thanks for the kind words guys
the dash has come out really nice. its the only bug ive seen with walnut dash, and i know its all real cos i made it myself
cant wait to get the thing on the road, rag back and stereo up!!
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So Kim, what did you end up with audio choice - all that reading on caraudioaustralia pay off??
I have changed my entire system - only kept the original amps...changed headunit, sub and front splits!
Give us some details!
Alan
no details yet, will be puchasing soon, but have decided to go a little more subdued than the original plan.
the interior looks too good to put the kick panels in, as i dont think they suit the overall theme of the car
still a work in progress.....
are you still going with the kick panels?
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Goddamn that is nice, Goldman.
makes me wanna go an re-restore my Oval.
Did you get the Hoodjax on okay?
Pay your debts, CxxT
Hi, love the colour, the overall look of this car is coming up great. Is the colour a VW one & if so what is it? I've seen pics of early beetles in similar colours on the net but still trying to tie colour names to photos.
Cant wait till mine is at this stage, it's gonna take years 🙁
Nice job!
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Golde60 wrote:are you still going with the kick panels?
Yep, will start making them in the next few weeks - front stage seems to be the most important aspect of a system (so the consensus says) so I'll be keeping them. I'm sure yours will still sound very nice when done! Looking great once again!
Just found out about this Resto - awesome work dude. How much longer do you reckon you have to go?
Reality leaves alot to the Imagination
Kim
Its been great following your car through the stages and seeing the progress, it seems so long ago since we cut the dash out of that wreck of mine. I've only just looked up this tread and its already taken me back to when I first saw your car in primer ready for the body work to be finished.
It seems funny that my car is on the same rotiserie and its at the same stage as when I first saw yours, Sasha has been doing a great job with your car (and mine) Now Andy is sorting out the engine side of it ,so the light at the end of the tunnel carn't be far off.
I love the work on the interior the seat material is very close to what I want in the oval it will be nice and comfy with a low wear factor and a none bum scorcher on a hot summer day to boot. The upholstery stitch work is to a very high standard and matches the colour of the body perfectly.
I keep meaning to gather all my pics up from the early stage of my project and starting a thread up of my own maybe i'll get round to it after easter sometime.
Keep up the good work I carn't wait to see it at the shows (jamboree?) then hopfully next to my rag roof sometime later in the year.
Kim keep up the good work, Sasha you've done a great job, Andy your doing a great job.
Cheers nIck
recycle, restore, enjoy
yeah, its coming along well nick
when are you gonna show all the stuff that you have already done to yours in a similar post?
its good to see another bug up on the rotisserie getting the full treatment
as for mine, i bought all the stereo gear last weekend, and while i m not quite going to the same extent as the das-look resto, it will still be a thumping set up.
i have decided not to put the pods in cos the interior looks to good as it is.
my front 'stage' is gonna be made up only of a pair of tweeters, which will hopefully tuck well into the shape of the body and disappear from sight.
not exactly the same 'frontal audio stage' but will certainly help with the frontal sound imaging
rear is gonna get the full treatment - boxed JL sub, with seperated enclosure for JL two ways, all behind the rear seat. all to be powered by a JL amp.
then off to the trimmers again for a matching finish on the box, and a few (very minor) changes to the works that have been done
wiring and engine works are continuing....
.... shouldnt be too long now.
as for pics, i m in sydney on business for the next 5 weeks, so will be a while for more pics
[Edited on 20-3-2005 by Golde60]
[Edited on 20-3-2005 by Golde60]
You might have to drop into the Nats whilst you are up there for 'business'.. 😉
Bugger!
THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!
i wish i could have gone to the nats - looked like an awesome lineup.
unfortunately i had the handbrake on that weekend, so we were out seeing the sights of sydney.
oh well, theres always next year. hopefully with my car ! !
anyhow, things are still progressing along well, so heres some of the latest pics
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ok - so its finally looking like a car now......
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and with the hoodjax in place - great, simple product that is easily installed (even if it meant interupting glenn's afternoon at the pub)
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and finally, the engine is in:
you can see the header pipes from sharpbuilt in this pic
and here you can see that it really is a tight fit to get these things in and fitting well
thanks again to andrew for all the fiddly bits that are easily overlooked
- spacers to mount the engine at the right height
- seals keeping the heat out of the engine bay
- grinding back the valve covers to fit properly
- removable fasteners to the upright kit
- fibreglass modifications
- modifications to the carb linkages
anyway, thanks to him, heres what it looks like when its done right and the details arent forgotten
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niiice.. interior and colour scheme and everything goes together so well. can't wait to see it at DOVW. congrats
and finally some shots of just how tight things are in there
plan is for a 4 into 1 exhaust (which i have seen almost finished today). primaries go along behind the rear apron, muffler next to one of the valve covers, running back to front, then along to the front, over the gearbox, turn to the back, into a resonator and out.
and the adjustable konis to all four corners
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exhaust should be complete in a few days. amazing how a good exhaust gut can fit all the pipes and lengths into such a small space
i am very happy with the ground clearance that i ve got and its all hidden away nicely. no pipes or anything hanging out the back
i am gonna bring it to dotvw, but i m really just looking forward to driving the thing!
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Whoo-hooo....awesome stuff Kim. I can empathise with the clearance issues you've experienced getting the type IV to fit! It is all executed very well and super tidy - big credit to you and those involved in the rebuild.
Well done on a top effort (I can also empathise with just wanting to drive it!)
Alan
Looking great Kim. Real nice work. :thumb:thumb
Love this car, great work. It's really progressed heaps lately, you must be getting close to that light at the end of the tunnel. It all looks to be coming together really well as far as the overall theme, should be an unreal ride. Keep up the good work
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
Can't wait to see it in the flesh kim, well done.
Good stuff. what are the engine specs?
Jon
engine specs are very similar to alans with a few minor differences
-1971cc t4. (standard crank, pistons and cylinders)
-balanced and rebuilt by Conte Engines
-2L heads with 1800 valves
-1800 flywheel
-511 cam (i am told that its similar to a porcshe grind, but exact spects unknown).... or is it 411?
-40mm dells with cb update kit
-compufire electronic ignition with twin compufire coils (onto 009)
-sharpbuilt upright kit extensively modified for ease of dismantling and better fit by Andrew at Dub Customs
-headers by sharbuilt
-custom exhaust (4 into 1) by Barney at Hallam Performance
engine was bought of the forum from Brad Connell some 2-3 years ago
engine is running
i m looking forward to getting it tuned and cant wait to drive it
btw, i m not taking credit for the quality of work:
thanks also to Sasha at Delux for the top body and paint and the custom mods
i have done some of the work myself, but time and expertise meant that it was mainly the 'dumb stuff' that i did
thanks for all the kind words guys
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She's lookin great Kim, I'm really lookin forward to seeing it!!
.....kim you must be so excited right now...almost ready to drive!!!!! You'll go nuts😎
Wow...fantastic....quality stuff...
jen
i m goning nuts now
i ll go sane once its finished!
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lol...know the feeling 😀
cant wait to see some snazzy pics when its regod and running around town "AWESOME"
show us your gates
Looks good now it's got the engine in, I'm very intrested in the works on the custom exsaust. looks great catch up soon
nIck
recycle, restore, enjoy
so who is gonna be first to get regoed, you or das? 😉
yep that's a challenge:P
