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Reply to "New Guy, Beck 550 Suby Ordered"

A few notes:

For most states and initial inspection, it is important that the car has an AS-1 certified and laminated safety windshield.  Some, but not many, states will allow a plexi.  Thus, most guys I see will register with glass and then switch to plexi.  Side note: laws and rules change all the time too, so just because someone did something in the past doesn't mean it will work today.  CA is a good example.  A year ago you could register a plexi windshield car in CA, last year they changed the rules and you cannot.  I do not yet know how this will play out for anyone who has to do annual inspections, but we were explicitly told that plexi was no longer allowed in CA.  Just FYI...

6'1" 225lbs, 34 inseam and I have no issue driving with either windshield.  Sitting still you'd think the upper glass frame would be intrusive, but once moving it is fine...

If you want to run V190 alloy wheels, it is highly suggested to run a 1" narrowed beam. If you want to run Wildwood brakes it is also suggested to run a 1" narrowed beam.  If you want both Wilwoods and V190 wheels, 2" narrowed beam is suggested.  The beam is integrated into the chassis, so this is an early decision that has to be made.  The beam itself is not much more expensive to make, but it does require custom torsion stacks and custom tie rods also.

There are several different wheel specs for the steel wheels.  Standard, for Beck, is 15x5.5 rear 25mm offset and 15x4.5 front 45mm offset.  These are actually tucked slightly more than the alloy wheels and rub less with standard width parts, but front rub on hard cornering is still present simply due to wheel/tire size compared to original as well as a slight asymmetry in the body which was present in the original and present in all of the replicas.  Steel wheels can also be narrowed an additional 10mm or so, which just about eliminates rub except on really hard cornering with 2 ppl in the car, which I don't think you'll ever get rid of without moving to 3.5" wide wheel like the original.

Our floor is slightly lower than Vintage (1/2"?) which allows my foot to fit under the fuel tank hump without issue (size 12) and I test drive in workboots often...  driving shoes are much more comfortable but not necessary.  Additional height can be gained a few ways, no seat tracks, seat mounting angle, thinner bottom cushion, etc...

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