The Doc's Dub (56k will hate this!)

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 21 Sep 2009, 1:38 am

#736421

So, given the fact that i bought the Dub off a Fellow forum member, and i have since buying it encountered a few members in the real world, i figured i would post a build thread... Being a Photographer, the first post in the thread will be very Pic Heavy...

I have a build thread on another forum, so i will post the relevant bits on here... For a more in depth look at what ive done up to here, visit this link... http://forums.eurocca.net/showthread.php?t=34760

That gives a bit of background around the build too... But enough of that, a few pics of where it started, and where its at now...

My first Square

On the Trailer for the ride home

Where it sat for the rebuild

Big bonus in the back, with my sisters brake specialist doing his inspection

Interior before pickup

After the interior was emptied (No shots of it chockas on the drive back)

Gauge Collection

Scored these off Ebay, fuggin heavy, but worth it...

On the road... Kind of, first drive...

Stripping the bonnet back

Officially on the road...

New pedal Rubbers...

Sticker on the rear window...

Stickers for the dash...

Bit of brass love...

Bit bored one night...

New seatbelts went in... Interior almost finished...

As it sits now...

And a pic of what it came from in Matt's Backyard....

Now, onto where its going... Lowering is my next step, the exhaust will be changed for this, it scrapes on EVERYTHING as it is... will get a setup similar to another forum members, and the bonnet will be getting finished, finding bog in the nose im not sure what im going to do, i was originally going to take it back to bare metal and let it surface rust for that Rat Rod look, but finding bog its not quite going to work that way! I have found some paint that gives that rust look very easily, so i think ill end up going that route...

I have a pair of spotlights for the front of it too, just need to get an auto elec to go over the electrics and wire them in... Im also looking into converting the spotlights into HID for a bit of extra light!

The rims will be powdercoated red asap as well

Once a few little "Natural Ventilation Holes" are fixed, i will put a stereo in it too...

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Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 21 Sep 2009, 7:59 am

#736440

Nice work Doctor!! Wow a twin engined square🤓 😂 now wouldnt that be a ride!

I am loving your black and white photos too....very cool!😎

should look sweet with some red wheels!

natural vetilation holes 😂 thats GOLD!! 😂😂😂😂

trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 · 21 Sep 2009, 9:17 am

#736449

I like the colour scheme 😏

DU88EN Slammed & Awesome Dubber

75 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 21 Sep 2009, 10:35 am

#736457

awesome setup, is the steering wheel bent or is that distorted from your fisheye? how wide is that lens btw?

Goitsy Commited Dubber

67 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 21 Sep 2009, 11:15 am

#736459

Great photos there Doctor. The wagon has come up well.👍

😎71 S Bug,74 L Bug😎

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 21 Sep 2009, 3:29 pm

#736500

Scarab wrote:Nice work Doctor!! Wow a twin engined square🤓 😂 now wouldnt that be a ride!

I am loving your black and white photos too....very cool!😎

should look sweet with some red wheels!

natural vetilation holes 😂 thats GOLD!! 😂😂😂😂

Yeah, i had to get a shot of the two engines basically on top of one another... might be a long term project that one, twin engined, 4wd......

Thanks

trickysimon wrote:I like the colour scheme 😏

🙂 It gets some attention, its mainly the non car people that dont like it... As i said, bonnet will be painted soon!

DU88EN wrote:awesome setup, is the steering wheel bent or is that distorted from your fisheye? how wide is that lens btw?

Cheers mate, the steering wheel does seem to have a bend to it, toward the rear of the car, but driving it you wouldnt know, and looking at it in the car, i dont really notice it, the fisheye accentuates it alot though

The FE is a 10mm f/2.8 Sigma lens, absolutely brilliant lens

Goitsy wrote:Great photos there Doctor. The wagon has come up well.👍

Cheers mate, its almost finished! Then, Volksfest i think...

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matt Insano Dub Head

743 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 21 Sep 2009, 5:16 pm

#736513

nice!!!!!
matt

VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 21 Sep 2009, 7:32 pm

#736541

Nice, looks sweet as for a late type3 👍 Awesome touch with the bonnet.

Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 21 Sep 2009, 10:26 pm

#736567

Hey Doc
I was the guy in the van that had a chat with ya on Goodwood rd.
Looks great on the road fella!
Hanging to see it lowered

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 21 Sep 2009, 11:15 pm

#736573

Yep, i recognized the name when i saw you had posted, cheers mate, once its slammed its going to have some serious presence on the road... I have a few plans for Volkfest too, see if they come together now! When you were behind me i accelerated to let you past and a throttle linkage came off, the car would have sounded horrible!!

Cheers for all the comments guys!

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Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 23 Sep 2009, 7:04 pm

#736863

Haha,it seemed to go pretty well to me! Looks mad on the road,love it
Look forward to seeing it at Volksfest

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 23 Sep 2009, 7:23 pm

#736870

Thanks mate 🙂

Im really looking forward to volksfest, and i have some plans for it, to see what sort of response the car gets! Ive been to plenty of car shows, and shot a lot of showcars for mates, but i think this thing just oozes cool and should get a great response on the day 🙂

Heres a few random shots i fired off today...

Theres a great shot of the exhaust dragging on the ground when i went in a driveway when the camera was set up for the last shot...

And the setup for the last pic...

