Karmann Mini Resto

chickenfillet Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 23 Oct 2009, 6:07 pm

#742761

Howdy Dubbers,

A couple of months ago some twit scraped down the side of the Karmann and then drove off. Nice. Luckily a nice old lady took down his details and Shannons did the rest, hooking me up with the guys at Detroit Custom Bodyworks in Artarmon http://www.detroitcustom.com.au

They suggested doing a mini restoration at the same time so popped the all the glass, buzzed the paint back to metal and banged out some of the dings and ripples, thankfully they found zero rust which must be a first for a Karmann.

It still has to be colour sanded and buffed to get rid of the orange peel but I'm pretty stoked with how it's turned out, here are a couple of pics...

newghia stock is for people who cant think outside the square

679 posts · joined May 2008 · 23 Oct 2009, 6:32 pm

#742769

So Where's the pics ??????
i already know its a nice car, but i have not seen it for a while.!!!
Nath

Step up to get out !!!

chickenfillet Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 23 Oct 2009, 6:46 pm

#742781

My wife bought me the Cokers as an anniversary present, very cool, very skinny.

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 · 24 Oct 2009, 1:47 pm

#742975

Wow, looks like a show winner to me.

Very nice, 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.

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 24 Oct 2009, 2:28 pm

#742982

Very nice car, wouldnt leave it outside but by the look of the Land Roers badge in the backgorund.

trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 · 24 Oct 2009, 2:31 pm

#742984

😵
Just need to lower the front and you'll be sitting sweet 👍

chickenfillet Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 24 Oct 2009, 3:31 pm

#742994

Cheers Guys,

Not too sure what is going on with the front end, seems to be sitting a couple of inches higher after they resto, I'm hoping it will settle after a few more k's.

Newtown is the bump parking capital of Australia, my daily Beetle is taking a hammering just being parked up in the street. I'm hoping to get the body sorted early next year.

By the way does anyone know who the Newtown VW Club are? I found a sticker on my back window the other day but can't find them on the world wide superhighway.

Kev

bushed Wolfsburg Elder

3,541 posts · joined Dec 2006 · 24 Oct 2009, 7:03 pm

#743029

could it be u had the back lowered??

thus the front up a li'l

or they did a wheel alignment and forgot to undo the link pin bolts?? after doing alignment?? 1968.... still had linkpins?? just a stab Kev,

or missing the bag of cement under the bonnet.

want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!

Nikos Slammed & Awesome Dubber

95 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 28 Oct 2009, 3:35 pm

#743738

Lucky bastard, looks unreal. Well done !

I may have to give Arthur and Adam a call myself. Just need someone to sideswipe my Ghia to help with my mini resto too.

Nick

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 28 Oct 2009, 3:41 pm

#743741

it looks good
nice colour
you just need to get the rear end adjusted back up, it looks like it has sagged a bit over the years.

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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. 🥲

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 28 Oct 2009, 8:01 pm

#743794

Very nice Cheers les

chickenfillet Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 29 Oct 2009, 7:55 am

#743857

Cheers Guys, I'm sure your right about the sagging bum, I'll get it looked at next time it gets a service. I'm still stoked everytime I see it!

Kev