[T3] Up date on 72 Fastback

Dennis Stiefel dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org
Sat Jan 22 10:35:10 PST 2011


On 1/22/2011 8:58 AM, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 21 Jan 2011 at 20:12, Dennis Stiefel wrote:
>
>> Well I don't have a video this time since most of what we have done this
>> week you can't see.  Since the back of my FB was sagging a little when I
>> quit driving it I decided to swap the torsion bars from the Squarback
>> parts car. I hope I don't regret doing this as long I haven't made the
>> ride as stiff as the 71 stander Beetle I have.
> Swapping is a fairly big job, but it's the same amount of work to
> swap torsion bars as it is to re-adjust the ones you have. It would
> be less work to just swap the complete subframes.
>
> The square torsion bars are a bit stiffer than the fasty's, but most
> people like this. YMMV.
>

> We are nearly done on the torsion bars. Yes it is a big job but not as 
> bad when you have a lift and teenage boys to help to jerk and tug. LOL 
> I think I will like the way it drives when its done.
Dennis



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