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matt Insano Dub Head

743 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 23 Sep 2009, 7:29 pm

#736871

I want it back lol looks great!!

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 23 Sep 2009, 7:43 pm

#736873

matt wrote:I want it back lol looks great!!

Haha... Ive been expecting this! And NO WAY!!

But, you can drive it on the volksfest though mate! 😂

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izac Wolfsburg Wizard

508 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 23 Sep 2009, 8:45 pm

#736886

looks great man.

but yeah, you gotta do something about that exhaust 😂

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 23 Sep 2009, 9:16 pm

#736894

izac wrote:looks great man.

but yeah, you gotta do something about that exhaust 😂

Cheers man

Yeah, the exhaust allready has a broken bracket from scraping when i go in and out of driveways... its on the cards for this week hopefully!

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matt Insano Dub Head

743 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 23 Sep 2009, 9:21 pm

#736897

you got 1 on the other motor or maybe a stinger?????😁
matt

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 23 Sep 2009, 9:44 pm

#736911

matt wrote:you got 1 on the other motor or maybe a stinger?????😁
matt

Yeah, i reckon the one on the other motor will scrape as well, will probably go custom, something like this one

Photos belong to another forum member on here...

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Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 24 Sep 2009, 2:11 am

#736956

matt wrote:you got 1 on the other motor or maybe a stinger?????😁
matt

You know Matt, your bloody right! Just looked at the photo of the engine sitting in the back of the square, and compared the exhausts (Cos its 1.40am and if i go outside to actually look, the olds and my sister will crack the shits at the noise im likely to make....) and the one on the other motor is perfect! Until i get the custom one done anyway 😂

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Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 24 Sep 2009, 6:02 pm

#737049

Yep,that was me again on Marion rd 'sarvo Doc

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 24 Sep 2009, 6:09 pm

#737051

Wannavee wrote:Yep,that was me again on Marion rd 'sarvo Doc

Yep yep, i recognised you! If i had thought about it i woulda given it a big rev for ya... its currently got no exhaust!

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Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 25 Sep 2009, 4:02 pm

#737261

So yesterday i decided to swap the exhaust over for the one on my spare motor as it sits closer into the car, and doesnt drop as far....

So it started like this...

With both exhausts off ready to go back on

Those with a keen eye will notice something i didnt when i took them off... Different Flanges...

So, No Exhaust... On a side note... it sounds like a bloody Harley, but louder like this..

So a trip down to my exhaust guys (driving very gingerly i might add, except for one nice rev to scare some kids at a bus stop... i couldnt help myself 😂 ) I ended up with this...

Guys were nice enough to paint it black for me too which i was stoked with... really tidies up the rear end...

Theres a bunch more things to do to get it ready for Volksfest in late November... Some of those things wont be unveiled until the show itself... others will surface before hand hopefully 😀

I have also settled on some plates for it, ill hit the folks up for them for my birthday... see how i go!

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Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 25 Sep 2009, 4:35 pm

#737266

You didnt need to rev it,i heard it 4 km's away! 😂
Really does look good mate

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 25 Sep 2009, 4:40 pm

#737267

Wannavee wrote:You didnt need to rev it,i heard it 4 km's away! 😂
Really does look good mate

😂 Thanks mate...

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Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 11 Oct 2009, 12:58 am

#740001

The result of todays session, it involved, Fire, Swearing, Rattle Guns, Bricks, Swearing, Angle grinders, swearing, and more swearing... But the results speak for themselves!

Ignor the image quality, im camera less at the moment, and owning DSLR's and good lenses means i really couldnt give two shits what the camera on my phone is like....

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Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 11 Oct 2009, 8:11 am

#740010

Hey Doc, that is rockin!! Love the new stance......and I can't wait to see this weapon up close at Volksfest....LOVE IT!! 👍👍

Scarab Wolfsburg Wizard

646 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 11 Oct 2009, 8:13 am

#740011

Sorry, forgot to ask....do you remember how many inner/outers it took to get it sitting like that....my Notch could benefit from your knowledge 😂

izac Wolfsburg Wizard

508 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 11 Oct 2009, 11:46 am

#740058

looks sweet doc! how did you go with the lowering? and fire.... what happened there??😂 😏

Wannavee Insano Dub Head

729 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 11 Oct 2009, 5:50 pm

#740144

Doc,thats awsome mate! Congrats.
Now let me borrow it for Volksfest 😀

Doctor Officially Full-On Dubber

363 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 11 Oct 2009, 9:49 pm

#740206

Cheers guys, im stoked with it!

Scarab, front is 3 splines, rear is, we guess 3 splines, we just put the spring plates horizontal and bolted it all back up 😀

Izac, the fire came from a seized bolt in the drivers side spring plate, we had to get the grinder out to get it out, and because my dub leaks some oil, we had a sheet down to stop it getting all over my mates driveway, and well, sparks and cloth dont mix! Overall, we found the rear a bit easier than the front, and if we hadnt been screwing around looking for tools, it would have taken probably 3 hours less than it did!

Lee, thanks bud, and not a chance of getting it off me for Volksfest! Are entry forms and costing out yet? (Might throw Matt the keys for a drive of a real cool Dub though 😂)

Its still a work in progress though, few things here and there left to finish it off. I managed to lose a hubcap on the expressway on my way to work after lowering it, shit happens, ill source another set... theres plans in store!

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