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Camo's 1961 Beetle makeover - Finally registered

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silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#863063
need to fix the handbrake
Keeping it real !

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#863067
silver wrote:need to fix the handbrake
😂😂😂 Do you really think after all this work the handbrake wouldn't work. I just roll the car out and put that in front of the wheel so I can move the car back and forth when need be depending what section of the car I am working on to give me more room.

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.

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

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#863068
trailer it up to VW Warwick Drags and inter it in the show and shine,
while there there do a couple of quick laps 😂🤪😂

http://www.youtube.com/user/dakatak123#p/u/3/6OMxAD8IMtM
😂🤪😂🤪😂
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. 🥲

Ben386 Officially Full-On Dubber

244 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#863070
Looks great mate.A real inspiration!

Special Air Service Chief "Gunna"

1,769 posts · joined Oct 2004 ·

#863075
Camo wrote:It's so close to finished now,

Your funny Kev..... you know it will never really be finished dont you.........


This car will be very popular at it's first show outing. Well done mate, looks awesome.


Cheers
Brendan
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AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#863091
Kev's been busy, great work there mate!

cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#863104
Looking good kev, I mean really good!

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#863108
sweet car dude.
😁 re: $ overspend...
Reub

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#863124
reub wrote:sweet car dude.
😁 re: $ overspend...
$$$$$$ OVERSPEND... 😂😂

BUT DON'T TELL HIS WIFE.... 😂😂🙅

Looks great....

Great color.. too...

Lee.
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#863645
Wow Kev you did it she looks awesome!

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#870489
Bought this car 4 years ago this month and finally, she's on the road .😁😁😁😁

Had her maiden voyage today, and only a few small things to iron out. I could have said I finally finished my car, but as others have said you never really finish them. How true, I have had future plans for about 2 years now 😂😂😂😂

Anyway, couple of photos with her new plates and my daughter has added Tigger to the rear view mirror has he is the same couloring (look hard, he blends in).











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.

AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#870491
Cant wait to see and hear your car roar down the street kev!

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#870495
YIKES KEV

WOW... that is a surprise...

You have been in the garage working... lol

Looks great.... a trophy winner for sure....

congratulations Kev

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Craig S Wolfsburg Wizard

635 posts · joined May 2008 ·

#870507
Congratulations Kev 👍 👍 👍 👍

It looks FANTASTIC.

Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

You haven't told us what it was like to drive?

Cheers
Craig
1969 Beetle - June
1974 L Bug - Gwendolyn
2002 Bora V6 4Motion - Anita

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#870514
Fantastic news Kev 👍


AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#870524
Way to go Paul double post

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#870525
GREAT PICS


GREAT CARS


LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

cam070 Custom Title Time!

1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 ·

#870532
Congratulations on reaching another milestone kev. Car looks an absolute treat and is an inspiration to many of us.

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#870540
Stunning car. Congratulations Kev, great job. 👍👍👍
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#870547
Excellent news on getting it rego'ed, Congrats Kev.
She looks great, and definitely a credit to you👍👍
Cheers
D

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#870574
👍 Kev

How is the motor? Happy with that part??

Damn, that interior looks good.
Ya gotts love tigger hanging there!
Futue te ipsum!!!

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#870576
You'd have to be pleased with that, Kev.👍

Colour, height, stance, bling, interior [C/W Tigger].........all deserve a big TICK.👍
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#870578
Now get out there and enjoy it 👍

Screwing those number plates on must have been one satisfying moment.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#870591
Hi Kev

Great news, I thought we might see you Friday night at Harrys.

Steve

Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#870592
Thanks everyone, and yes very good to get the plates on and finally drive a VW for the first time every on the road 😀. Still a few small teething issues to attend to. Need to get wheel alignment and see if I can get some negative camber put into the k/p front end (any suggestions), need to fine tune the engine as there is a little burbling through the exhaust (like when you normally back off) even when just cruising, small oil leak (as they say, it is a vw) and I am surprised about the free play in the steering box considering it was new (I think).

But I guess when a car as been totally stripped down and then put back together over 4 years there will always be a few things to sort out.

Now, just to find the time to drive it 😁

Cheers, Kev

P.S. Photos came out good Paul, considering light was fading 👍

P.P.S. Will have to change my avatar photo now.
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.

AndrewB Seriously Crusin Dubber

141 posts · joined Jun 2011 ·

#870594
Hey that looks excellent!! Nice work Kev!
Looking forward to seeing another nice beetle zooming around 🙂

bens1964vw Seriously Crusin Dubber

141 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·

#870595
that looks so damn nice.....

gun metal grey porsche twists would be killer as well😉