Author Topic: Installing My Airspeed Drag Bar (Read 3932 times)

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?

kirin · « **Reply #1 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

dannyboy · « **Reply #2 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

Chris · « **Reply #3 on:** April 24, 2005, 05:40:20 PM »

i dont have time to go through 15000 posts

James Buchan · « **Reply #4 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_pag...hp?pic_id=64841

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_pag...hp?pic_id=64840

Swartz · « **Reply #5 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.

Bruce · « **Reply #6 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.

Swartz · « **Reply #7 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.