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solarmike -> RE: Want to make a Baja style New Beetle (1/4/2008 4:15:21 PM)
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I live in Bend, OR and have lifted my Beetle 2" bought the kit from metalnerds.com. I will be putting on 215/65 16's General AT2 tires. The total lift will be 3" and what a difference it makes! We get a lot of snow here and now that my clutch is out in my Vanagon syncro I now take the Beetle up to Mt. Bachelor for snowboarding. I have currently stock size studless snow tires and it handles great in the snow and ice. I also installed a metal belly pan because the stock plastic one got shredded from ice my first year. I was out rallying in 6" of snow with my friend behind me in a Jeep and he was laughing so hard because I was doing everything he was and just as fast. It wasn't until the snow was a foot deep that I decided I was going to turn around. We got into his Jeep and went about a quarter mile when he decided to turn around. I was supprized at what I could turn around in. I can't wait to get my new tires. I have a chipped and injected TDI and could reach high speeds very quickly in the snow covered dirt forest roads and once I came upon a very bumpy section that made be bounce all around and never heard my suspension bottom out! I also go in the forest and cut wood and had to use my NB TDI to tow a half cord of wood. I got a lot of looks, as I passed cars going up hill on the highway. That little diesel is truely amazing. I am planning on taking this car to Baja one day and soon it will be ready. If you have seen pictures of the yellow Beetle TDI floating around I plan on doing bumper guards like his. I hope you can contact me because I am looking for more answers too. Call Carrera Motors in Bend, I am the only one with a TDI Beetle.
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