My old rat split ute

vwsteve · 2008-07-17T00:09:36+00:00

This is my old split ute ive had for nearly 15 years now,it was used as a roo shooter before i got it, its a good old faithful ute that is still used as a good work horse when i need it.Sometimes it sits around for 9 months to a year before starting but off it goes again when you need it.I made dropped spindles, an adjustable beam and rear swing kit for it,i also rebuilt a 1600 and threw on a homemade sidewinder exhaust, huge pipes, sounds really good too, its wound up as high as i can get it but its still too low, gets a bit dangerous when the tyres hit the wheel arches at high speed🤪 Ps, the pic below is how i got it, i swapped it for a few vans, back when they were worthless, i drove 1 of my vans to where it was at malaney, pulled the motor out, shoved it in the ute with a drum of fuel and drove the ute home with just a handbrake, its a round trip of probably 100ks including going up and down a steep mountain range, amazing it made it as the ute sat for many many years, these days i wouldnt even contemplate it, the things you do when you are a teenager😂

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 29 Nov 2011, 12:48 pm

#874801

yep i fully agree, mine does dump runs once a month on average, picks up timber and crap all the time, every time i go somewhere someone asks when am i going to do it up, i tell them probably never😂

i just wish i had never lowered it as its a pain in the a## when its heavily loaded

1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

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2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 29 Nov 2011, 12:57 pm

#874805

Adjustable springs plates are your friend for sure. El Concreto handled much better with that kitchen load in him surprisingly. That was no light load either, a solid timber buffet and solid timber buffet with hutch. Wasn't easy unloading it at the other end though 🙅

1963 Single Cab Ute: "El Concreto"
1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
1968 Porsche 912 SWB: "Pip"
1972 Kombi Snail: "The Snail"
2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
2016 Scirocco R: "Rocco"

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 7 Dec 2011, 1:05 pm

#875970

the rear is fine , the front is the problem, i need to find smart car tyres and the steering box hits quite often

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea