Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Sweet thanks Drew - I'll look into these things in more detail shortly!
1963 ragtop beetle project - gone to a new home
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
can't wait to see the wheels on the car man 🙂
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
That's kinda like a "shadow chrome" or an anthracite yeh?
LOVE IT. I always think that the silver stuff that most wheels come out in is too light in colour - besides, this colour will hide the amount of brake dust you have on your rims!
you have great taste !!
LOVE IT. I always think that the silver stuff that most wheels come out in is too light in colour - besides, this colour will hide the amount of brake dust you have on your rims!
you have great taste !!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Those rims deffently look the goods,yeh yeh!!!!!well done Das.😉JVLRacing
DIY-DUB Custom Title Time!
1,591 posts · joined Apr 2004 ·
have you gotten sick of saying thanks to everyone for saying its coming along nicely yet? oh yeah gr8 wheels 2
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
1stcarbug wrote:have you gotten sick of saying thanks to everyone for saying its coming along nicely yet? oh yeah gr8 wheels 2
Nah not just yet - but thanks again to everyone :kiss
Believe it or not it does help to maintain the motivation at times when the will to work on it starts to diminish! Hopefully I'll get them back on the car soon!
Octa veedub recluse
406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·
Awesome wheels. Great idea man, you should start a new business, Car restoration consultant. Customer comes in with a beat up car and you tell 'em exactly what will look good. Somebody said it, you have good taste and it shows. BUT, why are you showing us the wheels and not the wheels on the car, you got the spacers, put some rubber and slap them on... wll in your own time of course
😎
😎
'We teach best what we most need to learn'
VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin
VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin
Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile
1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
not sure how to to do it without fouling up the adjuster screws (perhaps they'll screw right out, or you can mask them off or something) but with the finish quality you're going for it'd be a reaaallly good idea to paint up your fuel regulators with something (mebbe if you have some of that luvly anthracite left over, or just a clear coat or two). I have the same ones and it takes about a week of use before they start getting the dreaded flaky white oxidation look. I circumvented it by hitting them with some WD40 after the fact, but they still have that pitted look, and the WD only lasts until it gets good and warm and gets rained on a couple of times. Small point, but they look really shabby on my engine, and they'd stick out like a sore thumb on yours. ALSO they use NPT fittings, which leak like a sieve under pressure, so you'll need to use a compound like loctite 577 to seal them. I had to pull alllll my fittings apart and redo them after leaving great puddles of fuel all over the place the first time I started it. I'm running a Holley black, and I assume the Holley blue has the same fittings.
Just a thought that may save you some grief later on.
Have fun :thumb
Just a thought that may save you some grief later on.
Have fun :thumb
let sleeping dubs lie
sikdub Wolfsburg Wizard
571 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Exceptional. Can't wait for pics of them on the car.
Steve
Steve
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Okay okay....if you all insist....gee you're all impatient 😀
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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
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This is the first part of the project I've second guessed - I am stoked at the finish of the paint on the wheels but now think I maybe should have done them a little lighter. I guess it's just because they are so different from the original light silver - may take a little time to grow on me.
Thoughts? :jesus
Thoughts? :jesus
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boersch Wolfsburg Wizard
407 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
just when we thought it couldn't get better :thumb
bajaben Officially Full-On Dubber
222 posts · joined May 2005 ·
I haven't posted on this topic yet but all i have to say is F*%K yeah. The car is the bomb and looks so sweet. keep it going, i worked 3 years for mine and its on the road, still some performance upgrades to do but i know how it gets sort of like a chore but it well worth it when you get to drive it for the first time trust me. again its gonna be one of the best of the best in my books.
ruckus Veteran Volks Folk
2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
Das they look so much tougher in the darker colour!
It's a stroke of genius. A much stronger German-look statement.
It's a stroke of genius. A much stronger German-look statement.
Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser
2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Cups look excellent in paint Das. And that rear speaker enclosure is a work of art mate. 🙂😎
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Das
what did you do with the caps??
Did you paint them as well???
what did you do with the caps??
Did you paint them as well???
Futue te ipsum!!!
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Yep painted the same colour as the wheel faces. I was going to paint detail the crest in black or red/yellow but didn't want to f*ck it up and make it look $hit-house. Best left subtle I thought.Bizarre wrote:Das
what did you do with the caps??
Did you paint them as well???
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Cheers Peter - thanks for the heads up, I might paint it in engine enamel or something that will be somewhat fuel resistant.Peter Leonard wrote:not sure how to to do it without fouling up the adjuster screws (perhaps they'll screw right out, or you can mask them off or something) but with the finish quality you're going for it'd be a reaaallly good idea to paint up your fuel regulators with something (mebbe if you have some of that luvly anthracite left over, or just a clear coat or two). I have the same ones and it takes about a week of use before they start getting the dreaded flaky white oxidation look. I circumvented it by hitting them with some WD40 after the fact, but they still have that pitted look, and the WD only lasts until it gets good and warm and gets rained on a couple of times. Small point, but they look really shabby on my engine, and they'd stick out like a sore thumb on yours. ALSO they use NPT fittings, which leak like a sieve under pressure, so you'll need to use a compound like loctite 577 to seal them. I had to pull alllll my fittings apart and redo them after leaving great puddles of fuel all over the place the first time I started it. I'm running a Holley black, and I assume the Holley blue has the same fittings.
Just a thought that may save you some grief later on.
Have fun :thumb
Cheers everyone else - like I said the wheels are probably love it or hate it....but at least they're different which was my primary aim.
gayanne Officially Full-On Dubber
307 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Jackpot😉😉JVLRacing
oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
leave it! BAM! right on the button Das! The dark really offsets the lighter rim - awesome dude..........
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
Lams Wolfsburg Wizard
536 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·
i must admit I'm not a fan of the porsche twist wheels. and I didn't like them when I first saw pics of your car with them
BUT NOW... :bounce :bounce :bounce speechless!
BUT NOW... :bounce :bounce :bounce speechless!
speeding is bad!
relax - god's in charge
relax - god's in charge
BLUE_62 Wolfsburg Wizard
513 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
All i can say is i am excited........ even thou it aint my car!
NICE! 😉
NICE! 😉
1958 Beetle, 1966 VW Beetle, 1996 Holden Statesman!
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
Its an obsesion for engines and fuel.... 😏
Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile
1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
hmm. love the colour, though I'd probably have carried it to the rubber, sans silver. just makes it even more individual I suppose 😀 I do, however, especially like how you removed the rounds off the rims, nice one. It's the little things you know. 😉
let sleeping dubs lie
Che Castro ankle straps
1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
damn those wheels look tuff with just the face the dark colour!
Jon
Octa veedub recluse
406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·
You will stand out, even if a porsche with twists comes next to you at the lights, yours will stand out.
'We teach best what we most need to learn'
VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin
VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin
Brad Wolfsburg Elder
3,764 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
man you have to love a bug owner who lets his beetle live on a rug to keep the car clean rather than the oil of the concrete ..:blush
squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe
4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·
Looks bloody great Alan. The cups are the bomb....better than Porsche could have put them out from the factory. So what's next to do?
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Awesome, they look like alloy stripes on the tyres :thumb
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
herbsta Casual Dubber
20 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
Yep, Cured, i can now throw away the viagra, one look at this little baby and those sick boots and it's rearen to go... thanks das, awesome ride....
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
they look more like a modular wheel now ,very nice.:thumb:thumb