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OPINIONS PLEASE!! front end styles of my baja. which looks better?

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3 front end styles of my baja. which u prefer?

21 votes · Voting is open

  • Bug eyed with bug eyed fenders 12 votes · 57%
  • Bug eyed with wide eyed fenders 4 votes · 19%
  • Bug eyed with wide eyed fenders and spotties. 5 votes · 24%

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#481969
bug eyed with bug eyed fenders:



[ Edited on 29/4/2006 by bajachris88 ]

[ Edited on 29/4/2006 by bajachris88 ]

[ Edited on 29/4/2006 by bajachris88 ]

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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#481970
bug eyed with wide eyed fenders:

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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#481972
Bug eyed with wide eyed fenders, and spotties:

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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#481973
this is my prob however:

Look how untidy it is. the wide eyed guards don't fit cause of the lip in the nose for the bug eyed lights. Is there an easy option to tidying this up :S?


(Note the front barwork was just put up with bricks to see it. not how the finished look will look like, Haha)

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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#481974
another view of the "untidiness"

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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#482072
bump
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#482082
have a look at some photos of boof chris

u need to trim the section of the wide eye guards under the headlight buckets
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

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#482116
why not mount larger driving lights ontop of the bug eyed fenders? i think it would look rod/baja like without any messy fender issues and hang some aftermarket blinkers off the front of the fender maybe?

nick

like all the spotties though on the bugeye nose!

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#482120
i thought of that once bond.

too high to be legal

and the guards would flex and crack under the wieght.
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

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#482160
Our vote is for the bug eye with bug eye fenders with headlights mounted on the front bumper bar provided that it is at the right height and the headlights are inside the line of the bumper bar.

We were told using the bug eye headlights in Queensland is illegal, but they can be used as spotlight mounts with no probems, so therefore you need to mount new headlights somehow.

Using the bug eye guards and mounting the headlights off the bumper bar will give it a Hot Rod look and of course look great.

Marc and Kathy
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#482222
nice midlife!:thumb

nick

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#482321
get a big sanding disk, a black marker and a mask and go for it, sand out the touching areas until its flush. or if you can get it to bolt up as is get some foam that wont be eaten by f/glass, wedge it in the gaps, sand it to shape then glass over to get the right curve ans extention for the guards to the body.
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Volkswagenboy Staggers Automotive.

2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#482350
It wouldn't be that much work to re-fibreglass your bug eyed, plus it would be much better looking after you paint it.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains

Sandy Officially Full-On Dubber

254 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#482677
Wide eye guards on a bug eye nose just looks baaaaaad

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#482679
the easiest option will be then to use the bug eyed. 😀

Mount on some headlights on the barwork, HOT ROD look, (cheers marc 😉)
will be fun.
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

blue_bug Commited Dubber

71 posts · joined May 2006 ·

#484537
my opinion....i always thought the fiberglass racing tilt frontend would be cool with a baja rearend...just to be different. :thumb
Aircooled for a reason...water is for boats

5lam AKA: BlackBug

520 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#485394
That's a strange looking bugeye front. I've never seen one with the headlights so far apart. I may be able to get hold of a slightly different bug eye front if you're interested. It doesn't bulge out where the headlights mount.

I will ask about it anyways. It might save a bit of messing around.

Custom doesn't come in a Box

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#485414
yeah. some think that the headlights may be legal that separated.

apparently its a minimum of 60cms apart from centres. its 64.5cm :P need more confirmation though.
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

Volkswagenboy Staggers Automotive.

2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#485425
Ring DOT or an engineer who knows about ADR's relating to headlights, they should be able to verify what spacing you will need.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#485432
think they would want money for a phone question?
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

Volkswagenboy Staggers Automotive.

2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#485434
Are you serious?
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#485438
last time i sent em an email, and no luck.
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

decked dubby Custom Title Time!

1,046 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#485445
I pick number one.
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5lam AKA: BlackBug

520 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#486151
They should answer your question over the phone.
Surely there's details like that on the DOT website.

Custom doesn't come in a Box

blue_bug Commited Dubber

71 posts · joined May 2006 ·

#487181
i pick number one also...but ummmm how bout the wider fenders?
Aircooled for a reason...water is for boats