thinking of building a volksrod

ran5 Seriously Crusin Dubber

113 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 23 Jan 2009, 6:25 pm

#691150

Hi all, been throwing the idea around of doing a rodded beetle, chopped, no fenders, low and nasty. Can anyone point me in the right direction, have read a liitle about how they do them in the states, but dont have any info on any here in Australia.

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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 24 Jan 2009, 12:15 pm

#691244

well inshort after talking to engineers for 2 weeks and paying stupdi money i cant get the beam extension legal here, so the cars look a little stupid wit the wheels where they are meant to be, that said i have ordered a beam, extension from volksrodders to put on here (300 US + 170US shipping) ETA 8 weeks. Hope is that the Police dont know how the beetles work and i will just say its a smaller bonnet or something 😉..

-Marc

ran5 Seriously Crusin Dubber

113 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 24 Jan 2009, 5:49 pm

#691319

so we cant legally extend the front end, how difficult is it to do a legal chop? I suspect running with out guards is also not legal??? Can we get some sort of club or hotrod rego on a chopped fenderless vw?

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eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 24 Jan 2009, 6:15 pm

#691324

yeppas depending on the state i know down here in SA you need the guards but those really little thin ones work fine (like motorbike mudflaps). As for roof chop, its a really big job, but one of the guys in this forum is actually working on a kit that will turn you old beetle in to a rod, all legal including chopped roof i think. If you cant find it i will take a look later.

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 24 Jan 2009, 6:41 pm

#691326

just a tip guys dont talk about doing illegal activities on here as there is members of the roads and traffic authorities of each state that have the job of checking forums for that sort of crap and seeking out the people responsible.

“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 24 Jan 2009, 7:57 pm

#691335

barls wrote:just a tip guys dont talk about doing illegal activities on here as there is members of the roads and traffic authorities of each state that have the job of checking forums for that sort of crap and seeking out the people responsible.

Jeez, I had no idea that the D.O.T did that. You would think that driving around in a rod would get you pulled up sooner rather than later. Damn, will they just let you guys have fun.You would think that these kind of mods are not super dangerous. Or are they?

Love the rod look though.

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 24 Jan 2009, 8:13 pm

#691338

Any Modifications that have not been certified, will probably not be disclosed to the insurance Company
therefore if you have an accident you will not be insured
this can be very expensive

If you shunt an rare Rolls Royce full of Barristers into an antique chandelier shop. believe me
it will be very expensive

spend some money do some work and certify everything with an engineer

Keeping it real !

ran5 Seriously Crusin Dubber

113 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Jan 2009, 5:50 am

#691373

barls wrote:just a tip guys dont talk about doing illegal activities on here as there is members of the roads and traffic authorities of each state that have the job of checking forums for that sort of crap and seeking out the people responsible.

i certainly am not promoting that, just asking what is and what isnt...i think they will not see an issue with that.

cheers

www.ranmaclurkin.com

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 25 Jan 2009, 7:19 am

#691380

thats alright mate there has been cases of people bragging on here about things that they have done, the best way ahead is to talk to your local department and an engineer

“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 25 Jan 2009, 12:27 pm

#691401

Scary stuff building a volksrod, but worth it in the end.

Good luck

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 25 Jan 2009, 4:09 pm

#691419

mmmm well my engineers are waiting to see the extension before they can say yes or no (could be a giant waste of money)

stoppa Seriously Crusin Dubber

139 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 25 Jan 2009, 5:28 pm

#691426

the only way to do it in oz legally is to cut and lengthen the panhead

central coast
NSW

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 25 Jan 2009, 7:22 pm

#691444

stoppa wrote:the only way to do it in oz legally is to cut and lengthen the panhead

Dang stoppa! More pics please.

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 25 Jan 2009, 9:26 pm

#691484

sweeeeeet more pics for sure, have you got a pic of the pan extension? And where id you get the headlights from?

ran5 Seriously Crusin Dubber

113 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 26 Jan 2009, 6:43 am

#691507

so thats your ride? very cool, do you have more info on this forum?

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Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 26 Jan 2009, 10:01 am

#691542

barls wrote:just a tip guys dont talk about doing illegal activities on here as there is members of the roads and traffic authorities of each state that have the job of checking forums for that sort of crap and seeking out the people responsible.

WHAT? Ya jokin aintcha?
What a crock.You'd think they'd have something better to do

stoppa Seriously Crusin Dubber

139 posts · joined Apr 2006 · 26 Jan 2009, 10:21 am

#691550

eraser wrote:sweeeeeet more pics for sure, have you got a pic of the pan extension? And where id you get the headlights from?

check out previous pages in this section.

central coast
NSW

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 27 Jan 2009, 4:55 pm

#691829

Stoppa's ride

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=53372&page=1

or those playing at home.
Stoppa you have PM.

T-34 Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 2 Apr 2009, 11:21 pm

#704740

barls wrote:just a tip guys dont talk about doing illegal activities on here as there is members of the roads and traffic authorities of each state that have the job of checking forums for that sort of crap and seeking out the people responsible.

Yes and they will come and take you in your sleep and you will never see the light of day again.

p.a.r.a.n.o.i.a. 😂

I'm planning on building a rod to take to speedweek + drags, so for me it don't need to be road legal.

Found an excellent article on roof chops over at the Samba - http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=345410&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Looks easy huh 😀

This is what I really want to build

Cos this is the competition

If anyone's interested in getting a rod together for speedweek next year come join our group over at vdubber.com I can let you know the lowdown on salt flat racing

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greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 14 Apr 2009, 9:37 am

#706820

there was 2 at the nationals last year very cool ad regoed in nsw the best place to start is with a sunbug that has the roof chop and the under body pan already engineer with papers
from there it is reasonably fuss free depending the final result that you want.
so ask and build

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