Slightly low Karmann Ghia [pics]

[Mystery Machine]

While looking for more info on the Klassy Kadett posted by Will I stumbled across this image from the same photographer and it just stopped me in my tracks!



Some digging around and I find some more images from the same photographer here: www.stancenation.com/2011/08/11/dumped-classic-karmann-ghia/












Some more digging and I come up with these shots too...





I really like this. I didn't think I would, but I really do. That was a good enough reason to feel like sharing it, so I did. That is all

[Mystery Machine]

Apologies for MASSIVE pics....rehost about to occur!!

[WillCarter]

Haha I was about to do the same thing, you've dug up more than I can find though, it is insane even by Air-Cooled terms.

[Soopahfly]

Poor thing looks broken

[mat91]

very cool but the back end looks broken with that camber and toe

[forkliftfred]

Ooooooh. I think i need to change my underwear. I'm sooo in love

[Mystery Machine]

Jan 24, 2012 19:20:32 GMT Soopahfly said:

Poor thing looks broken

Jan 24, 2012 20:54:12 GMT mat91 said:

very cool but the back end looks broken with that camber and toe

Never looked at heavily lowered air-cooled dubs then?

Plus...it won't look like that when it's driving - but if I have to explain how/why then there is little point if you catch my drift

[octagonalpaul]

Wow, that is pretty incredible. I'm kind of hoping it's on air just so It's driveable! Either way, that is 100% brilliant.

[ben711200]

I love how the rear wheel sits so far forward in the arch. It's like an unintentional nod to watercooled Volkswagens



And it looks flaming glorious ;D

[Mystery Machine]

You may have seen a few slammed Ghias before, but not too many lay their whole body on the ground......

......He is also got a 8″ narowed air beam"

The clues are in the link I posted in the OP

[Mystery Machine]

Jan 24, 2012 21:13:44 GMT ben711200 said:

It's like an unintentional nod to watercooled Volkswagens

EPIC LOL!!!

Quote of the year Dude....quote of the year

[mat91]

i do get why it does it but my comment still stands it looks broken cool but broken at the height

[Clamity]

So it's got a beam axle..? How's that work then? And I feel a right thicko now as I still don't get why it's toeing in.

[mat91]

judging on the way is cambered and toed in id say the run a swing arms like E30s

[Rich606]

Jan 24, 2012 22:12:42 GMT Clamity said:

So it's got a beam axle..? How's that work then? And I feel a right thicko now as I still don't get why it's toeing in.

No. Air-cooled VW front suspension is known as a beam; it's by trailing arms attached to transverse torsion springs:



But as you can see the whole assembly looks like a big beam so that's what it gets called. The whole thing can be narrowed fairly easily for that classic air-cooled tucked look.
Suspension at the back is by swing arm:



As you can see, joints at the gearbox end but not at the wheel end so the wheel stays perpendicular to the drive shaft all the way through the suspension travel. So lower it lots and you get loads of negative camber.

Anyway. Awesome . There's a hell of a lot of work in that and it looks excellent for it.

[Soopahfly]

Jan 24, 2012 21:01:37 GMT Mystery Machine said:

Jan 24, 2012 19:20:32 GMT Soopahfly said:

Poor thing looks broken

Jan 24, 2012 20:54:12 GMT mat91 said:

very cool but the back end looks broken with that camber and toe

Never looked at heavily lowered air-cooled dubs then?

Plus...it won't look like that when it's driving - but if I have to explain how/why then there is little point if you catch my drift

Yes I've seen heavily air cooled VW's, and I know it won't look like that when driving. I think it's a shame that it looks like it's destined for the scrap yard once you've parked it up.
I hate massive negative camber.

[tonycocacola]

i really like that, although if it were mine id have some paint on it.

[skinnylew]

slammed sill scraping sexiness

[spekkie]

one of the cool cars of the kustom charged crew

[cairyhunt]

Awesome!!

I love the camber but then I started out in bugs and vans, those water-cooled guys that try sooo hard to get camber, we get it for free ;D

Plus the camber means its harder to tuck a wheel (when it opposite happens) when giving it the beans!