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Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:05 pm
by MID WEST DUBBER
Yeah I should have one for you
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:01 pm
by Gunther
braddick wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:00 pm
Gunther wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 9:33 pm
There's a real tight brains trust down there in SA. It's refreshing to see the VW spirit of helping out your mates is alive & well.
I'm looking forward to getting down there & meeting you blokes.
Bus is coming on great too BTW.
Tony.
Did u end up getting down to the show for a look and catch up with the SA crew tony
Not yet, but definitely will & hope it coincides with an SA shindig.
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:01 pm
by Cheeseboard
Haven’t seen an update for a few days Brad, has the project stalled?
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 10:21 pm
by braddick
Champ here, updating this for Brad, as he's busy growing the nation's food. And before Matt or Beatts start on queue jumping/favourites blah blah
, the Mango was always scheduled for a little stop over with me on it's way home from Cooper's. That would have been over 12 months ago were it not for border closures and travel restrictions.
Anyhow, it has been straight axle 101 including a full test fit of the gearbox and setting up rear suspension. If you don't like seeing things cut up, please look away now.
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Beetle front mount bracket
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Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 10:33 pm
by braddick
Kafer cup bar. We are planning on around 180 ft/lbs of torque in this bus and the stock frame forks are quite weak.
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Intermediate gearbox mount. Wanted something that doesn't hang down as far as the usual Butty's bits or similar. Uses T4 transmission mounts.
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Cradle has been shortened by 25mm.
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 10:40 pm
by braddick
Modified OG springplates. Some of the best steel that has ever been produced.
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Bumpstops and shocker mounts, which go through inner and outer chassis and at the right angle for minimal force on the shock absorber bushings.
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Flop stops limit axle droop to about 9°.
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Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Fri May 13, 2022 10:44 pm
by braddick
Approximate position at planned ride height. Isn't that patina just sensational?
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Test fit of dummy motor to check engine positioning/alignment to seal channels etc
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Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 7:31 am
by Cheeseboard
Thanks for feeding the rest of the nation Brad. Sure most blokes would prefer to have lamb on the table (vegetarians, vegans, and other denominations excluded) and in return turn a blind eye to any perceived queue jumping.
On a more serious note, there were some good OG surface rust pieces in that swept up pile of off cuts which I hope are being saved.
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 11:56 am
by 1958kafer
Awesome and inspiring work as per usual Champ!
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 5:57 pm
by MID WEST DUBBER
Very nice!
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 8:03 pm
by splitthis
Nice work Champ. I’m not sure what’s worse, Brad queue jumping or Brad going full check-book resto on this thing
Any more pics of that rear shock mount? I’ll need to do something similar, I have the CE bolt on version but that looks super clean. This things going to be a weapon.
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 9:06 pm
by braddick
Thanks for the update champ
splitthis wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 8:03 pm
Nice work Champ. I’m not sure what’s worse, Brad queue jumping or Brad going full check-book resto on this thing
No cheque book resto here just hold them fold them Johnny Cash
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:02 pm
by splitthis
‘Scrap wool resto’
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Sun May 15, 2022 7:46 pm
by 067DUB
Nicely built !
Those bolt on bump stops looked excellent , can you tell me where you got them from ?
Re: 58 mingo mango
Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 5:59 pm
by morts
Great work...and I really like how you set the tone in the first sentence!