What was your address?
I'll drop off mine when your finished yours and you can start all over again. From the photos that the sorta job i would expect from several thousand dollars. You should be real pleased. As for bore us with photos.....hahaha. your funny.
Keep em comin' 😎
1958 Beetle, 1966 VW Beetle, 1996 Holden Statesman!
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
Awesome man....I remember when you had a bet that you would finish it for valla all that time ago, I bet you are glad you didnt rush it......It looks great now, and will look a heap BETTER once all of it is together...This is dedication to the cause......
N!
wow awesome job!
Jon
Fantastic job
You can be really proud of yourself !:blush
That's awesome mate.
A true credit to you.:thumb:thumb:thumb
Well I'm certainly lost for words! :thumb
Steve
bewtiful job Das. Saw you old 76 car when I was in Brissie last week.
Thanks to all for your kind words...I am pretty stoked with how it turned out. Grey, I have only seen my old bug once thus far on the road (I hear that is looking a little worse for wear nowadays though)....pending on how things pan out, it may grace the pages of a certain local vw mag later this year (it was scheduled for an april issue in vw trends until we all know what happenned there - D'OH).
Removed some of the masking today, lookin pretty nice all that shiny paint inside and out...will certainly come up a treat after colour sanding.
The 63 temporarily has a buddy sitting beside it - the 1968 which will also be receiving a body off resto (although not quite to the same extent as the 63) - the paint was already done (thanks Lex) when I aquired it....
It will receive a 1916 with dual 40 dells, mechanical resto (brakes, suspension etc...but probably not gearbox at this stage though)....etc etc.....and it will be for sale once finished (once I finish the 63).
Pan is ball joint/swing axle and will receive the usual body off treatment.
Anyway, back to the real topic of this thread, the 63 will remate to the pan this coming weekend (for now, until I have to pull it off one last time for colour sanding etc).
Over and out for now.
The 76 VW didnt look too bad Das. Has 356 Chromies with VW caps on it now. Was sitting outside a house in Roachdale. Just down the hill off Springwood Road.
looking good alan
how good is it too see final colour?
next big milestone will be when you get it rolling with the wheels on.
keep up the good work
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Cool, hope the owner is enjoying it....it certainly draws some attention!
Unity, you are right about the bet....won't be that silly again as time lines always blow out by 3-4 times that which is estimated to begin with!
Kim, indeed you are right too - colour has made a huge difference. Not to mention my wife is a little more excited now she can visualise what one day will be a running, registered vehicle which we can actually use! :kiss
[Edited on 9-1-2005 by Dasdubber]
I look forward to seeing this in the flesh Dasdubber, keep at it.
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
Hey boss,
looking good but it has been 4 days since an update. Some of us are starting to have withdrawel symptoms..... i know i am..... :thumb
whats news? gotta be something new 😎
1958 Beetle, 1966 VW Beetle, 1996 Holden Statesman!
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
Nothing too exciting to report - just pulled off the doors, guards etc and transporting them to my place (our spare room looks like a spare parts storage facility at the moment!).
Tomorrow body will be back on pan so it to can come back home...then the colour sanding can begin!
Just sat down and read thru this thread (and the early one) for the 1st time..
Inspirational work! Love your methodical approach and attention to detail..If you aren't doing this as a career.. you should be!
go das, that looks tops. will it be finished for the easter nats? you should bring it to Sydney and steal some trophies.
but I have to say, I was kinda hoping you might fit in some ZZ top stripes, a few chequers and flames up the bonnet....LOL :P
nah just kidding
did you finish your speaker box too?
this may sound like a dumb question, but what is colour sanding? i undestand the need to give the car a good cut after the freah paint.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
Cheers again gents...
StenGuns, zz top could be cool - hadn't thought of that!! 😉
Sub enclosure etc is on hold until I save to buy the new rear fill speakers as I'll have to modify the box to accommodate them.
Drew, colour sanding is basically performed to make the final finish smooth to remove "orange peel" in the paint which is the ripply dimples you can see in the top coat. You hit it with 1500-2000 wet sandpaper until peel is gone...then you end up with a flat, but dull surface. Then you fire up the sander/polisher at low speed using buffing compound to bring the shine back....followed by a softer pad and swirl remover to remove the swirls left by the buffer.
Then there is the final wax....ah, my arms will be huge after its done!!
thanks das. yeah i did do that to my car after i painted it. just i was never told the name of what i was doing. by the term colour sanding i thought it may involve sanding the base colour back before the clear is applied.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
Al,
That colour looks really nice. Is it close to "Polar Silver"?
VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
35MPG on 101.3kPa
Not really - but the lighting conditions do play some tricks on how the colour is perceived. I guess it has some similar tones as the polar silver but is much more olive/green - it is very hard to describe!
Sorted out the brake lines today...here are the front lines in place...
....and the rear....
...and one final one of the hard line to the rear caliper.
i can see there is a awsome amount of time and effort here ,what is the bug for useing or showing. looks great i hope it aint going to be a trailer queen
There would be no fun spending all this time and money on the bug only to trailer it to shows.....certainly will be no trailer queen! (hehehe...just re-read my reply and realised it is sitting on a trailer! - only time it will see a trailer when done though is if it breaks down) 😉
It won't be a daily driver, but it will certainly be driven....hard...as often as I can! All do respect to people who build dedicated show cars, but I have no intention or interest to make this one.
Anyway, body finally went back onto pan today for transport back to our house.
[Edited on 17-1-2005 by Dasdubber]
It certainly is nice to finally have some colour on the shell! I was getting sick of looking at primer. :P
The paint looks pretty good as is, but after colour sanding will come up a treat.
