my \'55 Oval rat....few more pics.

dvs_vw · 2007-02-19T05:39:24+00:00

Well here is my new bug, its a '55 Oval which I picked up on Saturday after a 20hour round trip and only 4 hours sleep. It seems the bug has bitten so to speak. I love my 59, its style and looks with the whole rod period mods and thats the whole reason I wanted another for a different look. I've always wanted and oval since I picked up my first VW magazine back in 1995 and lately really wanted a rat/Hoodride style bug and this one is going to be my ratty project, bit more of a traditional rat/Hoodrider. A few pics below from the tow trip home, and thankfully it fits into my garage, with about only 2 inches to spare between it and the 59! Its pretty straight, rust free, and all the parts are in place, its been sitting for 2 years but was a regular driver prior to that, so now just to get it running, regoed and drop it! The interior is pretty tidy, dirty but decent condition and all there The 2 together happily in the garage and a quick bugselecta of how it should look first stage of mods which will take a month or 2 while I save some more $$$$. [ Edited on 10-5-2007 by dvs_vw ] [ Edited on 14-5-2007 by dvs_vw ]

DubbinDan Officially Full-On Dubber

211 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 10 May 2007, 11:49 am

#590675

Looks great. Who's doing the work?

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 10 May 2007, 12:07 pm

#590682

Custom Off Road

OvalGlen Custom Title Time!

1,361 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 May 2007, 12:56 pm

#590689

very nice find, enjoy.....
Glenn.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 10 May 2007, 4:31 pm

#590709

Can't wait to see it from the front corner!
Sweet colour.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

333000 Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined May 2005 · 10 May 2007, 4:54 pm

#590716

Looks good Mick - cant wait to see more pics!

What are the spec's on the suspension on your '59? Is the oval much lower that it now?

I giving Pete the '65 tomorrow to do the opposite to mine - ie. raise the rear a notch, and see what he ca do with the front pre-rego change.

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 11 May 2007, 8:59 am

#590887

the 59 is about a 1/2 inch lower in the back, but about a 1/2 inch higher in the front and no narrow at all. Both ride as good as each other, but this ones steering is much tighter having just replaced everything! The rake on this one looks really good and suits the style I'm going for.

Ideally I'd like the 55 to sit about another inch lower in the back and front, so it would be quite a bit lower than the 59.

But something needs to be done about its wiring, its very sketchy, may get the whole car rewired by an auto eleccy soon, for safety sake.:thumb

333000 Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined May 2005 · 11 May 2007, 12:11 pm

#590926

Also - another query for you...

Where did you get the roof rack for your '59 - 'classic vw' (I see on the web site they have both stainless and powder coated)? I want one asap, and just want to know who got theirs where, how good the stainless is, for how much etc? SMS me if you would rather not post prices etc on the forum? [0420 902 784]

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 11 May 2007, 1:14 pm

#590933

mines a powdercoated one, can't remember how much exactly as I bought a few bits at once, around $350-400 from memory.

Pain in the arse to put together by yourself, scratched mine a little doing so....but I guess that contributed to the slightly worn and used look of the whole car so it didn't bother me really!

captainvw Officially Full-On Dubber

230 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 11 May 2007, 9:12 pm

#591031

awseome car good cut and polish to good to rat!preserve,preserve,preserve! drive and enjoy then slam the f*#k out of it 6'' beam and 3 clicks in the rear that would be so so sweet again awesome find! 2 guns find a wall and head but it!...gently though

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 15 May 2007, 9:51 am

#591556

captainvw wrote:awseome car good cut and polish to good to rat!preserve,preserve,preserve! drive and enjoy then slam the f*#k out of it 6'' beam and 3 clicks in the rear that would be so so sweet again awesome find! 2 guns find a wall and head but it!...gently though

thanks, but a cut and polish won't bring that matty green finish back to shiny. Its not that I'm 'ratting' it as such, I just call it a rat because its ratty, not shiny, old, not clean and in pretty used condition. I plan to preserve, don't worry, but its not as good as some of you may think from the pictures! She shall be slammed soon enough, just got a few more niggles to clear up before though!!!

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 15 May 2007, 9:57 am

#591557

a few more pics from the weekend, just some quickies to chuck up.

got a yellow fog to chuck on, a venetian and a visor...gonna throw a few things inside aswell, so a few more things to accessorise with soon, but the wiring is still a bit iffy and needs redoing, and a new clutch wouldn't go astray either.

But good fun to drive, liking this one as much as the 59 in a different way!

333000 Casual Dubber

30 posts · joined May 2005 · 15 May 2007, 10:25 am

#591562

Looking better and better - can you provide any insight on where to find good accessories - eg. yellow fog etc?

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 15 May 2007, 10:35 am

#591563

egay is your friend...even US ebay, postage is a little more, but more to choose from too.

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 29 May 2007, 9:42 am

#593954

Again some more of the 55, just some pics I took on the weekend after fitting some new bits

On another note, after having the oval rewired and everything working really well, even the interior light(!), I decided to chuck the 3rd brake light in the middle for safety sake. The sparky tells me that the heartlights are actually the brake light and the main light is the parker, I wasn't sure(anyone know?), but the hearts aren't really visible during the day so I had the other light put on, same round trailer style as the trashy indicators, which I kind of like and it sort of works with this look.

And no, I didn't park under that billboard on purpose 🙂

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 29 May 2007, 10:42 am

#593968

hoodride?

cool pics man! love it

nick

dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 29 May 2007, 11:09 am

#593975

yeah the Hoodride stencils may have been shortlived, seeing as it seems to have all crashed a burned, but was a good site to be a part of for a while!!

nothing a bit of wax & grease remover won't fix.

[ Edited on 29-5-2007 by dvs_vw ]