One Piece Tilt Front End....... Anyone???

24 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 22 Nov 2005, 9:54 pm

#431358

OK I've searched the Forum without result, so I'll throw it out into forum land for your thought and comments.

Has anyone tried to do a one piece tilt front end on a Baja?

I'm thinking F'Glass, hinged and gas strut assisted lift.....

Two problems, where to hinge it to, and how to secure it in place at the back of the front fenders, so it will not move while driving, on or off road.

Cheers

Rob❓

VDUBXTC Tea Bag

3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 23 Nov 2005, 1:25 pm

#431509

I can't remember who his user id is Rotten58 i think.
He is restoring splitty chicks split window kombi.
He has or had a really nice goldy colour one in Vic.

Send splitty chick a u2u, she should be able to tell you who it is.

The same guy also built prettybluebugs semi auto bug

Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 23 Nov 2005, 9:40 pm

#431671

67_on_its_guts wrote:OK I've searched the Forum without result, so I'll throw it out into forum land for your thought and comments.

Has anyone tried to do a one piece tilt front end on a Baja?

I'm thinking F'Glass, hinged and gas strut assisted lift.....

Two problems, where to hinge it to, and how to secure it in place at the back of the front fenders, so it will not move while driving, on or off road.

Cheers

Rob❓

I've a tilt front but not on a baja...and am in Darwin.
You new to Darwin?
'67_on_its_guts' mean you have a 67 beetle?

Reub

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Nov 2005, 10:06 pm

#431679

they have em everywhere in the USA.

jonnyb on this forum had one on his red racing baja but then it got damaged at the baja races at baja park.

send him a U2U

62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

67_on_its_guts Casual Dubber

24 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 24 Nov 2005, 9:13 pm

#431919

Hi Reub

I've been in Darwin since '97.

I haven't seen your dub around though....I'm in the Northern Suburbs, wouldn't mind having a peek at your machine one day.

I'm VW-less at the moment, but that will change soon.

Hope to catch up soon.

Cheers

Rob:thumb

droopz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

97 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 25 Nov 2005, 2:32 pm

#432141

Not NT'ers here than I first thought. :thumb

As for the tilt front end, i reckon that would be the easiest way to go for my super-baja. But im not really keen on spending that kinda $$$ to get one up here. The VW is really just a bit of fun.

4agzekombi Casual Dubber

37 posts · joined Dec 2005 · 20 Dec 2005, 7:41 pm

#439840

I used to have a flip uo front on my baja , it was secured at the windscreen by bonnet pins and it used to work great on and off road, nothing like a one piece.
I think my dad still has the mould