73 beetle ute now with pics

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Apr 2005, 4:04 pm

#331202

i have a 73 beetle which i have cut 5ins past the doors to make a ute.....going to run a 6 rib kombi box with a ej20t,4 wheel discs,aero front guards and a aluminium tray and it will be painted in the new ford falcon purple.....will keep ya posted....hopefully with pics soon......vaughn:jesus

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 6 Apr 2005, 4:14 pm

#331216

as soon as i figure out how to use my scanner i will post pics of a ute i made about 15 years ago.it had a hot 1835 with a baja front end on it.....cheers vaughn

boersch Wolfsburg Wizard

407 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 6 Apr 2005, 4:15 pm

#331217

haha sounds insane.. can't wait to see it!

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 · 7 Apr 2005, 12:07 pm

#331770

Insano Dude - like to see the pics when ya got them

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Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 7 Apr 2005, 12:18 pm

#331775

Yeah, me too, pics soon? what wheels you thinking?

'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 7 Apr 2005, 12:52 pm

#331791

nice shiny 17s or 18s

Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 7 Apr 2005, 12:58 pm

#331793

ooohhh... yeeaaahhh.. Bring it on. that would look awesome
:bounce :bounce

'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 7 Apr 2005, 1:07 pm

#331797

i will post some pics of my old beetle ute this weekend ......:jesus

traumin Officially Full-On Dubber

201 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 7 Apr 2005, 8:53 pm

#332058

1 sold in Mudgeerada a couple of years ago for (so my son tells me ) $2000 but when I saw it for sale 6 months later it was$4000 - $5000. Was that your fisrt 1?

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 8 Apr 2005, 3:03 pm

#332572

no..........the one i made was in nz

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Apr 2005, 2:58 pm

#333063

here is a pic of my old beetle ute

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Apr 2005, 3:01 pm

#333066

here is another one

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Apr 2005, 3:35 pm

#333070

here is another one

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 9 Apr 2005, 3:43 pm

#333072

can anyone tell me how to get pics bigger?

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:09 pm

#335466

thats better

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:13 pm

#335472

and another

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helterskelter400 Fahrvergnugen

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:20 pm

#335480

set up a www.photobucket.com account and put em on there and link to here ...

:thumb

bugeyedbabe Wheres her VW heart on her sleeve

3,945 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:22 pm

#335483

wow thats nice....

u know crazy george has a project one for sale...so guys if ya like the looks of this one...find out from george about the other.

hehe

but that is ONE NICE RIDE...

dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:22 pm

#335484

and one more

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:25 pm

#335486

cheers helter

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 2:36 pm

#335500

the one i am building now should be better than that one.......even though that one was awesome to drive.when i sold it i put a standard 1500 in it and kept the 1835 .......and then put the 1835 in my mates beach buggy and the damn thing would pull wheelstands in 1st and 2nd gear.....lol....heaps of fun........vaughn

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 3:21 pm

#335531

here is where i am up to on the new ute,getting ready to weld in the back wall

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 13 Apr 2005, 3:23 pm

#335533

and another

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 14 Apr 2005, 2:43 pm

#336358

lucky i got a titan.........lol

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 15 Apr 2005, 4:21 pm

#337309

hopefully i will get the power on in the shed in a couple of weeks and then i will get stuck into it.....cheers......vaughn

swish1 Officially Full-On Dubber

264 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 18 Apr 2005, 7:42 pm

#339511

what are you using for back wall ,custom made or kit? has the pan been strenthend or not needed? thinking of similar project

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 18 Apr 2005, 7:55 pm

#339526

going to make a custom back wall out of steel,leaving that up to my panelbeater mate and the pan will have to be strengthen but i have a transport engineer coming around shortly to tell me everything i will have to do to get it legal .....cheers......vaughn

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Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 19 Apr 2005, 3:01 pm

#340032

what would be the best sheet metal to use.........18 gauge,20 or 22 gauge?......cheers....vaughn

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 20 Apr 2005, 3:31 pm

#340752

:jesus

Baldy67 Wolfsburg Wizard

429 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 26 Apr 2005, 3:51 pm

#344482

a mate at work is putting the power on in my shed this weekend....so i should be starting on the back wall of the vw next week hopefully..more pics soon

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