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Technical => Chassis & Suspension Forum => Topic started by: Chris on April 23, 2005, 07:54:44 PM

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: Chris on April 23, 2005, 07:54:44 PM

What modifications are required to the shell of my 61 beetle to accomodate the installation of my drag bar? And do you have any pics?

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: kirin on April 23, 2005, 11:37:55 PM

You may(or may not) need to slightly widen the holes in the quarters that allow you to tighten up the rear shock bolts. I will try to find you some pics of my install...
-Kirin

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: dannyboy on April 24, 2005, 05:35:44 PM

thats the only mod nessesary
search james buchan on thesamba and you will find pics of his install
 

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: Chris on April 24, 2005, 05:40:20 PM

i dont have time to go through 15000 posts

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: James Buchan on April 24, 2005, 07:37:08 PM

Yup I had to enlarge the access holes to allow my install:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...hp?pic_id=64842 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=64842)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...hp?pic_id=64841 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=64841)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...hp?pic_id=64840 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=64840)

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: Swartz on May 07, 2006, 10:38:02 AM

Thanks for the pics James. I remembered seeing this along time ago. FINALLY im going to install mine.

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: Bruce on May 08, 2006, 02:37:17 AM

When I installed the AS bar on Rick's car, I enlarged the holes in the body to just a couple of mm larger than the bar.  This was a mistake since the rear of the pan flexed down once the engine was installed.  You need to make the holes fairly large like James did.

Title: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar
Post by: Swartz on May 08, 2006, 05:47:39 PM

Thanks for the tip. Ill make sure to take a look at it before i throw my motor back in.  :rockon: