Cant help ourselves. We are sick

helbus · 21 Oct 2003, 11:06 pm

Since the tyre blew on the Beetle, We have decided to get new tyres.

I thought I better clean up and paint the rims before getting the tyres fitted.

Now the wheels look so good that We have now decided to respray the car and get a new interior.

I had a good look underneath and I need to fix a 50c (not the rapper) size rust hole in front of the Left hand front A pillar at the bottom.

Body wise it will be easy, we have decided to keep it basically stock in just about all areas, including colour, as it means I wont have to paint all of the insides.

But we are going to put some graphics on the plain white canvas that will evolve.

We just cant help ourselves.
This is it now.

helbus · 21 Oct 2003, 11:08 pm

You can see why we want to put graphics. It will just look like a lot of other white beetles otherwise. 😀

68AutoBug · 21 Oct 2003, 11:15 pm

I just love plain white beetles with good tyres...

Your tyres must have been old to blow out
-- its very unusual - these days..

helbus · 21 Oct 2003, 11:19 pm

The tyre that blew out was a crossply. It had a tube in it, and the tube spat out and wrapped around the axle and pulled the handbrake cable, causing the back wheel to lock up at 100kph.

Fleur reckons it was pretty trippy, but she held on and the car stopped without her having to apply any braking, within 150m.
🙁

LittleMissHerbina · 29 Oct 2003, 1:32 pm

stories like that scare the hell out of me.
:cry

72TWINCAB · 29 Oct 2003, 1:43 pm

What. No flames for the beetle:o

pyr0 · 29 Oct 2003, 2:26 pm

matching flames maybey to go with the bus ??

Black_math · 29 Oct 2003, 4:05 pm

Hellbug😀

Boozer · 29 Oct 2003, 5:59 pm

it soooo needs flames!....purple ones like mine.😀:thumb:bounce

Black_math · 29 Oct 2003, 8:12 pm

I also suggest white wall tyers.😀

*did* · 29 Oct 2003, 9:03 pm

Nice one,
I have a white beetle too, I'm planning on painting Calvin and Hobbes on the doors.
Calvin on the drivers side and Hobbes on the passenger side.

Black_math · 29 Oct 2003, 9:16 pm

calvin and hobbes are soo cool😎😀

helbus · 30 Oct 2003, 5:22 pm

Nah no Hellbug,

We will have to make it different to the bus, that has it's own character. I would like to do it, but time only permits a quickie. 😀

Black_math · 30 Oct 2003, 5:35 pm

At least have white walls on it😀

sikdub · 30 Oct 2003, 8:17 pm

C'Mon Pete, GO NUTS!!!
Steven

11CAB · 31 Oct 2003, 2:11 am

Job well done to Fluer, sounds like the beetle could have become a buggy real quick.....

xhippy · 11 Nov 2003, 7:50 pm

Hey Pete, not exactly a response to your post but is there any info anywhere on hellbus. I've been wanting to do mine up for a while with a similar look (not a copy) as a promo vehicle for my business. Lowered, huge wheels paint etc. Any thoughts appreciated Xhippy Steve