| Title: | Air-Cooled Motoring |
| Notice: | Help ! This conference needs a home. See 153. |
| Moderator: | AYOV11::KMCCLELLAND |
| Created: | Thu Apr 13 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Tue May 13 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 188 |
| Total number of notes: | 1646 |
I'm looking at a 73 Super Beetle. It looks great except for the front
suspension carrier. I'm not that familiar with Super bug front ends. It
appears that the Mcphersion suspension mounts on a T shaped plate that
mounts to the chassis. The problem is that the bottom of the rear
portion of this mounting piece is completely rusted out.
Question 1: Is my analysis of the front suspension correct?
Question 2: Can this mount or carrier be replaced? How hard is it?
Question 3: What if I don't fix it? How dangerous is it?
By the way this is in the US is there a similar British model?
Here's hoping someone knows the answer
John A Kennedy
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| 188.1 | RHETT::BURDEN | A bear in his natural habitat | Tue May 13 1997 18:11 | 18 | |
I checked with a neighbor who has a '71 Super Beetle and has worked on a few others. He cautioned that you'll need to get a good look under the car and see how much rust is around that plate. You may find you'll have to replace more than just the plate to get it structurally sound again. The task will be made easier if you have some sort of metal cutting tool and a welder. If you have to pay someone to do the work, it might be worth looking for another Bug. He's also not sure if the parts you'll need are available aftermarket or if you'll have to fabricate them. Again, if you have the tools, it's fairly easy. Where are you located in the US? Dave (Atlanta, GA) '71 VW Type III Squareback (Variant) '57 BMW Isetta 300 convertible | |||||