Well here she is.
She's just had her engine rebuilt - nothing fancy yet, all stock.
Body-wise she's ok. Stupid council in Geelong dropped a cherry picker on the roof a while ago (we think) and there are still a few dimples - don't know if they'll show up or not. Some rust in the usual places (bottom of doors etc) but won't really know till we get her stripped. She'd had a really bad paint job before we bought her a while ago.
Pan's stuffed as you'll see in later pics. The rear window was leaking for a while and stuffed the footwell behind the passenger and the rear parcel shelf.
Immediate plans:
Rebuilt balljoint/IRS pan with front disks (if I can bloody find or build one)
Koni's all round.
914 rims 😀
And maybe a Ragtop
Any suggestions?
[ Edited on 23-12-05 by ruckus ]
Her Butt
[Edited on 21-10-2004 by ruckus]
engine:
bad photo of pan damage:
Interior damage:
roof damage - hard to see:
wierd exhaust:
Phew... and I'm spent! Sorry to anyone with dial-up.
The front bumber is all rusted up so we've gotta get a new one and some new mirrors.
Apart from that we want to fit some guages around the speedo (prob. tacho and 2-3 small ones) and maybe some sportier seats.
ruckus wrote:Stupid council in Geelong
Got that right!!
😉
Love the engine bay pics!
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the exhaust looks like a tuck away quiet pack, but it looks like a nice car mate
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me
hehe, you know its a real dub when it has a Jabiluka sticker on it😀
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
Wish my engine bay looked like that ! Probably would if I cleaned it .....
Hi Rob
Sweet looking ride (dont worry a pan will turn up )
Got to have the anti estabishment sticker on a vw for sure
I am getting a headliner done at Car Trims pty ltd 1205 Toorak Rd Camberwell 98895183
Brent seems a really good dude and has done a shit load of volksy
There was a bay camper in there getting everything done and I was impressed with his work
He has to get back to me with total price of headliner and seats ( possibble leather in front ) but the headliner is $550 which sounds dear at first but not if have a look at the job in total
I reckon thats a days labour and materials ?
Catch ya soon
PS chewy you still got my jack cause you havnt told me what colour coopers mate
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
Doc how much is leather going to sting you for the seats?
Now that sounds tempting!
Anyone know how hard/expensive it would be to fix rust problems behind the back seat down towards the firewall?
ruckus wrote:Anyone know how hard/expensive it would be to fix rust problems behind the back seat down towards the firewall?
Ye Rob you can buy the whole floor pan for about $ 130 and replace the lot or cut sections out
Or get an irs replacment pan lol:P
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
oops $130 is for one side only
Leather seats have not got exact quote but I was talking ball park figure of $1500 - $2000 including head liner
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
and coming (drum roll)... ragtop!
ruckus wrote:Doc how much is leather going to sting you for the seats?
Now that sounds tempting!
well headliner and all leather seats front and rear $2200
could be 250 cheaper for vinyl in rear but have not decided yet but I am boots man and all if the funds are there
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
Oh ye that roof will look sweet
I was sniffing around the post when you came up
whats happening with your pan?
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
go the leather, you won't regreat it. Looks a million bucks and lasts longer.
Bone Collector wrote:go the leather, you won't regreat it. Looks a million bucks and lasts longer.
Ye thanks boner my daughter thinks the same (it will be her ride )but my money lol
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
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beerdoc wrote:Oh ye that roof will look sweet
I was sniffing around the post when you came up
whats happening with your pan?
Just waiting for the boys at Volkspower to get back to me. They might have just what I'm after. If not then a date with low55 shall be had and a merry chopping and welding session will go down.
I had the best day today! DOVW was so awesome and inspiring that I couldn't wait to get all the bargains I bought on. New bumper, mirrors, window winders and last but certainly not least THE 914S ARE ON!
some other shots. I'm like a giddy bloddy schoolgirl!
Bought a disk assembly for the front too so she's going to get the conversion and her dropped spindles done ASAP.
Many thanks to MR930 and Sax for the wheel related stuff this weekend.
Can't believe the only thing that went wrong was a big gash to my hand while changing the wheels!😠
sweeeeeeeeeet
Does that mean I am of the hook to get your wheels down
cause it was going to be to much hassle anyway.
Ride is looking good mate
Cheers Doc
reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
20th OCT 2007 STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS
Yeah thanks for the offer though Doc.
She's booked in to get the spindles and disk front and subsequent lower on friday. Cause the tyres are pretty big I think she'll sit pretty well with the drop the spindles'll give. Here's hoping 😀
Be thankful Marty locked the Combo and hid the keys otherwise my 70 beetle would be wearing the wheels........lol
hehehe. he mentioned you'd been staring at them mumbling: "...must have the precious..."
