, i got a gmc to drive daily, the bug will be more of a sunday driver, but more than just sundays

i decided this from watching my brother try and drive his golf down our unplowed driveway last winter. he got 4 feet and got stuck and pulled it down the driveway with a truck, the car lost controll (his tires were 100% bald) and got stuck in a snowbank. then he pulled it put backwards and got it stuck in another snowbank... then he just said fluff it and yanked it. all i can say is im suprised he still had bumpers on it. another fine example of the negligence of mk3 drivers.

and then im thinking of going back to a resto cal look on my super. im thinking in resale value, i want it to appeal to more than just german look fans. this way i can appeal to young people who like lowered cars, or i can put a stock motor and rasie it back up for old people, or if a teenage girl wants it... actually, no. a teenage girl will ruin it.

[gsusmaniac]

Justin- Build it for yourself man, the hell with "resale"! Suspension and motors are easy to swap for stock!

Air-Skooled- Why havent they seen the road yet? Still in the garage on the project?

[justing1234]

i know, it's completely in my taste, but i know im not going to be keeping it forever. by the time im 20 and am ellegible for my motorcycle lisence i'm probably going to sell it for a harley, or if my gmc sh*ts the bed im going to get a ford ranger so i want to keep it appealing to everyone


and those havent seen the road because he wants to donate them to me

[Jade Wombat]

Saw this over the weekend at Cruisin' the Coast show in Mississippi. '73 on airbags, electronic everything inside.

[downy.]

Stumbled on this through google and was happy to see it's not dead. Definitively gonna keep an eye on this. I'm building a 74 super myself, but the front is as low as i can get it before the pitman arm hits the control arm when i steer. Have you run into this problem as well? I'm considering a rack and pinion setup from a 75 super, if i can find one. What have you done?

[gsusmaniac]

It is not dead... I am in Texas right now. I have some pics to update with. I will do it while I am here. I will be back on the project by this weekend!

[71DubBugBug]

What do you guys do to lower the rear?

[gsusmaniac]

The back was lowered in the pic above just dropping the spring plates a couple clicks.

The way we are doing it now is by actually cutting up the rear trailing arm thanks to loosenutz! We will have a 4" drop with stop suspension travel.