Better late than never. Here's some photo's on how good old Daggy ABBY - 1975 Bay Pop Top Camper is going.
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The decision was made to transform this Dag into something that would make some heads move. For sometime now we've been having major problems with Abby's motor from over heating, pinging, blowing smoke etc etc etc just basically causing us and anyone else that knew her grief.
Mum Fay, finally took on the offer from her brother and owner of LeGrand Body Works Beaudesert, Noel LeGrand, to offload Abby for a couple of months so he can weive his magic. And mate he has certainly done an awesome job so far. This old school panel beater absolutely knows his stuff and you can see the passion in his work. He's had so much fun restoring Abby that now he's got the Bug and on the look out for his own Kombi to restore...
Day 1 in the workshop - time to get nasty
cutting out all the rust and I mean CUTTING OUT
Sanding sanding sanding and more sanding
Preparing and primar
Get rid of that engine once and for all - now upgraded to 2 litre
lookin nice and clean
primin the front and respray
treating and re spraying bits n pieces
Down the road for the new engine fit
Down the main street of Beaudesert
Sprayin the pop top
lookin hot
Yes we are keeping the bumper bar (not my decision) but it looks fantastic
ok time to try out the new colour and test it out on the doors,
happy days, time to get this girl into the booth and get her new clothes on
So what dose it look like in the sun?
OK OK OK OK, we saw her on Mother's Day (yesterday) and my uncle has done an awesome job so far - seeing her for the first time in months, I had tears
Her bumpers have been re chromed and re placed tail lights with crystal onces - they will also be featured at the front
Look at our hot sarfari window - hot hot hot
We are about half way there. Still waiting for all the finishing touches like new interior fully re upholstered, new door cards fitted, all new window rubbers and new tinted windows fitted, new hatch fitted to pop top, tyre rims resprayed, new tyres with white walls fitted, new interior furniture totally replaced and her new signature decal fitted to the back.
We were hoping that she would be completed by KlubFest 2007, but this may not be the case and looks like her older sister, FERN will be the only representative from our family going.
Hope you like our girl so far and she is most definately not DAGGY ABBY anymore - THATS FOR SURE.
:sandrineRACKIE and FAY:kiss
:thumb:thumbspecial thanks to LeGrand Body Works Beaudesert for paint and panel & total restoration. And my mate George from Classic Vee Dub Syd for all the new parts.....
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
very pretty colour !
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54
WOW rackie
abby is looking HOT...👍😵
she is certainly going to turn heads..with out a doubt
might have to watch fern she might get a little jealous lol
That looks sweet.
Love the colour. 🙂
Richard
🙅 WHAT HAVE I DONE !!..I knew I should never have let Fay have a quick drive
of Pearl....DAM but your hooked but good now !!😁
My lovely ladies... what can i say, but "HUBBA HUBBA". I think Ray has found a new and younger woman to frolick with now! Abby is truely looking amazing, and you havent spared a cent in making her look glamorous!!!! 👍
We are going to look even hotter crusing together again soon. Well done my girls. Bob and i are extremely impressed with the time and work that has been put in. It has paid off that Noel is a perfectionist, as she is coming up a treat! 👍
BOOTYFUL!!!! 😵😉😵
Ash and Bob
1963 Single Cab Ute: "El Concreto"
1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
1968 Porsche 912 SWB: "Pip"
1972 Kombi Snail: "The Snail"
2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
2016 Scirocco R: "Rocco"
thats hot !!! damn it look sgood great job so far guys :thumb
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
:thumb:thumb Thanks to everyone who's made comments and viewed our post. There's even been a huge response on the KombiClub site too.
😘kiss
😂We are very proud of how our girls progressing.
:sandrineRACKIE
And Jess, yes Ferny will be very jealous, there will certainly be some healthy family competition going on in our house hold. I'll have to start polishing Ferny 2 days before we go anywhere with Abby....:kiss
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
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As I said before.... "GLAMOUR GIRL
Noel is GOD!!! (disguised as a panel beater)
She is one hot babe now....
