Finally at least! My vw type 2 from 1970 has been slammed. Friday, 21 December, I had an arrangement with Erwin from http://www.volksprojects.com. I left Hilvarenbeek, a small village nearby Tilburg, @ 7:00 and arrived at 8:30u.

Since it was pretty cold that day and my butt was freezing off, I kindly grabbed the hot offered coffee by Erwin. After having the basic needs we started on “the” project. With Erwin as guru, everything went pretty smoothly. The new front-beam was ready to build underneath, prepared with raster plates nicely weld on the beam.

Almost with the same ease as the original beam, it was replaced underneath. Then we build it up and the front was done. BTW when I mention “we” most of the time I’ll refer to Erwin ;-) The adapters, converting 5×112 to 5×130, where placed and also the 6j Fuchs 16″ wheels. In front, the tyre size is 185/50/16. This setup gives me about a small inch between the tire and shield.
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