yer heres my ride, cant remember if i put fotos up, cant find ne so here goes, just got the V8 tuned n lively, stoked i didnt even have any one else work on the car for the V8 conversion haha, so stoked, had her since year 11, 3 n a bit years now
enjoy
yer thats the new holden VZ rad setup i just fit the other day, always elow 85c now
my pride of the project sits just in there
love that pic eh
custom bootlid i made which is in the engine conversions forum too but thought id pot it too, cant see it but the cross member took ages to make haha
all prepped for the margret river masters weekend (Big Surf comp in south west and must have highest kombi population in WA) cant wait!!!
cheers,
kevo
cheers, kevo
76 baywindow kombi - V8 & Weddle racing diff and gearbox
Daily driven beach cruiser
For such a young crowd, you guys have got some sweet arse rides. Keep up the good work.
From an old fella @ 29, lol
Bones
My names Corey and i am 17 years old.
I own a 64 rat/rod bug which i have had since i 13 and restored to the condition it is today.
Moonlite... 54 and 66 beetle
This is one of my dubs! She was LHD when I bought her, but now she's RHD, and in need of a full respray since the quick coat I gave her two years ago has cracked and faded!
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
Nick - 21 - have owned a variety of bugs since early teens.
this is the current one - 73 standard - has evolved somewhat in a space of 3 years....
[ Edited on 6-4-2006 by bond ]
hey corey yer i remember your dub from those white walls hey,
i was the guy with the only kombi at the northam german car day,
lookin real good mate n damn thats how to dump a car, none o that 1 1/2" lowering kit s**t!!!
very nice, im not a big beetle guy but thats an exception.
nice paint too, the mat blach didnt do it for ya eh haha
76 baywindow kombi - V8 & Weddle racing diff and gearbox
Daily driven beach cruiser
hey kevo... I REMEMBER YOU TOO.. awsome to see the v8 conversion... are you coming up again this year
Moonlite... 54 and 66 beetle
Hi I'm 16 and I just got a 1974 L Bug... it doesnt look very good at the moment but we are doing it up ๐
[ Edited on 27-8-2006 by bugluv ]
1974 L-bug... 'Basil'
VW's were made to be driven, not hidden.
it looks lovely ๐ congrats!
Very nice bug!... too bad about the windscreen tho... ๐ ๐
just teasin... hehhee ๐
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cHehehe :P *pretends not to hear windscreen remark* ๐๐๐
1974 L-bug... 'Basil'
VW's were made to be driven, not hidden.
Don't worry about schmo, he doesn't realise that he posseses a curved screen BUS!!
:P
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
๐๐๐ dont worry about schmo's remark to your windscreen..us people who do have the curved windscreen has copped all his remarks lol ๐๐ ๐
and we all know schmo drives the L bug of kombi's anyway... late bay camper late bay camper everybody has one everybody has one nah nah nah nah nah!
GAAAAHHH... IT'S NOT TRUE... I TELL YOU IT'S JUST NOT TRUE!!! :cry: ๐
At least my fuel cap fits properly and my sliding door lock works... does YOURS!! :P ๐ ๐ MWAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAA
OK.. back in my box... :alien:
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c๐ ๐๐๐ lol :P Hey, Ang3l - love the colour of your bug! Thats my dream colour ๐ Who knows when it will happen though :duh
Anyway thanks for the welcome everyone! ๐
1974 L-bug... 'Basil'
VW's were made to be driven, not hidden.
Your welcome! ๐ ๐ค
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cMY WINDSCREEN IS CURVED TOO!!!! :bounce :bounce :bounce
whereabouts are you at?
๐
that makes a whole lot of us!!!! :bounce :bounce :bounce
HOORAY FOR CURVED WINDSCREENS EXCEPT THOSE FOUND ON POST-1972 BUGS!! :party ๐ ๐ค
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cOh ummm... just ignore my jibing bugluv hehehe... I'm sure L-bugs are relatively OK... ๐
I am just prejudiced against them because... because... one of them... k-k-killed... my... PET GUINEA PIG!!!! :cry:
OK.. not really... but it makes a fairly good excuse for my behaving like an asshat. ๐ ๐
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cA bug is a bug, I intend to own an L one day, but it's going to be chopped and shortened as per my drawn plans!
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
JB CUSTOMS & CLASSICS - Car Builders
2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
LOL - im not worried schmo ๐
butidont - I'm in canberra... bit of a hole but oh well
1974 L-bug... 'Basil'
VW's were made to be driven, not hidden.
well at least canberra is only 3 hours from sydney...:P
heheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheeeeeee :bounce :bounce :bounce
๐
I like Canberra... it's so damn logically designed and hence easy to navigate! ๐
Unlike certain other crap cities... ie Sydney and Wollongong! ๐
Canberra also looks awsome from the air!.. all those circles! :bounce
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/clol... I rekon i'd allow just a liiiiil bit longer for my bug to get up the hills ๐:P
1974 L-bug... 'Basil'
VW's were made to be driven, not hidden.
nothing a 2L engine from a late bay Kombi suitably modified with upright cooling wouldnt cure! ๐
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cjeezus... almost a year and 1348 posts since i joined AVD and Im still padding my postcount in YD!!! :duh
I think I have a problem of sorts ๐
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/cbugluv wrote:๐ ๐๐๐ lol :P Hey, Ang3l - love the colour of your bug! Thats my dream colour ๐ Who knows when it will happen though :duh
Anyway thanks for the welcome everyone! ๐
hahah have faith :kiss it will happen one day..i love my colour of my car to ..lol its h0t
๐๐๐ต..and i reckon the curved windscreens are HOT
๐ตโ๐ซ HAHAH
Schmoburger wrote:jeezus... almost a year and 1348 posts since i joined AVD and Im still padding my postcount in YD!!! :duh
I think I have a problem of sorts ๐
lol schmo thats nothing new...u already knew u had problems lol :o
๐only on a Kombi Jess! :P... *backs away slowly from the L-bug patrol, never breaking eye-contact, remembering that most people in YD have owned L-bugs*... :alien: ๐
1976 Kombi Trakka camper, "Buttercup"... driver.
1976 Beluxe Microbus, "Saphir"... resto.
1974 Kombi panelvan, "George"... shed.
1974 Superbug, "Schmeetle"... resto.
[img]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/c
