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Title: i'm alive and well
Post by: sharknose on March 05, 2026, 05:04:07 PM: I finally managed to get back on the site because I was having problems with my password. What's new? My Beta got new shock absorbers last year for a whopping 1,200 euros... The ride is great, but there is one problem, because the car is now one inch higher with a rather bizarre gap between the fenders and the wheels, especially in the front... I jokingly say that I now have a 'crossover Beta'.

This year we will replace both exhaust pipes from Imasaf (formerly the original Lancia supplier), but otherwise I can boast that last year I did not have a single breakdown, and I drove about 2,000 kilometers. I am also attaching a link to a video I recorded last year about me and my Beta. The event took place in Slovenia, unfortunately I don't speak English in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4coyLWj-1U&t=2s

Also, I found an interesting comparison test about betas: https://www.aronline.co.uk/reviews/best-1970s-sports-cars/

Enjoy hanging out with your betas. Best regards Marko
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: peteracs on March 05, 2026, 05:17:52 PM: Hi Marko

Welcome back on the forum, glad the password sorted the problem.

On your ride height, did you reuse the old springs or are they all new?

Peter
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: Ferrit on March 05, 2026, 10:33:27 PM: welcome back, I will take a look the links you posted

Mark
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: sharknose on March 06, 2026, 03:36:49 PM: Hello Peter
Yes, when we changed the shock absorbers we kept the original springs. The ride is great, the road holding is also, but the beta is now a bit too high, but I can live with that. I'm attaching some photos of my 'beta scout allroad', hehe

Have a nice rest of the day Marko
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: Ferrit on March 06, 2026, 04:22:04 PM: I love that colour. The car looks amazing. Other shots under the bonnet and inside?

Mark
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: SanRemo78 on March 06, 2026, 05:33:21 PM: Quote from: sharknose on March 06, 2026, 03:36:49 PM
'beta scout allroad', hehe

Skoda reference? I managed to land the only Skoda Superb Scout 280 Mk3 in the UK somehow... All the rest of the RHD ones went to Australia!
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: peteracs on March 06, 2026, 05:57:25 PM: Hi

Your ride height both front and back look way too high, did you compare the strut bodies when you replaced them with the originals? if you used the old springs then the ride height should have been the same.

Peter
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: sharknose on March 07, 2026, 06:34:32 AM: Greetings. I bought this: https://www.bielstein.com/Stossdaempfer-Federbein-Satz-Hinterachse-Coupe-Spyder
and this: https://www.bielstein.com/Stossdaempfer-Federbein-Satz-Vorderachse
But I didn't replace the other parts. Maybe I should have bought this:
https://www.bielstein.com/Sportstossdaempfer-Satz-Gasdruck-einstellbar

A few more pictures of the interior of the passenger compartment, beta in action and a photo of the engine

Regards Marko
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: sharknose on March 07, 2026, 06:36:19 AM: pictures ...
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Post by: sharknose on March 07, 2026, 06:37:46 AM: pictures ...
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Post by: sharknose on March 07, 2026, 06:41:07 AM: pictures
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: sharknose on March 07, 2026, 06:43:12 AM: pictures
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Post by: Ferrit on March 07, 2026, 10:28:25 AM: interior is fab :-)
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: sharknose on March 08, 2026, 05:31:14 AM: Ferrit, thanks for all your kind words about my beta ... I was lucky to find a car in Rome from the first owner, and i wanted to have a 1600 version, because it feels more sporty (short stroke from 1300 and bore from 2000, it revs better) than 2 litre, well that is my opinion, maybe i'm wrong, hehe

Have a nice day, Marko
Title: Re: i'm alive and well
Post by: WestonE on March 08, 2026, 04:07:52 PM: Some aftermarket Gas struts used to produce this jacked up effect. Given you now have good working struts I suggest you get a set of Lowering springs from Mark at Beta Boyz parts.