my new baja (front lifted)

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 2 May 2010, 9:07 pm

#776236

hi all well ive been building a manx for a while got a lot done but ive been slack of late and thort i need some thing to hold me over till done (well thats my excuse) so i picked up this little baja to drive around for a bit of fun bloke took 2 years to do and lost interest so i picked it up needs some real ruber and some lift but should b ok for a bit of beach work

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 2 May 2010, 9:08 pm

#776237

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 2 May 2010, 9:14 pm

#776240

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 2 May 2010, 9:17 pm

#776243

there are a few little things i dont like but a good start drove the 2hour trip home grate

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 May 2010, 9:35 pm

#776245

That should give you the motivation to get the manx finished. Once you are out there having fun, you wont mind working on the buggy. Good Score

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handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 3 May 2010, 7:42 pm

#776377

yep graham it should do 😎 or il spend to much time driveing this one lol all good hopeing to drive her up to valla this year

11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 May 2010, 7:58 pm

#776388

See ya there

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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 3 May 2010, 8:45 pm

#776407

It looks tidy.
Nice find!!

Smiley 😎

If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

baja burley Officially Full-On Dubber

325 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 5 May 2010, 11:32 am

#776752

are these light bars legal?? i always thought there was something naughty about having lights that high??

looks good!!

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handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 5 May 2010, 7:58 pm

#776817

yea i like the concept but i dont think it will stay that way dont like the roof rack' got a few idears. went in to day to peter murfet at ulverston to pull engine out and go threw it as i want it wright for valla if i go so replace what it needs i do love driveing it its good to have another old bug😎

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 4 Sep 2010, 6:59 pm

#800405

new pics

baghall Ben Hal Outlaw Bushranger

1,021 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 4 Sep 2010, 8:46 pm

#800431

It looks great and I see you put some decent rubber on. Have fun but not too much ya gotta finish the manx!

68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
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89 T3 Kombi - parts car

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Sep 2010, 6:27 pm

#803959

well an update " got front lift in very happy with it need to do a wheel alinement cant wait for rear to b done in a few weeks and change to irs changed plans a bit will mayb look at kombi cvs or mayb porsche ??? a few quick pics 1.25 bottel 🙂

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Sep 2010, 6:29 pm

#803960

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 23 Sep 2010, 6:53 pm

#803964

how did u go about the lift?

larger front tyres and cut and turned bug beam?

(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Sep 2010, 7:55 pm

#803973

spindels and coilovers mate when rear is set up it should settle down a bit works well" had no sway bar on it when i got it may look at replaceing it

Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 23 Sep 2010, 8:02 pm

#803979

It looks fantastic!
Really good height man.

How much clearance do you have under the front now?

And how much droop do you have left?

Smiley 😎

If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 Sep 2010, 8:05 pm

#803981

about 14inchs at beam

Mike Seriously Crusin Dubber

118 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 23 Sep 2010, 8:07 pm

#803983

That looks awesome. The proportions of it are heaps better now than when you first got it. I think i want a baja now 🤪

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 24 Sep 2010, 9:08 pm

#804190

thanks mate im happy how its comeing together want to get it all done by xmas and mayb take for a holiday up to qld

Barnabie Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 24 Sep 2010, 11:02 pm

#804213

Car is really taking shape now huh? Bet you're happy with it, its starting to like a pretty capable bit of gear. Nicely done mate 😁

AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Sep 2010, 7:00 am

#804230

That is the first Baja that i actually like, looks great.

Rural Baja #tassievwpickers

1,075 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 29 Sep 2010, 11:26 pm

#804924

Looking good Cam!

baghall Ben Hal Outlaw Bushranger

1,021 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 1 Oct 2010, 10:16 pm

#805220

Hey cam it looks great withthe front lifted, but maybe a dumb question. Am going to raise my baja at front soon and was going to cut and twist beams but am curious as to what you mean by spindles. Can you get spindle to raise a car similar to spindles for lowering as I haven't seen anything like that?

68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 5 Oct 2010, 10:56 am

#805846

baghall wrote:Hey cam it looks great withthe front lifted, but maybe a dumb question. Am going to raise my baja at front soon and was going to cut and twist beams but am curious as to what you mean by spindles. Can you get spindle to raise a car similar to spindles for lowering as I haven't seen anything like that?

Yep, there's lifted spindles available, just like lowered spindles but in the raised position. The VW Thing uses a similar system, but better, they have stronger trailing arms and the ball joints both face down so it's a stronger setup, like a balljoint kombi, and VW too, so 100% legal.

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baghall Ben Hal Outlaw Bushranger

1,021 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 6 Oct 2010, 10:23 pm

#806220

matberry wrote:Yep, there's lifted spindles available, just like lowered spindles but in the raised position. The VW Thing uses a similar system, but better, they have stronger trailing arms and the ball joints both face down so it's a stronger setup, like a balljoint kombi, and VW too, so 100% legal.

Sorry for the steal on the thread.
Matt where can I get a set of thing spindles and what would they set me back?

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58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 6 Oct 2010, 10:30 pm

#806224

I recently paid US$300 + shipping for stubs, arms and camber adjusters. They come up on Shoptalk forum or Samba regularly.

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Mr Bubble Head Insano Dub Head

829 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Oct 2010, 8:32 pm

#808440

Looking the goods Cam. What engine has it ?

😊

recycle, restore, enjoy

handycam king of something

1,338 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 31 Oct 2010, 5:20 am

#810266

Mr Bubble Head wrote:Looking the goods Cam. What engine has it ?

😊

thanks nick yea its geting there hows oval going mate . um is just a mild little rebuilt 1600 goes well will build something els soon 4 it 🙂 but i got another bug yesterday from melbourne a little 1 owner from my family so got a few idears for that now to and have to still finish manx

chuttla Learner Dubber

13 posts · joined Sep 2009 · 11 Nov 2010, 7:52 pm

#812327

wow, what a difference just the set of rims make.
nice ride btw.