Preen's Mk1 GLD

[GoLfMan]

good stuff! What a saga though... :O

[Preen59]

Gee Wiz that Coxy must be a good bloke! I have heard he is pretty good looking too!

He's not very bright, but he can lift heavy things...

Important step this one, never skip it, otherwise things will easier than need be. Can't have that.

Great to hear it's up and running again.

Ha! I do my best not to skip that one. Sometimes I repeat it, just to make sure i got it right the first time!

good stuff! What a saga though... :O

Ha, yeah tell me about it. :S Cheers dude.

[Jace]

Would the guard roller still not fit at stock height?

Congrats n ****.

[Jarred]

Ahh, good point! No I haven't. Considering the weight of the Diesel i should do that anyway.

IIRC they're the same blocks? Hence same wieght?

Regardless, lower stress brace defiantly worth while (even if it's not a race car, it's a cheap mod, and very worth while for positive handling!) But you already knew that.

Good stuff doing all that, bit of a saga, but then, it wouldn't be a mk 1 without it, now would it!

[Preen59]

Cheers, Jace. Haven't tried the guard roller yet, mate. Here's hoping! haha.

IIRC they're the same blocks? Hence same wieght?

Regardless, lower stress brace defiantly worth while (even if it's not a race car, it's a cheap mod, and very worth while for positive handling!) But you already knew that.

Good stuff doing all that, bit of a saga, but then, it wouldn't be a mk 1 without it, now would it!

Heavier gearbox, injector pump, pistons and flywheel.. Plus all the big heavy brackets.. It all adds up.

Yeah I might look into a lower stress bar. Suggestions? I haven't seen them for sale by any particular manufacturer..

[Jarred]

I got mine off Tim at dubaddiction.

I'm sure you'd able to fab one up pretty easy though. Couple bits of right angle and some thick wall pipe.

There was a bloke on tassie who did a bit of a write up on how to make one in his thread. His user name escapes me, as he's not on very often. He's also done the magna/commodoore brake upgrade.

[dubmc]

looking good chris, well done with it all so far!

[GRN_VAGN]

i have my lower bar off atm if you want some pics, dimensions ect... hit me up a pm or facebook me

and Big J, the diesel is much heavier... I can slightly lift and drag a full 1.8L on a tire with no gearbox... i can barely budge a diesel..

edit, users name is Foc64 or something along te lines of that

[Jace]

I need to make me one of these lower braces. Pics and specs please for everyone Dan!

[ryana89]

There was a bloke on tassie who did a bit of a write up on how to make one in his thread.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...s-24394-2.html

Funily enough I've been looking into this stuff recently.
Heaps of company's out there making these things... too much choice!