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vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658252
This is my old split ute ive had for nearly 15 years now,it was used as a roo shooter before i got it, its a good old faithful ute that is still used as a good work horse when i need it.Sometimes it sits around for 9 months to a year before starting but off it goes again when you need it.I made dropped spindles, an adjustable beam and rear swing kit for it,i also rebuilt a 1600 and threw on a homemade sidewinder exhaust, huge pipes, sounds really good too, its wound up as high as i can get it but its still too low, gets a bit dangerous when the tyres hit the wheel arches at high speed🤪
Ps, the pic below is how i got it, i swapped it for a few vans, back when they were worthless, i drove 1 of my vans to where it was at malaney, pulled the motor out, shoved it in the ute with a drum of fuel and drove the ute home with just a handbrake, its a round trip of probably 100ks including going up and down a steep mountain range, amazing it made it as the ute sat for many many years, these days i wouldnt even contemplate it, the things you do when you are a teenager😂

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658255
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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658259
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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658262
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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658263
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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwkg Schnell

314 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·

#658307
Really cool photos, love the photos of the beetles in the back.

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658311
i even fit a kg on it once with the pan bolted on, it weighed a ton and the bar was scraping the ground almost, wish i had a pic of it
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658316
nah no plans for a resto, like it the way it is and want it to stay a work horse, dont have to worry about scratches and it looks cool the way it is, have been meaning to matt black it for a few years now but.........
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

TheMiniMan Insano Dub Head

849 posts · joined Aug 2006 ·

#658418
I Love your splitty

I have a pile of pics here somewhere of my old splitty carrying all sorts of things, minis, boats, HQ holdens

Just Love it,,, well done

:-)

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658427
hello mini man, i went to your place many years ago and saw pics of your old one, very cool😎
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#658442
found more

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#688352
i had to drop a ute load of dirt and mulch with this thing at the tip the other day, only had 500 kilos on it according to the weighbridge it broke down on🙅 but it was that low i could barely drive it, you could smell the smoke frome the constant tyre rub on the front wheel arches, makes you wander why you lower these things😂
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

old bugger Slammed & Awesome Dubber

79 posts · joined Nov 2008 ·

#688433
classic!!!!🙄

Boozo Back in the bug

359 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#688441
wow steve it still lives? last i saw it it was growing mould on the white house paint under you carport, which added even more class. good to see the company comondoor hasnt taken over completely.
You should get it together with holgers rat and get some photos, would make a good pair.
'59 or Kombi?....feeling confused

'59 bug
'68 bug
'82 import T3 BUS. aircooled

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#689080
yeh i wish i had left the mould on it now, it added character, i cleaned the carb out and new points, took it to bunnings, got a load of timber and it was breaking down again on the way home, back to the drawing board🙅
1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

SunshineKarmann Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·

#689154
Hey Rexy - does the old work horse have some kind of love affair with being mounted by other Beetles!! Nonetheless, looks like a ripper splitty. Enjoyed the description of how you acquired it and eventually got it home. They do not make them like they used to!

VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#689194
Awesome pic's

Boozo Back in the bug

359 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#689239
rexy wrote:yeh i wish i had left the mould on it now, it added character, i cleaned the carb out and new points, took it to bunnings, got a load of timber and it was breaking down again on the way home, back to the drawing board🙅

GET RID OF THE POINTS, electronic is the go, no more point changing ever, ever,ever. EVER
'59 or Kombi?....feeling confused

'59 bug
'68 bug
'82 import T3 BUS. aircooled

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#689311
Boozo wrote:
rexy wrote:yeh i wish i had left the mould on it now, it added character, i cleaned the carb out and new points, took it to bunnings, got a load of timber and it was breaking down again on the way home, back to the drawing board🙅

GET RID OF THE POINTS, electronic is the go, no more point changing ever, ever,ever. EVER
i'll 2nd that
nice old sc btw man
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#689379
Mmmm always wanted a kombi pickup :p sexy and practical.

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#744646
it was pick up time again on the weekend

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#744667
Shit, that ute has few VW in the back over the years. Great to see its getting used 😂

Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

NQkombi Learner Dubber

3 posts · joined Nov 2009 ·

#744781
I heard of a couple of people that have used them like that, one guy was a spray painter,should have seen the coating that it had in the back!!

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#870776
still getting used

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle

7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·

#870777
hmmm nice one steve
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse

Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com

Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity

Barrels www.barrelman.com.au

VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au

5lam AKA: BlackBug

520 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#870788
Wow, how many VW's do you have? lol
Looks sweet!

Custom doesn't come in a Box

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 ·

#874772
found another

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·

#874774
Can't understand why people restore ute's until they are shiney and perfect. It makes them unusable and no longer practical for throwing a load in.

El Concreto has been used for everything from Carrying Beetle bodies, garden mulch, curbside collection goodies to our whole kitchen... 😉

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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"