Dasdubber wrote:1966creambug wrote:never mind. Do they have any part number casted on their face? Please take a look if it won´t bother you...Thanks again...
Finally got a part number off the box - 1305 614 005. Sorry it took me so long!
THANKS A LOT!...I check this thread everyday just to see the progress..The car is great and some details are awesome. I´d personally go with more "retro" looking wheels, but its your car and its still one of the best restorations I´ve ever seen.
Jan from Prague, Czech republic
Keep going......:bounce
....need more pictures......... morepictures....... they run out too quick:cry
this post is like an addiction
have to check in every day to get our photo fix
your doing an awesome job on this bug das
giving me and no doubt others on this forum inspiration to keep going with our cars
can't wait to see the finished product:bounce
cheers
sean
68 Beetle - rebuilding 😵💫
65 beetle - driving 😎
If only there was more hours in the day.....actually, make that if only I didn't have to work....or could work less....well you get the picture. Chipping away a little each day. Bonnet stainless trim back on today and original vw badge polished up and installed.
Photo is a little blurry (hand is a little shaky after a few beers tonight!)... wolfsburg crest (off earlier model) also polished up and back in place. Rechromed bonnet handle to go back on after I pick up the latch mechanism from powdercoater.
awesome
looking awesome das!!! bet your getting really excited now!!! light at the end of the tunnel
'73 Bay - Fergus
beautiful.
makes me feel like i've done a really bad quarter ass job on my own car :duh
OMG....WOW.....looking so good ...
cray wrote:beautiful.
makes me feel like i've done a really bad quarter ass job on my own car :duh
he he , makes me feel like that too, "but the woods woul be a verry quiet place if the birds who sang best were the only ones to sing"
akean1 wrote:he he , makes me feel like that too, "but the woods woul be a verry quiet place if the birds who sang best were the only ones to sing"
Too true, I love hearing all the birds in this VW paradise we call Oz singing in harmony! :kiss
Man where did that exhaust come from?
Squiz....
Custom Exhaust Specialists here in Brisbane:
http://www.cesracing.com.au/
Had it custom made as the business name indicates
🙂 Exy but it is an awesome piece of work.
mannn... sweet resto... 😎 I wish I had the time/money/experience to restore my own notch like that. I have been dreaming of maaking my notch a german looker. Excellent work and what astounds me as well is the way you have been documenting your progress with this project. It servers not only as inspiration and a good resource for future resto nuts out there.
Thanks for sharing.. and more pics :bounce
'We teach best what we most need to learn'
VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin
Not too much to report in last few days. Did fork out some more cash (for something different.....not) on some new 6.5in Dynaudio 240GT splits. They sound absolutely awesome, can't wait to get them running!
das,
i love coming to this thread eveyr day to see what u've done.
great work, absolutely fantastic.
u must be so proud.
great looking speakers....
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
.....OMG....sound.....other than wind n flapping 😀
So cool.....you will have an AWESOME Dubb to get around in das
Thank you both! It certainly is a slow process but good for y'all watching this thread to realise the actual time it takes to do a full resto since it is updated in real time.
Lot of bloody work but will be worth it eventually!
I'm speechless (Lucky I'm typing). Wow.
Can't wait to see it in the flesh one day.
That's a credit to you and a big one at that.
CYA CT
esratrams
Cheers CT, your oval was always a source of inspiration with its awesome paint - I remember it a few years back at Raleigh raceway. Spoke to you briefly in the pit area when you were tuning your webbers. I love to see someone giving such a beautiful car some stick like you do!
come on das, i want to see this one finished soon (long time listener, first time caller).
Reality leaves alot to the Imagination
E... would you poke da vinci with a stick to make him paint faster?
leave it be...
...
...
... stuff it, come on das you can do it!!! but more importantly you can do it faster!
Leave him alone...
this car is a masterpeice.
And yes he could do it faster, but which would u have him give up, family or surf...
one keeps him grounded, other keeps him sane, one keeps him connected to society
u work out which...:thumb
das, the work is fantastic. I lvoe logging on and seeing if u updated...and when u do, I always inspired to do more on my cars. 🙂
but what will u do when ur finished, u'll have so much more time on ur hands....🙂
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
Hehehe....I know its all in jest. I had hoped to have it done for last Valla show so after establishing, then subsequently blowing out all expected dates of completion, I'm resided to the fact that it will get finished when it gets finished.
You're right though, if I forced myself to work on it just to get it done, I'd end up not enjoying it and therefore start to cut corners and god forbid not finish it at all! Not thats going to happen now though!
Well after this one is done, there is another full body off resto to complete on a 68 beetle (not to the same extent as this one though) - it will be sold as soon as its finished! So stay tuned over the next 6-12 months!
Anyway, lunch time is over, better get back to the beetle!
Nothing too exciting to report today - just fiddled with door internals for a while and had to run around chasing bits. Got a new windscreen (thanks to dannyboy for the advice). Will fit it tomorrow along with rear window. Also more sound deadener to go on.
This pic you can see the side trim on finally. Hopefully tomorrow will trial fit the narrowed beam finally (got the remaining tie rod from custom offroad the other day).
...just another pic of the side indicator. More to come tomorrow.
coming along quite nicely...
looking so nice
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
have i told u that recently :thumb
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
Hey Das can you tell me how expensive that sound deadener is?
(u2u if you don't want people to know how much you spend on the 'little things' :thumb)
