i'll have a look for the join...must be well disguised as they dont show obviously!
THEBOFFIN wrote:
I'd go trim holes down.Here are some pictures of a door we repaired,will give you a rough idea at what level you should be looking for the capping join on your 1/4 panel.
'50 Karmann wrote:
You won't see it Adam. It's leaded from the factory, you'd have to melt the lead out with I guess something like a blowtorch. Cutting it through the trim holes is what I'd do.
55Kab wrote:
i'll have a look, but 50 Karmann has suggested a slightly different cut?
No Adam,on this occassion i'd go along the trim lines,because you have inner and outer damage.Like Rob said this way you can brace the exsisting panel and join.I think if you remove the full panel,you'll be knackered.The pictures were purely to show you the location of the factory join.
I've seen the ad for your 'box and the number is A-853581, which means it's a June '56 'box with syncro on 2nd, 3rd & 4th gears. It's the correct model for your cabrio :thumbup:
vintagebug wrote:
Yes looks like the mounts have been cut and turned. It was how it was done years ago before all these drop kits came on the market. People also used to turn them the other way to go on off roaders. Also it looks like the rear spring plates have been moved to lower it by the position that thay are in. Andy W
AW wrote:
Not knowing how many splines its been droped and at whitch end is hard to say but looking at the angle of the spring plates maby just one spline on the outside fitting.I would get the spring plate so it is just over the shoulder of the casting. Make sure you dont pull the tortion bar out of the splines on the spine of the chassis. Then you have to twist the tortion bar to get the spring plate over the sholder.(not easey becouse you use the waight of the car to help you) But its just gues work unless you have the factory settings and tools to do it. Sorry for the poor scetch but i hope you get the gist of it. Andy W
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