Well i have had for a long time now my signature with what my 1302 is to look like and i finally now have the car and now the re-build begins. 2 Weeks ago i went up to QLD and picked up the car from my old man and braught it back down home.
And This is Where the Project Begins
Back Last year in May i bourght a 1972 Superbug from a local VW Community elder named Howie that he had on his farm. I Took it home and started to get into fixing him up but where i had it stored was no longer able to have the bug and i had nowhere for it to go and it also had ALOT! of rust in the body but perfect original floor pans. So i decided to keep the car (well basically) and in 4 weeks i pulled every single part off it till i had a bare chassis and i sold it to a guy in Brisbane who was building a beach buggy and the body shell was soo rusted it went to scrap. But i kept every single part from the car.
Then in october last year i found on ebay a white 1972 Superbug at Fredo just north of Kempsey. I showed it to dad and he wasnt too keen on it and thorght it was over priced at $2400 buy it now.
But it was re-listed and re-listed and re-listed again and again and again and i convinced dad for us to go have a look at it. So we went there and i showed dad that alot of rust repair has been done and its a good solid car an the engine had also been rebuilt and was a good runner. She was ruff around the edges and needed alot of tweeking and tuning to get it right but we bit the bullet and bought it for $1800 cash. We drove it away and back home and i got stuck into fixing it up.
Then in December dad moved to the Gold coast in QLD and took the bug with him. when i came back to port from staying at dads in the christmas holidays i didnt see the bug for months and months. I asked dad if i could buy the car off him and he said alright and was happy for me to restore and customise it and have it as my first car on my licence. So i bourght it off dad for $900 and 2 weeks later here we are now.
I Got it and cleaned it up a bit to the white with black detail
From Dylan i like what im seeing, what theme? german look? stockish? engine ideas🤪?
keep it up!
Thanks for the encouragement mate. It's going to be a german looker.
From Dylan
Hi Dylan
I like the colour scheme check out my bug.I get it back from the work shop tomorrow with my rebuilt 2332cc engine. Can not wait.
Hope you enjoy the resto with your car.
you got a nice ride and that engine sounds sweet! Mine is only going to be a hotted up 1600 twin port with new head work and set of kadrons and extractors and dress up kit.
From Dylan
Dylan mate it's great to see you finally starting up your build, It's been too long coming!
Keep us updated and good luck!
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Yeah true, I have been patiently waiting and looking and the right opitunity came along and now i got my build started and will do mate, More Pics and Info Coming soon about the electrical wiring work i have just done.
From Dylan
Good luck with the project Dylan. Hope it all goes well
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Go go go Dylan, love your enthusiasm. Jeff rang me last night, he's picking up the pan this arvo. 👍😊
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Thanks Donn, One thing i do have is alot of enthusiasm even though no-one in my family is really interested in Vee Dubs or Cars haha lol im not givin up on this project though. 🙂
From Dylan
But it was re-listed and re-listed and re-listed again and again and again and i convinced dad for us to go have a look at it. So we went there and i showed dad that alot of rust repair has been done and its a good solid car an the engine had also been rebuilt and was a good runner. She was ruff around the edges and needed alot of tweeking and tuning to get it right but we bit the bullet and bought it for $1800 cash. We drove it away and back home and i got stuck into fixing it up.
Then in December dad moved to the Gold coast in QLD and took the bug with him. when i came back to port from staying at dads in the christmas holidays i didnt see the bug for months and months. I asked dad if i could buy the car off him and he said alright and was happy for me to restore and customise it and have it as my first car on my licence. So i bourght it off dad for $900 and 2 weeks later here we are now.
Your dad took a $900 loss and he's happy for you to customise it, sounds like encouragemeny to me. 👍
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Haha yeah he encouraging since he has a love for Vw's but everyone else in the family think im crazy haha and my dad lives in QLD now i hardly see him.
From Dylan
Anyone with a love for VW's is crazy, the rest of your family is probably on the right track. 😂
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Haha true that. 😂
From Dylan
A Colour Between Gemini Blue and My other S bug i had (Midnight Blue) = Mk3 Golf Jazz Blue
My buggy is blue, from a Honda Jazz
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Yeah kool, My Colour is Called Jazz Blue but it's from a Mk3 Golf/Polo and is simmilar to your's but it is'nt a Metalic paint, it's just a flat blue.
From Dylan
I rather like that new ford falcon blue colour its nice and bright and pretty 😊
😂🤪😂🤪😂
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. 🥲
any updates man? so is it finished? whats the hoold up?? haha
Ok Everyone, Been a while since last update on my 1302 project. Im currently rebuilding the front end of the bug.
Got a pair of near new Sherman's lowered struts with lowered king springs. New Strut on the left old one on the right.
Will update again when i install the new parts.
From Dylan
Nice one Dylan .. go hard or go home !!
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Thats it mate!
Looking to get it back on the road soon.
From Dylan
The Control arms are all ready to be put back in now and are fitted with new Ball joints and Urethane Bushes.
Struts also have springs now installed and are all ready to go back in the car.
From Dylan
Coming along nicely 👍
And the guard of doom looks strangely familiar 😂
Hehe yeh, Alot of Pannel Beating to come on the rear gaurds to get em nice and straight. (:
From Dylan
good stuff
Just do it all at once
Not that hard or expensive and it gets rid of all the gremlins
Futue te ipsum!!!
The Bug is now back on it's wheels and is rolling once again, Now the back looks awfully too high so it will be on the list next to be done and it will be lowered.
From Dylan
From Dylan
Doing a great job Dylan BUT just my opinion (as it happens I'm right !! 🙄) but you have to dump that front bumper, looks bloody crap, I think I've got one here somewhere but I hide it away so it can't be seen. 🙅
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
As it happens don i ran over it this arvo haha i might have to take urs of ur hands for you haha i need another one now.
From Dylan
DylanTheDubber wrote:As it happens don i ran over it this arvo haha i might have to take urs of ur hands for you haha i need another one now.
From Dylan
Can I asked how you managed this?
Was it not secured properly and fell off?
Smiley
🙂If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
