Many shades of primer...well, actually not anymore!

rupewrecht · 2006-09-11T04:27:25+00:00

It's a 1964 Beetle. mechanical: - 1500 single port, stock. - front lowered w/ drop spindles, 3.5" narrowed beam, - rear lowered 2/2 splines at the rear, notched spring plates exterior: - painted satin black, with custom mix red sides with fire red metal flake over the top. satin white scallops. - britax ragtop - whitewalls w/ hankooks on standard rims interior: - jvc hu with a pair of phoenix gold 4", a kicker amp and 10" sub - ratty original interior. - fuzzy dice! lots of other little details, but that's the basics. ----------------- old post: Hey i'm Dan. Just realised i didn't have a thread in here 😉 Mine is a 64 Beetle. Pretty much stock apart from a 1500, and whitewalls. Oh, and the ragtop that's in it now. edit - and the new paint! it's a Britax one from the 70's apparently. I would've loved a weld-in one, but that's more effort and $$ that i cbf with - let alone tackle myself. And this is just a bolt in - nice and easy...well, 6 hrs easy. cutting a hole is hard. and pics of it installed. and a few pics i took today. and yes, i know - it needs to be slammed, let alone painted! not a bad weekends' work - especially whenh it's coming up to summer [ Edited on 12-11-2006 by rupewrecht ] [ Edited on 14-11-2006 by rupewrecht ] [ Edited on 8-2-2007 by rupewrecht ] [ Edited on 8-2-2007 by rupewrecht ]

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Oct 2006, 3:13 pm

#547736

Would Big Bird bleed yellow if i ran into him?

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 23 Oct 2006, 5:14 pm

#547761

sweet now for the rub down aye 😉

Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Oct 2006, 7:20 pm

#547801

Need a hand?

Still wanna line up against yo Mazda....

[ Edited on 23-10-2006 by empi ]

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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 23 Oct 2006, 7:30 pm

#547804

Damn Dan I thought we were working ok on Tanaka-san, but you're crazy man!

I love it!

What colour for the base-coat, or is that not more primer? :P

[ Edited on 24-10-06 by ruckus ]

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Oct 2006, 7:34 pm

#547805

like the title suggests "many shades of primer".

"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you." - Anonymous 🥷

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Oct 2006, 10:25 am

#548051

yeah, thats a coat of primer filler. just to fill up the little imperfections i've missed.

The body's still not perfect...but it'll be good enough. Might hit it with a coat of grey just for something to sand off and still have the yellow on there.

I must admit i'm gaining a certain satisfaction from doing it all myself! At least i tell myself this before the muscles start to hurt from rubbing it back. lol. Cheers for the offer tho empi.

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

beerdoc Insano Dub Head

838 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 24 Oct 2006, 1:21 pm

#548122

Nice work Dan

It looks cal with the windows masked (no quarters ):thumb

Thanks again for fixing Courts Carbie:beer

Cheers Doc

reVOLKS at Fyansford Geelong
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ren Wolfsburg Wizard

629 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 24 Oct 2006, 3:21 pm

#548169

EMPI, I think you'll need to shop around for a bigger turbo first!😀

Nice work Dan.

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Oct 2006, 3:28 pm

#548172

empi wrote:Need a hand?

Still wanna line up against yo Mazda....

[ Edited on 23-10-2006 by empi ]

Once i've painted the bug, then i'll start work on the astina again (as that's in a similar state of disrepair!). It only does low 14's anyway so you'd probably beat it!

[ Edited on 24-10-2006 by rupewrecht ]

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 Oct 2006, 10:38 am

#548476

it's baby poo yellow. bleargh!

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Oct 2006, 9:45 am

#550202

but now with red sides...

Last pic is probably the most accurate regarding the actual color...but it's still darker than that.

A bit peely, but needs some clear and the metal flake on it anyway.

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

Käfer Learner Dubber

12 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 30 Oct 2006, 11:47 am

#550247

it looks great mate, now just dump it.

VW LC Rep.

ren Wolfsburg Wizard

629 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 30 Oct 2006, 11:56 am

#550254

slow down Dan! You'll be all done soon, and have nothing left to do!😉

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Oct 2006, 11:58 am

#550257

once it's painted, then it'll be time to lower it 😉

or start work on the Astina again.

or paint a mates VL apparently!

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 30 Oct 2006, 2:14 pm

#550289

looking good dandan. Are you going to be painting or decaling the scallop?

Why do you take all your photos at 'work'? ❓ The people there must think you have, like, 3 different coloured rats!

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

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Oct 2006, 3:00 pm

#550307

not sure on the scallop...but i think i might sticker it if in case i get sick of it.

And those pics are all actually taken at home! But yeah, i'm sure the people that live where i park must give it weird looks.

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

ren Wolfsburg Wizard

629 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 30 Oct 2006, 3:27 pm

#550318

yeah go the sticker option, it would be a bitch to mask up the scallop accurately.🥲

neonuke Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 4 Nov 2006, 3:25 pm

#552254

wow, looking good. I love the mockup and can't wait to see the result.

by the way, how did you do the mockup? was it in photoshop or flash or something like that?

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Nov 2006, 5:54 pm

#552283

i did what i could of the mockup via www.busselecta.com, then photoshopped a few bits.

oh, and I acquired an adjustable beam today 😀

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

Hertz www.melburgluft.com

1,080 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 4 Nov 2006, 6:49 pm

#552309

I can mask your scallops. Go for painted ones, better to be authentic. You can always rub it back and spray it again. When are you going to buff it up?

Click the Beetle

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Nov 2006, 7:02 pm

#552314

well, i'm planning to get a better surface on the red on sunday/monday/or tuesday, in preparation for the clear and red metal flake. depends if i do that or the beam

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

Hertz www.melburgluft.com

1,080 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 4 Nov 2006, 7:17 pm

#552320

Must be Beam Sunday tommorrow, Im thinkin of cuttin one up tommorrrow as well.

Click the Beetle

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Nov 2006, 9:48 am

#553443

didn't get as much done as i wanted to. as usual!

the red needs a few more coats of clear, and i only got a couple of guards done in the black before the wind picked up and tore down my dropsheets.

didn't even touch the beam. but i want to find a how to on doing that before i tackle it.

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64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

ren Wolfsburg Wizard

629 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 8 Nov 2006, 2:30 pm

#553504

KUSTOMCOACHWERKS.COM for beam info/discussion/video how to's etc...

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Nov 2006, 2:32 pm

#553506

cheers ren! :beer

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

ren Wolfsburg Wizard

629 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 9 Nov 2006, 4:50 pm

#553836

saw the 'many shades' hammering down the eastern today with pusherman. some black there too I see! how's it going?

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Nov 2006, 5:18 pm

#553845

ah yeah, was on my way to lunch with some mates.

and it needs more bleck! Hopefully will get the body done this weekend. then i can do the guards/engine lid/bonnet the weekend before DoVW

Think i'll run out of time to put the beam in before then unfortunately.

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber

258 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Nov 2006, 8:49 pm

#554674

more progress.

just need to give another coat of bleck to all the guards and the engine lid, and i'm done for now.

oh, and more metal flake and clear on the red.

64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.

Voodoo Seriously Crusin Dubber

125 posts · joined Oct 2006 · 12 Nov 2006, 9:39 pm

#554695

wow man,I'm really excited to see it all get done!

neonuke Learner Dubber

16 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 13 Nov 2006, 6:54 pm

#555005

same here, can't wait to see it finished.

did it take long to mask the window rubbers? how did you do it? seems like you're doing a great job masking the windows.