interior shots prior to any straightening/highfill
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
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UPDATED: Golde\'s ragtop.... (now with engineering details available)
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
more pics of the bodywork as the layers of highfill were going on
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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk
2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
Hey Kim that looks awesome!
Shows the trade-off of having pateince and a firm vision of what you want in the end.
Anyone got the number or website for 'Delux'. Looks like they're earning some cred on this site recently
Shows the trade-off of having pateince and a firm vision of what you want in the end.
Anyone got the number or website for 'Delux'. Looks like they're earning some cred on this site recently
wezley Officially Full-On Dubber
305 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·
hey kim,
shit it's a small world, I went to uni with you for awhile back in 97 i think..
Might know me by anthony or wez..
Anyway, you were driving a baby blue beetle back then (I think) and it looked damn fine..
Hope your resto goes well, I just bought a Kombi myself.. I'm not sure what I'm getting myself into..
Good luck
Cheers,
wez
shit it's a small world, I went to uni with you for awhile back in 97 i think..
Might know me by anthony or wez..
Anyway, you were driving a baby blue beetle back then (I think) and it looked damn fine..
Hope your resto goes well, I just bought a Kombi myself.. I'm not sure what I'm getting myself into..
Good luck
Cheers,
wez
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
interior is gonna be painted, with as much paint exposed as possible, kinda like the standard split bug style
check back later
check back later
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
hey wez
welcome.
what year's your kombi?
its been a while.. the only times that we've caught up has beeen with annelise and the interior design crew
been a while
btw, ive still got that bug, gonna sell it soon to fund the final stages of this project
[Edited on 25-10-2004 by Golde60]
welcome.
what year's your kombi?
its been a while.. the only times that we've caught up has beeen with annelise and the interior design crew
been a while
btw, ive still got that bug, gonna sell it soon to fund the final stages of this project
[Edited on 25-10-2004 by Golde60]
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
ok final shots for the night - before pics of the dash
gonna get some custom treatment here
the dash is gonna be done to match the flat4 gt steering wheel and the eliminator shifter that annelise sent back from japan for me
aint love grand??
:kiss
gonna get some custom treatment here
the dash is gonna be done to match the flat4 gt steering wheel and the eliminator shifter that annelise sent back from japan for me
aint love grand??
:kiss
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
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wezley Officially Full-On Dubber
305 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·
yep a proud owner..
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=30068
^^^ that's the bus...
will let you know how it goes.. 😉
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=30068
^^^ that's the bus...
will let you know how it goes.. 😉
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
hey man - here s the bug (still got it) that you remember from the uni days
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3304#pid90532
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3304#pid90532
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jenz58 Postal Menace
9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Wow Kim...great work....I luv to see what you guys do yourselves....you can be so proud of it..... Isn't it nice to get the primer on..to me it was like a milestone 😎
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643
...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe
62deluxe Custom Title Time!
1,718 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
Top job mate. It will look awesome. Hope you have it at DOVW😎
[Edited on 25-10-2004 by 62deluxe]
[Edited on 25-10-2004 by 62deluxe]
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Excellent work Kim - keep it up mate, I know this is the hard part of the project to maintain motivation!
Che Castro ankle straps
1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
hehe looks great.
I bought an eliminator shifter when I was in Japan from flat4 as well.
They are pretty good, although not quite as tight as a berg shifter.
I bought an eliminator shifter when I was in Japan from flat4 as well.
They are pretty good, although not quite as tight as a berg shifter.
Jon
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
i wish it would be ready for day of.
but i have got to the stage that i dont want to rush it for fear of compromising anything....
.. perfection takes time
i think it will be ready for the end of the year though
damn, i hope so
still got some $ to spend!
but i have got to the stage that i dont want to rush it for fear of compromising anything....
.. perfection takes time
i think it will be ready for the end of the year though
damn, i hope so
still got some $ to spend!
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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
It's sad when you know your credit card number, expiry date, bank account bsb and account numbers all without having to think twice.
Makes you realise that these little german cars are great at absorbing lots of cashola! But they're worth it...I know your pain and pleasure, can't wait to see some more pics!
Makes you realise that these little german cars are great at absorbing lots of cashola! But they're worth it...I know your pain and pleasure, can't wait to see some more pics!
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
ok, so obviously a whole S H I T L O A D of work has gone into the prep work before the colour got laid.
thanks Sash - top job so far
and i do have many more photos to prove it.
but as i was going through all the photos that i have taken in the last 6 months or so, i got a little sick of looking at white (high filled) panels, and got really excited when i saw the paint going on for the first time again....
makes you realise how far its come.
so here goes
thanks Sash - top job so far
and i do have many more photos to prove it.
but as i was going through all the photos that i have taken in the last 6 months or so, i got a little sick of looking at white (high filled) panels, and got really excited when i saw the paint going on for the first time again....
makes you realise how far its come.
so here goes
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
painted tunnel (gonna remain exposed like alot of the interior)
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
new wheels and tyres look a treat
major cred to mick motors here for doing the right thing by me and sticking to his word on the wheels
pan shot 2:
major cred to mick motors here for doing the right thing by me and sticking to his word on the wheels
pan shot 2:
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
and yes, thats the shiniest inner wheel arch that i ve ever seen too on the left of the picture.
underside of body, interior and inner arches were all painted on the rotiserrie.
all the areas that were gonna be difficult to get to when the car was put together
here you can see some more of the inner arches and interior
this pic is one of the ones that you might want to refer back to an earlier pic for comarison. notice that the inner arch has had some meat taken out of it to allow for the narrowed beam to fit. means that i can still run shockers!
