wheels and tyres

another bargain! we started with a set of replica chromed Fuchs (4.5-in front and 5.5-in rear), which we then masked, primed and detailed in gloss black, then added a pair of EBay-bargain 185/70 tyres (£10!) for the rear (white lettering pen cost £3!) and a pair of new 135R15s for the front. They're fitted via adapters at the moment, but we may fit drilled hubs at a later date..

constructing the 4.5-inch narrowed beam and air-lift shocks...

extended shock towers allow the car to drop further. air shocks lift 6-inches! that means we can get over any speed hump...!
full details of the www.air-lift.co.uk load controller kit to follow (and in print, too!)

more slammage..

then the rear end was dropped by an inner spline. note, this is a semi-auto, hence the rear end is IRS - cool!

in the workshop...

we dropped the bug in at www.kustomdubwerks.co.uk for some suspension surgery. front end was fitted with drop-spindles and the front tyres swapped for a pair of smart car 135/70 'slam' tyres

engine overhaul

after a little tinkering and a proper service, the original 1500 single port motor fired up and ran really nice! however, we had to pull the motor to fix a few oil leaks as this bug was certainly marking its spot..
note the flex plate (not a flywheel!) - we also checked over the semi-auto system and everything seemed fine, which was nice to know.

number plate overhaul

our original number plates would never pass an mot, so we had to give them a quick overhaul... do you like the 'machine-turned' look? lol we'll have to replace them in due course, but for now they'll work just fine

the initial purchase...

here's how it looked when we picked it up... a non-running 1968 semi-automatic bug!