Boy are we gonna look good on a cruise all together soon (when the splitty gets on the road)....We will all have to go & visit Noel one day....
Lets here it for "Chicks in Dubs"
(Byron Bug types this quietly as she doesn't want her "Chrome Goddess in the garage to get jealous)
Judy
[ Edited on 14-5-2007 by ByronBug ]
59 Microbus Kombi (MERCY)
64 Microbus Kombi (CHANNON)
Yes this bus is frickin beautiful, can't wait till it's done and can have a drive in the new and improved Abbster, Well done Fay and Noel and Rackie and Jasmine too.:thumb
Damo.
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
lookin' the Biz! Nice colour scheme.👍
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
Hot off the press via Noel's Panel Shop (LeGrand Body Works) more photo's of ABBY
Interior before the upholstry is complete
Noel thought it would be a bad omen if he removed the Holla Girl, so shes been there from stratch and so too Abby's shell necklace all the way from Fiji (Bulah)
Wheels coming up good too
YUCK
Now thats better and see new mud flaps too
Just waiting on some parts from George @ Classic Vee Dub and looks like Abby will be getting ready to leave the panel shop (hopefully ova the next few weeks) Then she'll be ready for her new interior... Not sure if she'll be ready for KLUBFEST, but that's our goal.
Enjoy team:kiss
:sandrineRACKIE
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
:thumb:thumb:thumb It's been confirmed Miss ABBY will be coming out for KLUB FEST. Her exterior will be complete however only half of her interior will be done, but never the less our new Green Family member will definately be coming out 16th June.
Sorry cant show any new photo's you'll have to see ABBY in the flesh in June.
:sandrine RACKIE and FAY
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
Awesome, can't wait to see the little beauty.
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
Looks wonderful Rackie - well done!
How is that ankle coming along? Pretty much recovered by now I hope 🙂
Dasdubber wrote:Looks wonderful Rackie - well done!
How is that ankle coming along? Pretty much recovered by now I hope 🙂
No pretty much the same. I am off work till 25/6, strict instructions to relax, rest, leg up you know all those really xciting things. Will have the plaster on for Klubfest but Damo and I have decided we are camping over on the Saturday (I'll have a few to :beer that will deaden the pain for some time) Are you going? I look forward to Damo introducing me to you..... (I dont think we have met yet, if so I'll just blame it on the medication)
PS: glad you like ABBY, she's one sexy kombi now
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
66deluxe wrote:Awesome, can't wait to see the little beauty.
You'll be seeing me this weekend I hope
😘lol:
😂😂😂😂'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
Fern ButterBug wrote:Will have the plaster on for Klubfest but Damo and I have decided we are camping over on the Saturday (I'll have a few to :beer that will deaden the pain for some time) Are you going? I look forward to Damo introducing me to you..... (I dont think we have met yet, if so I'll just blame it on the medication)
PS: glad you like ABBY, she's one sexy kombi now
Yep I will be there! Look forward to meeting you, I think I have only seen you in passing at the last show from memory but I was too busy yacking on to Damo about type IV stuff so didn't get a chance to meet!
See you at Klubfest!
Alan
:bounce Alan you'll see me first - the foots a big give away and I'll be stickin to my man like glue (for something different you all say)
Look'n forward to Klubfest - getting dubbed again, it's always good.
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ABBY'S update - Having some problems getting quarter glass rubbers - went to Bus Stop yesterday, but Roy's shipment didn't come through. Which is a shame cos we are wanting to get the windows tinted this week, but this job is on hold till the rubbers come in.
However, her wheels have been painted (same colour as the awesome bumper bar colour) they look HOT HOT HOT. Noel will be putting the new tyres (truck tyres for better handling) and white walls today.
The hood lining is partly installed (looks really great, crisp and clean) the new aqua canvas will be put into the pop top this week and then the rest of the hood lining installed.
