And some more...
One more from the side...
Looking very sweat, great work.
Brad
Why copy when you can own an original ?
Meyers Manx Australia
wow mick looks awsome
great work by brad & beau as always
"yeh guys you did hear me say that"
😀😀😀
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STOCK
Mick058 wrote:And some more...
ah, I see now. that's the hole you're throwing the $$$ in. right?
😂
p.s. looks like westy's doing a nice job. you can't fault real steel. might even help the weight distribution a little.
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Pobjoy helped alot - Plus i realised im not a rock star, band hadn't gig'd in a while so i sold up.
Pedals - GONE! 😢
Telecaster Deluxe - GONE! 😢
Fatlady - she stays with me 👍
I actually did very well with the sales because the dollar is so bad.
Kevin Rudd helped too 😂
Sold the kafer, kennedy clutch, a few bits n pieces - it ALLLLLL adds up.
Mick058 wrote:Hey guys, thanks for the comments.
Good to know people are enjoying the photos and i'm not wasting my time showing you all.
Yeah not wasting your time man. its hard to know how many people are watching the progress by the number of comments you get. But there are probably a lot of people out there watching but just dont comment...
cheers
also just noticed your signature... yes, that is a great verse, one of my favourites!
👍😉
Mick058 wrote:Pobjoy helped alot - Plus i realised im not a rock star, band hadn't gig'd in a while so i sold up.
Pedals - GONE! 😢
Telecaster Deluxe - GONE! 😢
Fatlady - she stays with me 👍
I actually did very well with the sales because the dollar is so bad.
Kevin Rudd helped too 😂
Sold the kafer, kennedy clutch, a few bits n pieces - it ALLLLLL adds up.
that is sad to hear you sold up your guitar and stuff... its always handy to have it around to jam even if your not a rockstar
😂... and that is a nice guitar!
Cheers Izac - yes its a great verse.
I sold up all my recording equipment (about 8k worth) to fund the re-build.
I still have my Cole Clark - yes the Deluxe was awesome! We had a good stint playing gigs, but life is too busy now. It's all good, ill buy another one later down the track - 'she will be mine'
all of the cutting is complete.now for the fun part.assembly.with a side order of fabricating.
down sharon.
Very nice indeed.
Write a book on the build ... would sell a few copies.
Love the inlet manifold.
So i guess you put the motor in then fit every thing esle to motor eg timing belt , manifolds etc??
It looks like it will be a very tight fit and it could be hard to get the motor in and line up with the clutch and flywheel on.???
I think need some more cutting🤪
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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
And some more...
I think it explains itself really.
izac wrote:also just noticed your signature... yes, that is a great verse, one of my favourites!👍😉
Yeah, It was in my Baptism testimony on sunday night, but i pulled it out a few hours before... Its truth - but I just wanted to be the only one of the 7 people to not have bible verses.... I Won.
🙂
Lets see this fat lady.... they have the most intense sound of any acoustic iv played to be honest. matons are cool martins are over priced.... cole clark... SWEEEEET. Iv got a cort acoustic currently..... ew. Also a Joe satriani signature (with his signature...
🙂) and a ibanez jazz guitar... nice.
Mick were you touring in a band? If so, name please!!!
I apprieciate the photos... not cause I'd do a water conversion, but cause your car is swell!
that's some nice fab work there👍👍
Cheers
D
Hey mate, yeh the band is called 'Paradyme' - we played a bit up and down the NSW coast, Blackstump and most of the 'gigging' pubs in Sydney.
We had a nice little run, won some comps and stuff - just doing our last 'ep' now so we have a record of our songs, well most of them - probably had about 30 originals all up over the years.
No easterfest/agmf for you....??? that would be cool 🙂
Just in case you were wondering, I know Izac from a camp we do (called SMADD with SU qld) and he told me to join up here. small world hey 🙂
o so very nice!!!.......like it a lot.
Mick, any thoughts on running a front splitter and feeding the scoop through it? painted same as car would be nice and help keep the thing on the ground too.........although they're a tight fit to go under the early bumpers.....
DAimo,
You mean like the green Hellbug car in your signature?
Im not the biggest fan of the look to be honest. Some of the later models look good with it, but not on my 58.
Hey Jason, yeh i've spoken to Izac. Be good to catch up at Warwick if you guys, and i, can make it.
Yeah.. I hope to be there. I just got a job again after 4 months (argh!) so now I will be able to afford to get the bug running how i want it. Kadrons/some body work...sadly/ the clutch - exhaust : all by the end of september and then i willl be there. otherwise... I'll have the rent's crappodore and be sad that I'm not crusing a dub. :P
Do you think you will have the 58 back on the road by then???? Would be awesome to see. 🙂
im hoping to have it done by VW Nationals. 😵
A few more shots i took but nothing new.
I thought i'd show them as you can see how well the waterpipes fit and tuck away.
Dude, just went onto Paradyme's Myspace. Will have to grab a cd off you at Nats. Fight Girl, Six 8 and Fort Defiance are awesome 👍
Glad you enjoyed it - Fight girl and six8 i recorded myself with all my own gear, fort defiance was done more professionally - we got a stack more.
Check out triple J unearthed - we have a few songs there you can download - remind me about cd for NATS.
Cheers, will do 👍
Looks like all is progressing well there Mick.
Westi is a real artist with the metal.
After seeing how Ian's stock LBug trans is lasting, even with a bit of 1/8 mle action,
you should be fine if you aim for smooth driving.
Also, it will give you a chance to determine if you like the ratios as they are.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Yeh, hopefully i'll get a bit of life out of the trans so i can save. Will need to resist quick gear changes and dropping the clutch.
Mick058 wrote:Will need to resist quick gear changes and dropping the clutch.
Mick,
Do you really think you will be able to resist the urge
🙅
Start saving for that gearbox
😂
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.
Ahead of you there Craigy boy - once the gearbox blows its going to Dave - may mean i pull the engine out sooner rather then later - time will tell.
I think thats where Jakriz's gearbox went - due to the torque.