My 1st & current VW

polak · 2009-06-26T03:22:12+00:00

hey guys, thought id post some pics of my 1st and current bug. bought it 4 yrs ago for $600 with alot of cancer. everything on this little guy has been done by me and coming from a holden background, BOY!!! this was an eye opener!! its gone through a few stages and is currently undergoing the conversion to a drag/tidy street car. The look will now more or less stay the same but with a fresh bare metal respray and giving it an even cleaner, race-inspired look. then after that, the focus is going to be set at more power again. Iv had many VW (13 in fact) since buying this one 4 yrs ago, but its the only one which has hung around😎 alot of the changes on this little guy have occurred under it, but there are just to many pics to post up, so i just posted these as a rough summary of its life with me.🤓 hope u guys like it, cheers Adam

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 Jul 2009, 11:59 pm

#723022

Cheers mate - I was hoping to keep that tucked in look (I have a two inch beam as well)...looks like I might need to go narrower!! Or perhaps I just fit my Erco's, that might be simpler 🙂

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 9 Jul 2009, 3:45 pm

#723108

here is the link to the other post i just put up in the drag racers forum, has a few more recent pics.

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=77699

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Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 9 Jul 2009, 7:40 pm

#723154

On Rods , I cut some threads off and you cut or grind the slip in part of grease cap so it goes further in and flaten cap end too . No spacers needed either end of car .

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jul 2009, 9:35 pm

#723177

Yeah Pete, I did that when I had drums on the front but with the VVDS discs the thick washer used pushes the aluminium clamping bolt out further than the rim lip itself meaning that even if you shave threads/skim the clamp it still won't fit.

Polak, those spacers do look pretty trick, can you PM me what they'd be worth to have a pair made up?
Cheers mate
Al

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 10 Jul 2009, 1:25 am

#723228

Dak-A-Tak wrote:On Rods , I cut some threads off and you cut or grind the slip in part of grease cap so it goes further in and flaten cap end too . No spacers needed either end of car .

yeah pete, same, there is completely no room to do that... been there and melted my brain trying to get it, but no go... spacers are the go.... yeah Al ill try get u a price tomorrow.... get u 4 made that way u can mix n match.... plus depending on ur mag bolts, you may need to get the longer ones.... i needed 2 3mm spacers per side as thickest mattie can cut is 5mm and i needed 6mm total. its all lazer cut and he has the program all ready to go.

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Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 10 Jul 2009, 3:34 pm

#723305

Can you post up a pic please of disc axle end , Al if washer is a problem ,a good start would be replace it with a thinner one and cut down alloy axle lock too.

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 10 Jul 2009, 3:57 pm

#723310

I like your breather/catch tank (amongst other things) Did you make it?

polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 10 Jul 2009, 4:23 pm

#723313

Dak-A-Tak wrote:Can you post up a pic please of disc axle end , Al if washer is a problem ,a good start would be replace it with a thinner one and cut down alloy axle lock too.

hmmm dont think i have one.... you mean without the dust cap??

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 10 Jul 2009, 4:25 pm

#723315

Stanley wrote:I like your breather/catch tank (amongst other things) Did you make it?

yeah its a custom one as i couldnt find anything that was what i wanted, Brad at Westside mufflers made it up as per my specs.... really happy how it came out, he did a brilliant job.

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 19 Jul 2009, 9:14 pm

#724881

pics of new heads and rhino case on this thread http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=77699

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 22 Jul 2009, 11:01 am

#725349

video of stinger 🤓

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trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 · 22 Jul 2009, 12:33 pm

#725359

Haha that sounds sick 👍

rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 22 Jul 2009, 1:16 pm

#725362

I might go try that with my drag bug this weekend with the stinger on. I'll get Ian to take a video.

polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 22 Jul 2009, 1:47 pm

#725367

definitely Rose!! 😀 ill be waiting

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colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 7 Aug 2009, 10:48 am

#728020

Still waiting on that video Rose....

Mr Polak, Sir.... Any info on the engine your running in, polak.... at this current time??? (sorry if I just didnt see it....) 1776, yes???

Eatsleepvw Learner Dubber

11 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 7 Aug 2009, 11:57 am

#728029

Beautiful dub! When I finally get one of my own yours will be the inspiration.

dAVo Seriously Crusin Dubber

161 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 11 Aug 2009, 2:40 pm

#728648

I love this car! Such an amazing example.

Well done!

polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 22 Aug 2009, 9:56 am

#730733

colonel mustard wrote:Still waiting on that video Rose....

Mr Polak, Sir.... Any info on the engine your running in, polak.... at this current time??? (sorry if I just didnt see it....) 1776, yes???

Hello Mr Colonel, the engine is a 1776, brand new vw case, 010 grind vw crank and rods, custom chromoly pushrods, cb lifters, cb lash caps, 1.25 vw ratio rockers, heavy duty springs, retainers and collets, big stud kit with all nylocks, brand new manley flat top pistons and barrels, brand new 1600 heads (shaved 40 thou), twin 48 idf webbers, engle 110 cam and straight cut timing gears.... all that i can rememeber at the present moment. but i have already bought a cb billet chromoly counterweight crank, cb oval port heads with port-matched manifolds and a pair of pauter 1.4 roller rockers.... rockers and heads should hopefully be on before warwick..... see how we go, better pull my finger out... 🤪

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 22 Aug 2009, 10:02 am

#730735

THANKS HEAPS for your kind words Eatsleepvw and Davo, really means alot. Im building this car with only my own taste in mind and its great to hear that others like it as well!!!!! still got alot to go though, body is still rough but i dont want to do anything with it until the drive line is completely finished.

here is a link to the other page on my car, few more pics on there too....
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=77699&page=1

cheers Adam

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polak Everything is alright with enough Vodka :P

913 posts · joined May 2009 · 21 Dec 2009, 12:18 pm

#753429

hey all, just thought i would let ppl know that if anyone is interested, my motor is up for sale, on ebay right now if u wanna search it, as well as in the avd sale section.... cheers adam

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