Mum and Noel picked up the woodgrain flooring on the weekend and just looks great in Abby. We wanted to get the interior professionally done, but the guy we want to go through isn't able to do it til October. So mum's gonna have a go her self (she renovated her slide on caravan some years ago and did a really great job, so I'm sure she'll give it her best) Some of the old furniture will be going back for Klubfest though.
Damo was with us last night and he saw Abby in the flesh, he was impressed. Our girl is lookin good. Poor Ferny, she's gonna need some serious detailing before going out with Abby.
:sandrineRACKIE
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
great pics thnx. love the one rollin' down the main street.
Top work...
Pay your debts, CxxT
THIS WEEKS PROGRESS REPORT - on the home front now.......
Her new signature - designed by yours truly
Hot new tyres
Hood lining coming along smoothly
Finally getting some sun
Quarter rubbers arrived last week, so now the window tinting can be completed hopefully next week. In addition the canvas should be done late next week early week after then the rest of the hood lining can be completed.
The furniture plans have been drawn up so now we know what we want, this will be the final and HUGE job. But like I said before - this will not be completed by Klubfest.
Also I designed a tyre cover today, so mum's running this by Noel and hopefully we will be able to go with this design - it will be screen printed... So stay tuned on this one.
Have a good weekend everyone and I hope you enjoy ABBY
:sandrine RACKIE
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
The clock is ticking only 4 days til Abby's coming out.
Here's the update for this week - canvas on hood lining will be ready this Thursday. The lovely FERN will be escorting her new sissy to Klubfest on Saturday afternon to see all you mad 🤪 lot. Enjoy the photo's
Bats installed for better insulation
Flooring has been put in
Curtins up and mum's happy
:sandrineRACKIE
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
SICK ! FULLY SICK!!.......😁
HEY RACKIE you gunna be dancin on saturday night ??😵
phatratpat wrote:SICK ! FULLY SICK!!.......😁
HEY RACKIE you gunna be dancin on saturday night ??😵
Pat! Man you betcha I got the plaster off today and now sporting my :vader Darth Vader boot. I only have minimal weight bearing BUT I now have the force with me. So I'll be D A N C I N :thumb:thumb:thumb
:sandrineHAPPY FEET - RACKIE 'Princess Vader'
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
🤪 YOUR LOCO RACKIE !
may the force be with you.....😉
phatratpat wrote:🤪 YOUR LOCO RACKIE !
may the force be with you.....😉
She was loco with the cast on now that it is off there is a bit of happiness returning, THANK GOD.:P
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
66deluxe wrote:phatratpat wrote:🤪 YOUR LOCO RACKIE !
may the force be with you.....😉
She was loco with the cast on now that it is off there is a bit of happiness returning, THANK GOD.:P
🙁 oh Mr 66, I'm so sorry for the miserable RACKIE, but now that the 'FORCE IS STRONG WITHIN ME' yes lets hope the weekend is the start of the old happy Rackie return, especially after our horrific day yesterday (our rotton Siberian Husky SHAMAN sneaked past me yesterday afternoon while I was home alone and took our beautiful budgie PEPI hostage. There was no ransom though, HE JUST BLOODY KILLED HIM right in front of my eye's) May our Pepi find peace and hormony at the Rainbow Bridge with all our other fallen animal friends
😢 He will be greatly missed (he was a hand reared little man, we only had him 6 months and we got him talkin and he walked around the house like he was 'All That' RIP mate).
We sent him off to heaven this aftanoon, his sign I made for him is all that remains of our feathered friend.
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
:thumbMOOVING RIGHT ALONG. He's the last lot of photo's you'll see before seeing her in the fleash @ Klubfest this weekend.
New tinted windows
New pop top canvas
Inside pop top and all lining completed
Enjoy everyone:kiss
'RACKIE' Flirty Fern's 🙅 groovin mum
Oh so hot can't wait till SATDEE.
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
