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Post by Bent Saaby on Feb 19, 2017 16:10:23 GMT
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Post by Peter on Feb 22, 2017 13:52:35 GMT
Hi Bent,
Thanks for popping on the Eagle forum, I hope we can help in some way. I had a charger back in 1994 and have restored a few too.
If it is on a Beetle chassis as it should be then it is the chassis that is type approved not the body and needs only to be registered under it's original registration number and transferred to Danish regionalisation after the appropriate test. so my Danish wife tells me.
If there is no previous registration history then you will need to go the whole single vehicle approval route and that applies to most EU countries although the test and paperwork differ considerably.
As far as what needs to done to the chassis depends on your size. normally the floor pans are dropped about 75mm to 100mm, best done by cutting along the sides next to the tunnel and outer flange roughly inline with the handbrake and bending it down and inserting a wedge and a rear section, this means the seat moves up as well as forward.
The gear shift lever is usually moved back rather than using a dog leg and the handbrake lever shortened or another type fitted, such as my Volvo 240 one on top of the tunnel. Other than that the brakes and suspension need tuning to suit the lighter weight of the car, some 30% less.
Hope that helps for a start. Peter
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