This is my GT Beetle in Ireland

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 7:30 am

#469475

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squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:01 am

#469482

Nice. I never seen a real one in the flesh. Heck of a long aerial and sticker collection there dude. Looks like a bit of a cold and foggy morning eh?

PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:04 am

#469484

Very nice!! :thumb

You should check out EgeWorks' L-Bug.... looks so similar!

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:04 am

#469486

major sticker collection is right. everyone of my friends and family bring a sticker back from wherever they go and expect it to go onto the car. I started putting a few on after i had gone to different places and they just decided to follow through!

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:07 am

#469487

well, that's how it looked a few years ago, now it's in the middle of a much needed body off resto!

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Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:19 am

#469497

the joys of driving in wet and windy ireland means you can land yourself in some weird situations!

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PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:46 am

#469510

Haha, great pics! 👍

VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:56 am

#469516

cool, looks like you like a sticker or 10.

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 30 Mar 2006, 9:30 am

#469527

:duh

How the hell did you end up in the drink like that?! and how did you manage to get it back out?

Love the GT badge... 😉

...and Robert's ya father's brother...

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 · 30 Mar 2006, 12:23 pm

#469588

Damn slippery roads - hope the resto goes well - looked sweet as

Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

buzzbug Praise the lowered

1,992 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 30 Mar 2006, 4:46 pm

#469659

Great looking gt mate.
Just one question though.
Why do you have wing mount indicators and also ones in the front bumper?

Lee.

some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs

david Custom Title Time!

1,013 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 30 Mar 2006, 5:42 pm

#469674

that beetles float , good job on the resto

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 7:57 pm

#469722

Bone Collector wrote:cool, looks like you like a sticker or 10.

Every sticker tells a story! It's just a fun car so I let friends and family put on a sticker from wherever they go and then I do too so it's a tradition now! Some day I'll have a looker that will be immaculate but this baby is a fun car and a keeper.

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:00 pm

#469727

oval TOFU wrote::duh

How the hell did you end up in the drink like that?! and how did you manage to get it back out?

Love the GT badge... 😉

I was driving too fast, talking on the mobile and not noticing that the river I was driving beside had burst it's banks and then when I rounded the corner i hit the water that had overflown! Interesting getting it out but it was like a cartoon cuz once i opened the doors the water flooded out! i took out the plugs, turned the engine by hand and water poured out and then i fired it up. Good as new! ........well, apart from the interior, that took alot more tlc to get back to it's original condition.

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:02 pm

#469729

buzzbug wrote:Great looking gt mate.
Just one question though.
Why do you have wing mount indicators and also ones in the front bumper?

Lee.

Easy answer - Budget! I didn't have the cash at the time to get a new stainless one and the replacement ones that were in my budget rust before you can get them on the car!

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:08 pm

#469734

wots a gt?

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Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 30 Mar 2006, 8:14 pm

#469745

koolkarmakombi wrote:wots a gt?

The Gt was a limited edition that VW made in Europe. 2500 were made with close ratio gearboxes, 1600 engine and disc brakes.
The gear shifter is a wooden knob and chrome cover that is all one piece. It covers the standard gear stick and screws on. The wooden knob contains a badge with a formula vee car and crossed checkered flags logo. The chrome cover is drilled out.
The GT Beetle was the only Beetle to actually be badged as a Beetle.
The badges came in matt black or silver and were fitted by the dealer. A number of owners decided to keep the european 1300S badge on their cars as it lowered their insurance!
They also came with a tunnel tray that attached at the gearlever, elephant foot style rear lights and
Lemmertz GT Wheels (With Radial Tyres)

I think that should answer your question eh?

weapon Wolfsburg Wizard

439 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 5 Apr 2006, 8:58 pm

#472140

if i had a dollar for every time someone told me that beetles floated id have a shed full of vdubs. i think ill have to show them these pics in the future. Rob

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 5 Apr 2006, 9:18 pm

#472149

all the GTs ive seen had those USA fuel injection rims that were on all late 70s bugs and cabrios in the states
are they called Lemmertz GT Wheels?
yours are chrome sunrasias/mangles arent they?

Joel

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 8 Apr 2006, 1:15 am

#473114

DUB74L wrote:all the GTs ive seen had those USA fuel injection rims that were on all late 70s bugs and cabrios in the states
are they called Lemmertz GT Wheels?
yours are chrome sunrasias/mangles arent they?

Joel

I still have the original Lemmertz wheels but i had to replace them as they were so badly damaged that I couldn't balance them. I hope in time to be able to track down some replacements.

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 8 Apr 2006, 5:17 pm

#473296

there are piles of them in VW wrecking yards in the US
as nearly every VW in the late 70s had them there
dont know if the offsets are differnt or not though

Joel

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 12 Apr 2006, 3:52 am

#474834

DUB74L wrote:there are piles of them in VW wrecking yards in the US
as nearly every VW in the late 70s had them there
dont know if the offsets are differnt or not though

Joel

Should be heading to LA soon so I'll try and pick up a cheap set for the GT.

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 12 Apr 2006, 7:54 am

#474851

Looks like your doing some major work there. But she's worth it! Great to see you have a wonderful connection with your car.
Rob...

Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

Coxy Seriously Crusin Dubber

120 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 12 Apr 2006, 8:45 pm

#475115

Robo wrote:Looks like your doing some major work there. But she's worth it! Great to see you have a wonderful connection with your car.
Rob...

Thanks Rob. Yeah, the car is in the family for good. My 8yr old nephew asked can he have it when I die! I hadn't really been thinking that way but obviously he is planning ahead! Little does he know but at the rate I'm getting work done it may not be ready by the time he's ready to drive.