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Topic: Is this a 71 SUper Beetle??  (Read 7383 times)

Offline copperjewel

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« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2006, 09:52:44 PM »
Quote By Zen:

There are some Beetle enthusiast that will pretty much dis-own you if you drive a Super. Don't let that stop you . . . most of those folks will also dis-own you if you drive ANY Beetle built after 1967

 :roll:  :roll: Isn't that the truth

And some dis you if you drive ANY Beetle after 1966 or any VW besides a beetle.

Offline 71SuperBee

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« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2006, 10:56:22 AM »
That is ok, my super is just that super, and when I am fully done with her people will want her, but nooo you can't have her I will say, right now I am taking all the shakes out of her with new kyb gas strut inserts, new strut mounts, new ball joints, new urathane bushings, wahooo Can't wait to see how she drives..... :D

Offline Zen

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« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2006, 11:06:15 AM »
Aaron, I don't remember if I've mentioned it before, but one thing you don't want to overlook when you're "de-shaking" your super . . . Make sure your wheels are round and don't have any run-out.  We fought the shakes on my son's '74 and never got the shakes fully cured till I got some aftermarket wheels in a trade and put them on it.   That made such a differance, I checked the old wheels and found one of them had a warped place on the inner rim and the rim didn't run true with the center.  It wasn't "bad" . . . in fact I put the old wheel and tire on the back of a standard Beetle and never noticed anything.  Super front ends are "super" sensitive to any imperfections in the ballance or trueness of the front wheels/tires.  But, once you get 'em right, they handle great!

Offline 71SuperBee

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« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2006, 12:10:03 PM »
well I will tell ya that the shake that I had in mine was not bad at all, I mean after i put a new steering damper bushin in it it cleared up a lot, then with the new center drag and the inner and outter tie rod ends wow. I can't wait... Thanks for the info, I want some new chrome smoothies but may have to hold off, I have brand new tires on the bug right now. So I will see what happens LOL..

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