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todd
Number of posts : 765 Age : 39 Location : back in mildenhell Drives : 75 beetle, 72 beetle back on the road Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 13:16 | |
| I have finally said goodbye to my caddy Dans van now with cracked light from caddy bumper No sharp corners for us! I loved the caddy but the time had come for it to go. So I did a swap for a small rear engined air-cooled VAG car from the early seventies that isn't a beetle! It's a 1971 NSU Prinz 4. 600cc of sheer power! VW took them over in 1969 and killed off these in 1973 because they were too much of a rival to the beetle according to wiki. NSU became part of what is now Audi and this is a predecessor to the Audi 50/mk1 polo! 12" porsche stud pattern 5x130 steelies FTW Posh interior! This is where all the power comes from! The boot and cool patina'd 1958 lambretta ld Thanks a lot to Dan for the hair raising trailering. It was scary when it started snaking down dodgy fen roads with drainage ditches either side! We'll put the Caddy the other way around next time so the weight isn't at the back. The plans for NSU at the moment are to get it on the road and see if I can get 14" fuchs to fit under the tiny arches! | |
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Buey
Number of posts : 483 Age : 47 Location : Ely Drives : Mk1 VW Golf Cabrio & Seat Leon FSi Registration date : 2009-02-03
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 15:51 | |
| I Love it mate, that is awesome!!! | |
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RS4Paul
Number of posts : 185 Age : 50 Location : Nr Sandy Drives : vw T5 ,new Tiguan, RS4 B5 Registration date : 2008-11-14
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 16:00 | |
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Pistacheuro
Number of posts : 1343 Age : 33 Location : Newton Drives : '95 6N. Registration date : 2009-03-17
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 16:01 | |
| ^ What he said!
Looks lovely mate. Fuch's would look soo good.
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Stampers
Number of posts : 1553 Age : 37 Location : Soham, Ely Drives : BMW 32HATE Registration date : 2009-07-06
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 17:24 | |
| Such a cool looking car. Gratz on the new ownership mate! | |
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 18:56 | |
| does it have a beam on the front? its just asking to be slammed | |
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todd
Number of posts : 765 Age : 39 Location : back in mildenhell Drives : 75 beetle, 72 beetle back on the road Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 19:07 | |
| Cheers for the comments. I wasn't sure if they would be positive because it's a bit weird! It doesnt have a beam but a beetle frame head could be welded in for a beam Under the bonnet I can imagine some bigger tubs It has swing axles on the rear so it would get camber like a beetle when lowered but it has struts aswell so could chop the springs or get shorter ones. All ideas who knows. I tried a 14" fuchs on the front this afternoon but the wheel studs are too thin. I would need to press the studs out of the drums, drill them out and press bigger diameter studs in. It's got nice finned drums like a porsche 356! Fitting wheels is what I want to do first and some tidying of rusty bits so they don't come through badly. | |
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
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todd
Number of posts : 765 Age : 39 Location : back in mildenhell Drives : 75 beetle, 72 beetle back on the road Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 20:29 | |
| Testing a fuchs earlier while it's still on the trailer! Smaller tyres needed I think. It's still jacked up here. Some photoshops of plan. Will it happen? I need money to buy wheels | |
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Stampers
Number of posts : 1553 Age : 37 Location : Soham, Ely Drives : BMW 32HATE Registration date : 2009-07-06
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 20:37 | |
| - todd wrote:
Omg, that's just too f***ing sick man. Totally awesome. Nail it! | |
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Tue Sep 28 2010, 21:37 | |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815 Age : 34 Registration date : 2009-02-01
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Wed Sep 29 2010, 08:50 | |
| Bike engine it | |
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whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 33 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Wed Sep 29 2010, 08:58 | |
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todd
Number of posts : 765 Age : 39 Location : back in mildenhell Drives : 75 beetle, 72 beetle back on the road Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Sun Feb 20 2011, 20:56 | |
| Both of my k plates I got some wheels for the Prinz today at Dubfreeze from Kinky Mick. They are NSU RO80 fuchs. They are the same size as the 14" fuchs I tested on it before but slightly different. Ive got to work out how to fit them now. If I can find some wheel nuts the right size I could put collars over the studs so they fit the holes in the wheels. If not it's a case of changing the studs to thicker ones but Id rather not incase it rubs and I want to put the 12s on for an MOT. I got some stickers with them. | |
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nelds
Number of posts : 1816 Location : Haverhill Drives : 2.5TDI T4 LWB Registration date : 2009-06-17
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Sun Feb 20 2011, 21:42 | |
| love the new rims, hope you can get them to fit. WTF is wrong with the rear wheel on the last pic..??? | |
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todd
Number of posts : 765 Age : 39 Location : back in mildenhell Drives : 75 beetle, 72 beetle back on the road Registration date : 2009-01-15
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Sun Feb 20 2011, 21:49 | |
| Notice the orange beetles back wheels are the same in the 1st pic. That's what swing axles do when they have been jacked up. They stay like that until you roll the car forward. It's also why they get negative camber when lowered | |
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whittle
Number of posts : 1882 Age : 33 Location : Secret Base Drives : along the pavement Registration date : 2009-09-11
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Mon Feb 21 2011, 11:15 | |
| I love this thing!
i also really like the retro moped ;-) | |
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BIGbuffVR6
Number of posts : 461 Age : 35 Location : Fordham Drives : Audi A8 (D2 phase 1) 4.2 V8 quattro daily MK 1 GTI cab toy Registration date : 2009-12-16
| Subject: Re: NSU?? Mon Feb 21 2011, 19:12 | |
| Seriously cool.! I want to go more old skool! This makes my mk 1 look space age Pre 80s are the way forward me thinks. | |
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