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1963 ragtop beetle project - gone to a new home

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#349444
Octa wrote:that is a lot of wires. Is that just for the stereo or the regular loom included (lights, indicators, etc)?
Apart from the one thick power cable for the amps, every other wire if for the normal loom (lights, gauges, ignition etc). Haven't even started wiring up the stereo yet! :duh
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Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#349514
Heheh looking good, speaker pods look awesome.

I'm not looking foward to wiring my own car either, even though I wont have a big stereo. Although comparatively, it makes me appreciate how simple the wiring is on our cars, compared to something made in the last 10 years or so.


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[Edited on 13-5-2005 by Che Castro]

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#352587
Holy crap - thats a lot of wires in that pic!

Back to the simple stuff - managed to solder wire ends and insert them into fuse panel. Bit more tidying still to come....and haven't started under the bonnet yet!

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

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#352590
I was going to keep this under wraps until painted but I wouldn't want you all to think I haven't been doing anything on the resto would I?? I had the sub box insert panel covered in vinyl by the upholsterer....then filled around the edges to make it a flush fit.

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

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#352594
After some more fine filler and high build primer, not to mention more sanding....base and clear coat will go on. Should be a nice contrast with the vinyl. Thats it for now, still busy with the house so progress will be a little slow. :duh

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EgeWorks Wolfsburg Wizard

602 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#352627
Damn that's looking good! I take it the rest of the sub box will be painted the same colour as the rest of the car? Very nice!

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#352645
EgeWorks wrote:I take it the rest of the sub box will be painted the same colour as the rest of the car?
Yep, you are correct 😉
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malcolm Insano Dub Head

812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#352716
dasdubber I still think you could market thoughs speaker boxes.

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#352819
malcolm wrote:dasdubber I still think you could market thoughs speaker boxes.
Maybe one day, but then mine would no longer be custom hey 😉

Seriously though, I wouldn't have the time to do a mould to make a production run, but down the track maybe.
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Sandy Officially Full-On Dubber

254 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#352825
Beautiful job mate. Where did you get your sound proofing from?

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#352865
Sandy wrote:Beautiful job mate. Where did you get your sound proofing from?
Northfield Car Audio at Moorooka in Brissy. Most car audio stores should stock such sound deadener.
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Sandy Officially Full-On Dubber

254 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#353042
Thanks very much

DIY-DUB Custom Title Time!

1,591 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·

#354741
wow this would be the lowest ive seen this topic in this list since the start, it was the 20th down, figured this would help it rise to the top again

gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#354795
Dasdubber,mate i have won over 10trophies,Best engine mods,5 Best engineer,Top super comps,Best presentation at Street Machine Shows and Vw shows, Front cover of Zoom mag.Mate thats a show car,detail is 110% iam blown away.The craft work you have done is a credit to you.Das what iam saying many Car Show Trophies are coming your way.(Please !!!put the Cup Wheels back on just looks tougher)😀😀😀JVLRacing

NigeType3 Officially Full-On Dubber

371 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#354800
Hey Das I thought that wiring set was designed so the fuse's where behind the dash. I like the position your putting it better. Have you come across any problems positioning it under rear seat?

Cheers Nige

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#354900
1stcarbug wrote:wow this would be the lowest ive seen this topic in this list since the start, it was the 20th down, figured this would help it rise to the top again
Thanks 🙂
gayanne wrote:Dasdubber,mate i have won over 10trophies,Best engine mods,5 Best engineer,Top super comps,Best presentation at Street Machine Shows and Vw shows, Front cover of Zoom mag.Mate thats a show car,detail is 110% iam blown away.The craft work you have done is a credit to you.Das what iam saying many Car Show Trophies are coming your way.(Please !!!put the Cup Wheels back on just looks tougher)JVLRacing
Cheers for the compliments - I absolutely love your car and spent a lot of time looking over it at last Valla. The engineering is a big credit to you! I'd love to fit wheels as big as yours on my car...but that might have to wait for another project some day! The cups will be back on soon trust me!
NigeType3 wrote:Hey Das I thought that wiring set was designed so the fuse's where behind the dash. I like the position your putting it better. Have you come across any problems positioning it under rear seat?

Cheers Nige
In the instructions it says you can mount under bonnet or under rear seat so I have come across no dramas thus far. All of the wiring is long enough to account for either location - only one wire I have had to extend because it went from the fuse box to speedo (generator light) then back to the alternator - everything else thus far has been sweet. It cost me around AU$500 ish to bring in but it was well worth it in my opinion. I have been wiring up the gauges in the last few nights - will try and get some pics tonight (but its not that exciting at the moment!).
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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#355248
Wiper and headlight switches are back in place (but not yet wired up) and the little alloy retaining nuts were polished up. New ignition switch also in place (which has an accessory position).

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

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#355254
Monster tach back into position as well and wired up - expanable nylon cable conduit was used to keep the wires tidy, and rubber grommet for wires through the body of course.

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

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#355259
Man all those connections took bloody ages to solder, join, clamp into connectors, heatshrink and bolt in place. It will all be tidied up a little more once I get the ignition switch, wiper and headlight switches and wiper motor sorted.

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#355270
hey das. i know you've checked it, i know i should'nt ask nor worry, i know its too late anyhow, BUT, hows your knee clearance on the dash extension for the stereo??i've got my tacho down there , there not much room.help me sleep, i've been biting my tounge on this one for a while. i always thought the cups were not going too far for too long.

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#355277
dumone wrote:hey das. i know you've checked it, i know i should'nt ask nor worry, i know its too late anyhow, BUT, hows your knee clearance on the dash extension for the stereo??i've got my tacho down there , there not much room.help me sleep, i've been biting my tounge on this one for a while. i always thought the cups were not going too far for too long.
No probs thus far with knee clearance - I trial fitted the seat when deciding on tach mounting location...and at the time had no concerns. This pic is going back in time a little but it shows the seat in place:

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#355283
yeh thats a better angle. my tachs up next to the "drop" for the ashtray-knee just goes under whilst changing and rests against shifter when cruising, so you had it covered all along --thought so. ahh a good nights sleep for me. luv your work:kiss

Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#357512
Hello, weekends over and the crowd is getting restless.lol
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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#357531
Special Air Service wrote:Hello, weekends over and the crowd is getting restless.lol

Tell me about it, in the last three days my wife and I have shovelled 13 cubic metres of soil around the front yard, then layed 230 square metres of turf, not to mention installing a full irrigation system....and to top it off managed to almost break my middle finger when it got caught between the sledge hammer handle and a star picket (don't ask). I was going to have a crack at the wiring but couldn't squeeze a pair of pliers so the vw sat idle all weekend 🙁

Did manage to go the show so had some vw interaction, hopefully if my finger regains some function I'll post some updates this week! :duh

I do have the cup 3's back though - still a little more "work" I have to do on them, but they will hopefully be back on soon!
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BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#357554
Man.. Alan maybe we should have a running show of your house resto too!! 😀

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#357575
BenettonVW wrote:Man.. Alan maybe we should have a running show of your house resto too!! 😀
I know you don't want a step by step reno update ala VW resto, but here is why the beetle is taking so damn long! Here is the backyard when we bought it:

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