Well am I stoked or what.
Just picked up a very cool '59 at a good price. Spent today cleaning up and checking over the car........NICE
The best part, NO rust, pan has one section of surface rust where water has sat in the RH rear footwell, but fortunately, saved before any real damage has occured, otherwise, nothing. 🙂
Selectodrop front end with discs, 1600 dual carb engine with a nice set of 1 1/2" merged pipes with a hideaway and a stinger.
A few body and mechanical bits to tidy up but very minimal.
Alright I know ....useless without pics, been slack with the camera, only one I have.
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Wow, looks really clean and you say for a good price.
You're a lucky fella, no wonder you're stoked 😁
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.Very cool Matt
I am loving it 😍😍
Cheers guy's
I'll get more pics tomorrow.....gotta be happy with that 🙂
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Good looking car Matt!
BAJA IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smiley 🙂
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Burrelli wrote:Good looking car Matt!
Thanks Ritchie, very happy with it, since it was one of those impulse buy's.....like I really need another car....
managed to convince Donna that we need it for saving fuel for trips to town
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Smiley wrote:BAJA IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smiley 🙂
mmmm sorry to disapoint dude....not this one.
Difficulty will be not putting more horses in the back.
Not to mention a set of centerlines, some dropped spindles and .....
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sweet.....but it's too modified already 😏
hmmm another T1 for the neighborhood! sweet 👍
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That is one very clean looking bug!
Can't wait to see her looking even more clean, albeit she looks as clean as whistle already!
Looks awesome Matt,
Love the wheels and nice color too.
Can't wait to see more pics when you get around to it.
Kris 👍
Looks nice Mat , i'mm betting the missus will be trying to claim this one
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
hellbugged wrote:sweet.....but it's too modified already 😏
Yeah right Mr Berg .. ahh Pell, no crap from you eh !!!!
h wrote:hmmm another T1 for the neighborhood! sweet 👍
Yeah mate, we need it hey!!!
Looking forward to roll'n with ya
🙂........ still stoked
SebastienPeek wrote:That is one very clean looking bug!
Can't wait to see her looking even more clean, albeit she looks as clean as whistle already!
Cheers Seb, just a vacuum and some Gibbs Brand, she's now 'protected'. Good for metal, rubber and plastic.
She'll no doubt scrub up pretty nice.
Barnabie wrote:Looks awesome Matt,
Love the wheels and nice color too.
Can't wait to see more pics when you get around to it.
Kris 👍
Cheers Kris....patience my friend
🙂
I love the colour too, matches my T3.
As for the wheels, damn Col left some Centerlines laying around and one found it's way onto the front of the '59 ....... mmmm
😍
mind you, without the caps is a cool look.
OZ Towdster wrote:Looks nice Mat , i'mm betting the missus will be trying to claim this one
Your right there Andrew, she's already claiming it for her own.... what better excuse to make it real nice
🙂
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That is one very tidy looking beetle, like, woah!
Quick question though, what donk does she have in her?
Bet the misses is loving life, I know I would be if I was claiming this as my own!
Stock full synchro tranny and 1600 T/P with some wierd twin progressive dual throat carb set up with home made linkages. Look way cool, but I'm more of an IDF fan so we'll see. Fired her up today after fixing a few fuel leaks (damn previous "VW Specialist") and carbs have 'issues' so need to sort exhaust then carbs before any changes.
Front end has had a minor hit in the past, but I'll live with it. 🙂
The only real problem paint area is this patch at the LH rear gutter. Not too bad to repair 👍
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Nice, they three or four bolt DCNF carbs? Nice throttle set up.
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LUFTMEISTER wrote:Nice, they three or four bolt DCNF carbs? Nice throttle set up.
Nah Marcus, they are progressives, haven't looked under the blackness as access is
👎 but I reckon they are probably Weber 32/36DGAV's
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Another pic of a carb. The rear apron is removable too, you get a glimpse of the join here. Not the way I'd do it but WTF
After inspection, the exhaust looks to be pretty 2nd rate, muffler sits way too low and tail pipe is unsuported so has cracked prematurely. I'll repair it and support it better for now until I mod muffler location or replace it.
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Honestly, go back to the original pea shooters.
I'm a big fan of early model bugs looking like early model bugs but packing a lot of juice under their deck lids 😉
SebastienPeek wrote:Honestly, go back to the original pea shooters.
I'm a big fan of early model bugs looking like early model bugs but packing a lot of juice under their deck lids 😉
These are more my style
pic courtesy Al Das Resto Haus
pic courtesy Al Das Resto Haus
And this is just dream'n......... being rediculous of course
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😂😂😂
pic courtesy Al Das Resto Haus
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Ahaha and I must agree with you, those do look very nice indeed.
I'm aiming to have a 1600tp dual carb in mine come the end of next year, but I'll still have the original pea shooter exhaust.
But everyone to their own! 😀
SebastienPeek wrote:Ahaha and I must agree with you, those do look very nice indeed.
I'm aiming to have a 1600tp dual carb in mine come the end of next year, but I'll still have the original pea shooter exhaust.
But everyone to their own! 😀
Each to thier own for sure, but don't wreck your engine due to inexperience or bad engineering. Dual carbs mean more air/fuel which if not coupled with an improved exhaust will actually tend to increase internal engine temperatures. Dual carbs matched to heads and cam and exhaust make for a happy combination.
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Each to thier own for sure, but don't wreck your engine due to inexperience or bad engineering. Dual carbs mean more air/fuel which if not coupled with an improved exhaust will actually tend to increase internal engine temperatures. Dual carbs matched to heads and cam and exhaust make for a happy combination.
That is true, that is true. My 73 L Bug's original engine was a 1600tp, but someone since has replaced it with a 1500sp. I'm thinking just going back to her original (only single carb) for a while and then upgrading that engine a little.
Nice one Matt - no rust is always a HUGE bonus!
Al
Dasdubber wrote:Nice one Matt - no rust is always a HUGE bonus!
Al
Cheers Al, don't we know it
🙂
I forgot to credit you for the previous pics, consider it done
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Very nice Matt and very clean. Looking forward to seeing it completed, but what are the plans?
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Nice bug - what is the original colour called?
baghall wrote:Very nice Matt and very clean. Looking forward to seeing it completed, but what are the plans?
Thanks Bags, just a nce clean cruiser. Fixing her up for rego first, some new disc calioers and flexible hoses for starters, also exhaust repairs required and fix the carb issues.
Also needs some trim and bonnet catches fitted.
Can't help myself really, a nice set of wheels, dropped spindles and narrowed beam would look the biz.......
toonyboy wrote:Nice bug - what is the original colour called?
Thanks, looks like Dove Blue to me, I like
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Sounds good Matt. I like the plan especially dropped and narrowed.
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Enginebay came up a treat after a wipe with a rag and a change of carbs, also tidied up the wiring.
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