i bought this beetle about a month ago from Rhett(phat bug) from bendigo. me and dad decided to travel all the way down there and trailer it home, it was quite a trip! haha.
since then i tried to get the blueslip and failed for having a stop light out, battery not covered and loose, spotty on the bonnet, and an oil leak.. all reletively easy to fix.
so i did the battery, replaced a fuse, and cleaned the engine up and thought id give it another go.
no good. so i ended up getting the main engine seal replaced and while i was at it the master cylinders in both rear brakes, and it passed easily.
and heres a few photos of when i picked it up, the drive home and the first drive to work with the NSW plates.
its been lowered too. has 4.5" narrowed beam with adjusters in the front, and just one click in the rear. im planning on getting drop spindles and going two clicks in the rear, but im unsure because its my daily and i need to be able to drive it too haha.
im taking it down to the blue mountains this weekend, all should be okay.. i hope haha.
anyway thanks for looking.
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Man, that is a cool looking car!
nice one, good to hear it worked out and is on the road.
Took it to the blue mountains today, went great St on 60mph the whole way. By the time I get home there should be a few presents from the mailman 😀
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Looks great I wouldn't lower too much further especially if it is going to be your daily driver, look forward to seeing more updates
That's one sweet ride you scored there. Just need a rack.
You gotta love a flash beetle.
It passed a Bluey sitting that low with a narrowed beam?
You need to buy that inspector a carton or two 😉
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Ps you just beat me to that car
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Yeah I was so surprised. The guy jacked the car up at the front and looked directly at the beam and just checked the wheel bearings and put it back down. I was so happy!
Yeah? I saw it on dsk after it had been advertised for like a month and it was perfect timing cause I was selling my Kombi. There a bit of rust that needs some attention but that will come later after I've had a bit of fun using it.
By the time I'm home on Monday I should have a rack, parcel tray, and deck lid Stand offs. And I'll just be adding some little cool things like nrma badge and crap like that.
I'll be heading out to the rat day on fathers day, hopefully I'll meet some new peoples
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Also, where do you guys recommend buying drop spindles? I want a good quality but fairly priced.
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i was expecting to get some presents in the mail today but nothing came, so i couldnt help myself and had aplay around with the front end.
ended up dropping it down to its lowest setting, this is without drop spindles so ill see how it goes tomorrow on the way to work
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NICE 🙂 Loving that ride height mate
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looks great🙂 what tyres are they on the front and do they on full lock?
nankang 135R15, and yes they rub on full lock, mainly on the head light buckets.
thats why im thinkin dropped spindles because it will bring the wheels back a tad and possibly get rid of the rubbbbbing.😏
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mmm im the same i have 155/50/15s there stupidly low profile on the front but they still rub on ful lock to..
Cool. I look forward to seeing this in the flesh at Rat Day this Sunday. I also almost bought this car! Kinda wish I did some days 😂
yeah im looking forward to it too, ill have to leave hella early to make it for seven though. but ill be there 👍
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i have a question, i bought a bamboo under dash/shelf and it doesnt quite fit and im not too keen on drilling holes into the car.
i could maybe bring it with me on rat day if anyone would like it? $80 and ill bring it, otherwise ill leave it in the garage.
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Pollywaffle wrote:Cool. I look forward to seeing this in the flesh at Rat Day this Sunday. I also almost bought this car! Kinda wish I did some days 😂
You should have Ben.It might run a bit better than yours at the moment :-) Lee
I had some troubles today, while driving the left hand brake smelt real bad. And I couldn't turn right properly like as if something was stopping it. I have no idea what it would of been. Anyone have any ideas????
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Wannavee wrote:Pollywaffle wrote:Cool. I look forward to seeing this in the flesh at Rat Day this Sunday. I also almost bought this car! Kinda wish I did some days 😂
You should have Ben.It might run a bit better than yours at the moment :-) Lee
😬 Haha. Tell me about it. I'll eventually sort it out...maybe.
surfpig wrote:I had some troubles today, while driving the left hand brake smelt real bad. And I couldn't turn right properly like as if something was stopping it. I have no idea what it would of been. Anyone have any ideas????
jack the car up and LOOK around!
maybe you have lowered the front too much and it is hitting the headlight buckets now?
rubber smell or other?
It smelt like the brakes, but I'll have a look tomorrow.
Cheers
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Jacked it up before work, it looks like it is the head light buckets.
Sadly I think I'll have to raise it up a tad, it drove alright to work this morning with it still sitting low though.
Dropped spindles are definitely on the to do list now
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Looking good surfpig. Don't see too many Flash sided dubs these days - pity.
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surfpig wrote:I had some troubles today, while driving the left hand brake smelt real bad. And I couldn't turn right properly like as if something was stopping it. I have no idea what it would of been. Anyone have any ideas????
note to self: never get on here while intoxicated, ends in very stupid questions.
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Glad to here your loving it mate 🙂
love this car and good to see someone else enjoying, took ages to sell and could not work that out
cool car indeed
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bit of an update, i bought some drop spindles from vollks and installed myself over the weekend and a little bit this week. i ran into a few pickles but it was expected and ended up turning out great.
this is how she sits at the moment, with the adjusters pretty high. unlike before having them wound all the way down.
also got myself a visor you can kinda see it in those photos, and i have these beauties to put on either these wheels or some RDWs!
tomorrow im gonna take a few better pictures of the car,
next on the list is the rear, either drop plates or notch them and just click down. anyone care to give me some advice on how to do it? ive heard its relatively easier than the front?
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Looks sweet!! Can't wait to get mine dropped.
Love the flash trim too.
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