Final shot - engine still in place (have to still sort out the breather box dimensions). Stay tuned for the next episode of the ongoing saga, The Trials and Tribulations of a VW Body Off Resto.
Very impressed m8, great work!
What did you do to the rear suspension? Paint or powder? Silver?
Mate looks fantastic. So much work and effort has gone into your ride. You must be pleased as............................
:bounce
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man ohhhh man, what are you building, absolutely one of the best vw rebuilds man has ever seen.
keep in going!!!
Well, no rest for the wicked. Have to continue on to get this beast finished!
Started to plumb up the fuel lines from reg to carbs (bolted them up after I collected the manifolds after HPCing). Alternator pulley HPCed as well (didn't like the silver powdercoating it was previously in). Fuel line will be secured to firewall so don't worry bout that floppy line in the pic!
Sorting out dimensions of breather box which is yet to be made by Hardcore Racing (performance shop in brissy where I get all the AN fittings etc from). Coil (promaster mallory) will be either mounted under rear luggage compartment above g'box or in car on front side of firewall).
Linkage is just popped in place for now (has to be shortened to fit).
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are the lines speed flow lines mate cause they look familiar?
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Picked up the exhaust from CES today - pipes HPC'ed and muffler polished up (but will receive some more polishing soon).
Pipes lookin' good.
looks good mate
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another view....
....and another view....
if you dont mind me asking what is one of those mufflers worth
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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....and one final view. Thats it for now.
Nice looking exhaust, but damn it looks expensive......
65 Meyers Manx
68 Country Buggy (KO 367)
68 Country Buggy (KO 669)
68 Country Buggy (KO 789)
68 Country Buggy (KO 815)
68 Baja Bug
76 Baja Kombi Twincab
Yep barls fittings are speed flow....will U2U you.
cool i thought they were the bloke who owns speed flow did my oil cooler lines and live just across the road from my old man
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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huba huba 🙂 I'd love to know what this project blows out too....a nice second hand M3 anyone LOL
Looks fantastic mate.
Da Time For The Aircooled Revolution Is Upon US.
Brothers & Sisters Lets Hit The Streets, Roll As One. And Feel The Power Of The Aircooled Storm.
Damn I think I want to cry! Such attention to detail, this thing is going to be awesome (ps already is without paint etc!)
I've been tinkering a bit more in the last couple of weeks. Temporarily bolted up the crusty ragtop bits to work out how much the rollcage will have to be dropped so the golde handle will be able to clear it. Pity to have to change this beautiful bit of kit, but alas these things happen.
You can see the problem here even without the handle fitted.
All the ragtop components are yet to be powdercoated...once I get the cage sorted all bits will be nice and shiny.
Just embarking on the custom stereo intallation. This first step is very boring, but it will progress over the next few weeks to something more interesting.
A sub and two 6x9s will be housed in this parcel tray. Amps will be located under the bonnet, and the 6in speakers and tweeters in footwells in aftermarket speaker kick panels.
Its all a little tricky getting it to fit in with the cage but rest assured everything will be securely fastened as I had my whole parcel tray stolen from my old beetle years ago. Damn thieves.
Thats it for now.
been following this like an addictive sitcom, amazing stuff, you should open up a custom resto buisiness.
mirp mirp went the hair lipped dog
Mate I'd love to do it for a job but the time it takes to do these sort of restos would be cost prohibitive to anyone when you add up all the hours involved. Ah well, for now I'll enjoy doing this stuff for myself (I wouldn't want to give the customer's car back if I went through all this for someone else!).
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Sweet looking set up. Can't wait to see the finnished product.
Kickpanels arrived the other day (thanks to Brad [blup58] for bringing them in for me). Just sizing them up for now - will need a little trimming and fine tuning to get the spot on.
Not a bad bit of gear - the fibreglass is nice and thick (not the plastic ones available some places). 6in speakers and tweeters will be finding their way into these panels soon.
where did you get the panels from.
mine look very similar, but they are plasticy and thin. I got them from CIP
i m gonna do my stereo in pairs - 2 x splits, 2 x subs
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