Looks nice Robb! You must really have to bite your tounge on here sometimes when people are talking about lowering...:rofl:
Whats your experience with damage underneath?
pre67vw wrote:
you'd think so, but no, at the end of the day, i like my resto cal's, but i also like my stockers, and i respect this forum for that. Its a stock forum afterall, i wouldnt come here to chat anything otherwise.
my 62 ragtop is a fairly original car, and i never wanted to do anything that wasnt reversible, or harmful to it. i can hand on heart say i have never scraped the car in any way, and the sparewheel well and floor pan is untouched. i wanted to subtly lower it, but not at the cost of wrecking the underside.
yes the car has a 4" narrowed beam with shock towers that do not touch the inner wings, but it also runs 5.5 inch wide wheels, so helps to tuck them in slightly- all to avoid any rubbing on the og paint/underseal :d it also gets on the ramp at mot time!
when i got the car 12 years ago, a 1600 engine had been fitted, and people at the time thought i was nuts to remove it, and fit the original engine! i also converted it back from 12 to 6v :lol: but thats the way i like them. so the only mods is the beam, dropped spindles & wheels.......i also have all the original ones tucked up in my lockup, and you never know, one day they may come back out :wink:
at the end of the day, i am very open minded about the vw scene, and im not screwed down to one type of style. i didnt have a plan as such when i bought the 67, but seeing how original it was, there was only one option. especially as stockers seem a minority these days.
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