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Sorry for being so quiet, Been very busy with the car. To date i have stripped, welded in the selecta drops, removed the brackets and stops for the beetle steering box and fabricated the mount for the Opel Corsa stering rack. Basically designed a laser cut mount to mount the rack to the front end. The mounts are welded to the tubes allowing the rack to be bolted on. I made no changes to the rack, tie rods or tie rod ends to make it fit!

I cut out most of my new rear suspension, I just felt I could make it more elegant, A significant part of it is now fabricated from laser cut stainless steel, which will be polished. I should have all this welded in by Monday night.

I spent some time planning my front brakes, I went onto Wilwoods site, you guys are sure spoilt for choice over in the States. The cheapest Wilwood caliper I can buy in South AFrica is US$600 each. The calipers I like cost US$185. The also have an ultra lite 11.5" ventilated disk for US$40!

I guess I will be paying a small fortune in shipping costs shortly.

I have been waiting for my hinges to arive and eventually they did. The rears for the clam shell are simply beautiful! Polished Stainless steel complet with grease nipple to lubricate the hinge. The fron door hinges are simply C%$
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