heaps of work in this mod, and most wouldnt notice it. even has the rolled lip installed back into it for strength.
factory style narrowed front!
other side, with sasha working diligently on the pan
rears got the same treatment
[Edited on 1-11-2004 by Golde60]
underside of body, interior and inner arches were all painted on the rotiserrie.
all the areas that were gonna be difficult to get to when the car was put together
here you can see some more of the inner arches and interior
this pic is one of the ones that you might want to refer back to an earlier pic for comarison. notice that the inner arch has had some meat taken out of it to allow for the narrowed beam to fit. means that i can still run shockers!
heaps of work in this mod, and most wouldnt notice it. even has the rolled lip installed back into it for strength.
factory style narrowed front!
other side, with sasha working diligently on the pan
rears got the same treatment
[Edited on 1-11-2004 by Golde60]
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
now for the underneath pics!
the saga continues:
the saga continues:
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
eagle eyes will have picked up some more mods to the underside of the dash in the second last pic
gotta thank alan for the inspration on that one, although the theme is slightly different.
i have a black faced (stealth install, but didnt want to lose my glovebox) stereo that i want to dissappear from sight. so the mods allow for it to be set back from the face of the dash
also, you can see how much better a job you get when the body is painted of the pan. all that stuff that will never be seen. even the areas that will mount onto the pan rubbers got the treatment
gotta thank alan for the inspration on that one, although the theme is slightly different.
i have a black faced (stealth install, but didnt want to lose my glovebox) stereo that i want to dissappear from sight. so the mods allow for it to be set back from the face of the dash
also, you can see how much better a job you get when the body is painted of the pan. all that stuff that will never be seen. even the areas that will mount onto the pan rubbers got the treatment
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
here you can see some better shots of the stereo
looks easy now, but there was heaps of work in this mod
the stereo was done by carefully cutting a 'flap' from along the line of the skin under the dash and peeling it downwards.
then some triangular peices were wlded along the sides of the 'flap'.
some glass, a little bog, and some high fill later
sounds easy, but i can assure its easy to do badly and takes skill to make it look factory like this
looks easy now, but there was heaps of work in this mod
the stereo was done by carefully cutting a 'flap' from along the line of the skin under the dash and peeling it downwards.
then some triangular peices were wlded along the sides of the 'flap'.
some glass, a little bog, and some high fill later
sounds easy, but i can assure its easy to do badly and takes skill to make it look factory like this
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
anyone notice anything else odd about the dash?
i gotta go to bed. damn this uploading and linking of pics takes some time
more soon....
i gotta go to bed. damn this uploading and linking of pics takes some time
more soon....
BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder
3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Looking super sweet Kim.. Really coming along now!
Anything to do with the fuel gauge hole/ speaker hole? They don't look too normal, or maybe it is just me..
Anything to do with the fuel gauge hole/ speaker hole? They don't look too normal, or maybe it is just me..
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
ikube Wolfsburg Wizard
580 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·
Looking good kim! I see some Empi's down there 😀 Excellent!
ruckus Veteran Volks Folk
2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
Hey Kim are you going to be hiring out your services?
You could really drum up some business!
I'll be first in line, k? :P
You could really drum up some business!
I'll be first in line, k? :P
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
No probs for the inspiration Kim (dash)...it is cool to see it done another way (I wouldn't have thought of doing it like that but it looks awesome!). I know what you are saying when it takes a lot of work to pull it off correctly - I had some tough times trying to get it to look right!
Well done mate, I may have missed it but is the colour L11 pastel green (may be way off the mark).
Sounds like our bugs will be almost related - I am having lots of exposed metal inside, ragtop, dash mod, green (but different hue)....would look cool side by side!
Keep it up!
Alan
I am envious you have paint - I can't wait until I can lay some shiny stuff down for a change.
Well done mate, I may have missed it but is the colour L11 pastel green (may be way off the mark).
Sounds like our bugs will be almost related - I am having lots of exposed metal inside, ragtop, dash mod, green (but different hue)....would look cool side by side!
Keep it up!
Alan
I am envious you have paint - I can't wait until I can lay some shiny stuff down for a change.
Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
nah, ruckus. i cant take any credit apart from keenly observing and helping any way i can on the weekends
sasha from delux custom restos has been doing all the hard yards, with some help from andrew who looks after the mechanical side of the show.
i cant praise these guys highly enough.
sasha is a perfectionist and the product that you see in the pics is only this good because of his hard work
also gotta give a shout out to brad connell for the engine and doing the right thing by me when i discovered some probs as it started to get fitted up
just purchased the final load (not the first time that i ve said that) of vw bits from wolfsburg west.
still gotta spend cash on stereo, interior and some bits n bobs for the upright conversion on the t4
sasha from delux custom restos has been doing all the hard yards, with some help from andrew who looks after the mechanical side of the show.
i cant praise these guys highly enough.
sasha is a perfectionist and the product that you see in the pics is only this good because of his hard work
also gotta give a shout out to brad connell for the engine and doing the right thing by me when i discovered some probs as it started to get fitted up
just purchased the final load (not the first time that i ve said that) of vw bits from wolfsburg west.
still gotta spend cash on stereo, interior and some bits n bobs for the upright conversion on the t4
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen
858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
this is one of my favourite shots from this stage, which really shows the advantages of painting on a rotisserie
look at all that shiny stuff underneath!!!
look at all that shiny stuff underneath!!!
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