pics of your lowness please

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by finn » 08 Nov 2010 09:16 pm

Nikdev wrote:What do i win? sm4

More whoring of my two ex cars... :mrgreen:

-9cm up front(intrax dampers, cut dai springs)
-9cm rear(modified leaf spring, spax dampers)

13x8 rims


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All custom...
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that 360 gl is fu**ing sweet dude!!!!

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by valman » 12 Nov 2010 03:28 pm

better one of mine on standard mk2 steels with 155/70s
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plans to go lower beginning of next year via tubbed arches and modified leafs
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by magnumpi » 12 Nov 2010 08:48 pm

valman wrote:better one of mine on standard mk2 steels with 155/70s
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plans to go lower beginning of next year via tubbed arches and modified leafs

That looks epic like that, but sadly it's just a fact you can't get these "properly" low as the floor/chassis design just doesn't cater for it like a lot of cars, i.e Golfs, Chevettes etc. I reckon if you are genuinely going to tub the arches and moddify the leafs surely you are going to need to raise the floor aswell :?:
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by valman » 13 Nov 2010 12:46 am

Thanks! :D
was thinking of getting rid of the air channels for th CVT cooling first by cutting them out and welding in a 3mm plate or something thatll get an extra inch i hope then go from there, basically whatever gets in the way goes
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by Nikdev » 13 Nov 2010 09:19 pm

magnumpi wrote:
That looks epic like that, but sadly it's just a fact you can't get these "properly" low as the floor/chassis design just doesn't cater for it like a lot of cars, i.e Golfs, Chevettes etc. I reckon if you are genuinely going to tub the arches and moddify the leafs surely you are going to need to raise the floor aswell :?:
Spot on, i got a Chevette/Kadett C as its called here in Norway, it has the same clearance to the ground as my blue one and that still needed to go down some cm, but the Kadett i decking the same rim/tire combo...

You need to seriusly modify the exhaust on the 360 to get it low enogh, maybe build a exhust tunnel, as there is limited space, side exhaust is not a option, I had it on the red one and it was just silly

But I recon 14`s or 15`s are the best on 360, here`s mine with 15x8 et0:
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by volvosneverdie » 13 Nov 2010 09:32 pm

^ Sir, why did you sell that car!!!???? :shock: 8)
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by magnumpi » 14 Nov 2010 11:21 pm

Nikdev wrote:
magnumpi wrote:
That looks epic like that, but sadly it's just a fact you can't get these "properly" low as the floor/chassis design just doesn't cater for it like a lot of cars, i.e Golfs, Chevettes etc. I reckon if you are genuinely going to tub the arches and moddify the leafs surely you are going to need to raise the floor aswell :?:
Spot on, i got a Chevette/Kadett C as its called here in Norway, it has the same clearance to the ground as my blue one and that still needed to go down some cm, but the Kadett i decking the same rim/tire combo...

You need to seriusly modify the exhaust on the 360 to get it low enogh, maybe build a exhust tunnel, as there is limited space, side exhaust is not a option, I had it on the red one and it was just silly

But I recon 14`s or 15`s are the best on 360, here`s mine with 15x8 et0:
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It's a shame though as your blue Gl is the bested stanced 300 there is/was IMO, it just works so well. Helped by the fact that the base car looks so clean and tidy in the first place :D

My mates Chevette was ridiculously low compared to my 300 but drove so much better without all the bashing and crashing through potholes (sadly unavoidable in the UK due to the sheer number of them :roll: ) and yet still retained a comfortable ride, where as 300's antequated cart springs do it no favours.

Just a quick Q, that last pic have you pulled the inside lip outwards, or just rolled it in a heath robinson manner :wink:
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by Nikdev » 17 Nov 2010 08:05 pm

magnumpi wrote:
It's a shame though as your blue Gl is the bested stanced 300 there is/was IMO, it just works so well. Helped by the fact that the base car looks so clean and tidy in the first place :D

My mates Chevette was ridiculously low compared to my 300 but drove so much better without all the bashing and crashing through potholes (sadly unavoidable in the UK due to the sheer number of them :roll: ) and yet still retained a comfortable ride, where as 300's antequated cart springs do it no favours.

Just a quick Q, that last pic have you pulled the inside lip outwards, or just rolled it in a heath robinson manner :wink:
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Its rolled with a vengeance, tried to fit some weller`s with a pretty low offset...

Got them to fit;)

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by Nikdev » 17 Nov 2010 08:15 pm

volvosneverdie wrote:^ Sir, why did you sell that car!!!???? :shock: 8)

:roll:
I will be back, I am actually chatting with the new owner of it on fb these days, he is taking good care of her..


But as i said, 13"`s at the right hight its just special

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by slim_jim » 18 Nov 2010 01:13 am

your red 360 has given me such great ideas love your blog credit to you mate

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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by valman » 10 Dec 2010 06:50 pm

here is a comparison of mine to a standard height one (mine aswell :mrgreen: ) same wheel/tyres
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Re: pics of your lowness please

Post by theo2468 » 09 Feb 2011 06:48 pm

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