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kadaver · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject:

thanks guys for all the kind words! it was really cool to meet you!

i got back from my trip yesterday, about 2500kms. Salbris was really cool and the car performed great so alltogether a great vacation.

and dule, i did meet you shortly, when you drove off the second hand market on (i think) thursday. but indeed, another time :)

as promised!

PICS!

the small tank is connected with a big hose to an original tank, so i now can tank about 31 liters Laughing

a real cool oldskool body shop did the louvres on the sunvisor, they did a great job. check http://www.austinseven.eu/.

notice the indicator switch on the door Razz

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still some details to adress, but for now it's done and i'm glad of that. considering that i'm now 22 years old, that this is the second car i own, and that i learned welding, body- and paintwork in the process, i'm pretty proud. Very Happy

as you may have noticed i work at burton car company but i'm not a mecanic there.

about the ride:
with the uprated springs and the modified shocks i feels really really tight on the road. cornering speed at dry surfaces is huge Shocked

. at this rideheight i have no problems with wheels hitting the fenders, or chassis hitting the ground. over speedbups is also OK (we've got a lot of them in holland). but the downside is that is on bad road is tends to dribble away a bit. maybe i'll try less thick oil for the dampers.

i also want to change the stance a little bit. it has to be tilted forward more i think (so higher in the back). and also change tyres:

now is:
155/60 on the back,
135/70 on the front. (the front tyre has a higher profile)

go to a high profile tyre on the back, or, a low profile tyre on the front?

greetzzzz kadaver

Gekke Belg · Snailer Joined: 19 Nov 2008 Posts: 15

You could mount 165/45/16 from nankang these are 3% smaller than the 135/70/15 tires it will make a lot of difference on the front

dule · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:54 am Post subject:

yes, next time I suppose Wink

you really made an excellent car! well done, one day I'd like to make sth like this to be support vehicle for my bicycle/bike. that's why I've asked you how long the bed is when the back door is opened! Cool

would it be ok with you someone would copy your idea for the back door?

kadaver · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:12 am Post subject:

thanks man! your bike can't be too long than;

with the back door in a vertical position, the bed is about 135 cm long.
with the door closed (slanted) the length at the top is 110 cm.

but i think with this bodystyle, the bed could be a little bit longer.
or you could search for a LWB chassis...

and about borrowing the idea, no problems, everything has been done before Laughing

ciao!

dago · Dropped Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 241 Location: Suomi

That is a cool car Very Happy

Nice, really nice work man.
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Jerome · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:16 pm Post subject:

Great car! I saw it a few weeks ago in Zutphen. Looks very nice! Shocked

U got PM

Etienne · Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829

And soon :

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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:01 pm Post subject:

Hey Etienne, will you be taking any photos of my 'Kubel' for the mag??
Cant get much more modified than that lol Wink

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Jerome · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject:

U got PM again Wink

Wout · Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 8:32 pm Post subject:

@ kadaver:
Was it a good choise the 170% springs from ecas?
I think you've got them as well, or am I mistaking?
Thinking of ordering them as well in the near future

kadaver · Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:04 pm Post subject:

hey wout,

indeed, i have the 170% uprated springs, and i also modified some standard LIP-shockabsorbers by putting just regular 2cv gearbox oil (70w) in them.

as you might know, this trick is described in the 'lowering, a few questions....'-topic in the Technic-section.
or click
HERE

the combination of the shock and spring seems just right to me!

about the handling,
i'll quote myself from an earlier post:

Wout · Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 4:56 pm Post subject:

Yes, I know that trick.
Shockabsorbers are no issue, we've got adjustable ones.
We're not going to change the springs on the pick-up, because we've got bigger springs allready on the pick-up and the raidcar. (diameter 130 instead of 110)
But I have an other chassis with small springs for a new project, an azu250,
thats why I wanted to know if you've got the 170%springs from ecas and what you're experience was with it after a while.
Thx for your replay!

Etienne · Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829

Wout, I assure you they're really worth it.
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kadaver · Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:46 pm Post subject:

i agree!

Wout · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject:

Allright!

Thank you!