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odapbr Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#129889
:alien Ok, so look at me like I'm weird, I love my VW but I don't know all the terminology. Like Baja, what's that? Is there anywhere I can go and visit (web or book) that will set me straight???
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#129896
Baja refers to a certain type of modified off road VW.

Named after the offroad race in Mexico

they usuall have cut off front and rear body sections and have extra height for clearance.
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

56astro Custom Title Time!

1,772 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#129901
odapbr wrote:Is there anywhere I can go and visit (web or book) that will set me straight???
You're here.

Stick around and you'll learn heaps.

Also check out the "links" section of any VW site and you'll find more VW sites!

VW car, VW engine ...... keepin it "real"
35MPG on 101.3kPa

typ-fre Insano Dub Head

749 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#129911
whats elce do ya need to know and tell us well all help ya

dom

Gehts notch?

|.. ohhh shit!! wrong turn:P
|............._____/___________
|.........__/-_|__|\ ___________________
|......../( )____( )= ___________

odapbr Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#130869
On reading thru this site I have come across different terms and abbreviations and I was sort of looking for somewhere they are listed, like a dictionary but for VW's, without asking a question each time I find one!
Pomponderoo Bush Retreat WINNER POWERCOR WIMMERA ACCOMMODATION BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Pomponderoo Boosh Produce, UNDERTAKING THE WIMMERA'S FIRST FOOD FOREST FOR ALL POWERED BY VW SPIRIT AND TENACITY!!!

Riaan Eurotrash

183 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·

#130874
hey hey and welcome to teh forum, you will learn much so as to initiate you i will give you this picture hehe look its a doggie:P

A lways
U nder
D emonic
I nfluence

odapbr Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#130877
mmmmmmmmmmm... not sure how he will help. Maybe if it was a VW guide dog...
Pomponderoo Bush Retreat WINNER POWERCOR WIMMERA ACCOMMODATION BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Pomponderoo Boosh Produce, UNDERTAKING THE WIMMERA'S FIRST FOOD FOREST FOR ALL POWERED BY VW SPIRIT AND TENACITY!!!

DoNkEy Wolfsburg Wizard

684 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#130882
u know a vw terminology dictonary would be a good idea....it was slow for me when i started. If u bug the moderators enough i am sure someone could put one together

Good idea:thumb

odapbr Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#130884
Considering the number of people interested in things VW I'm supprised it hasn't been thought of and acted on yet.

ANYONE OUT THERE WITH SOME SPARE TIME AND EXPERTISE...?

HELLOOOOOOooooo....
Pomponderoo Bush Retreat WINNER POWERCOR WIMMERA ACCOMMODATION BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Pomponderoo Boosh Produce, UNDERTAKING THE WIMMERA'S FIRST FOOD FOREST FOR ALL POWERED BY VW SPIRIT AND TENACITY!!!

fatboy Disciple of Kol

603 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#130897
But if you dont ask questions we wont get to know you 🙁
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "

lulu94 Wolfsburg Wizard

449 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#130898
hey welcome to the forum, im still new here myself and still heaps i have no idea about but im slowly learning by just reading whats around, you will get the hang of it eventually.

Danielle:P
1968 pearl white beetle:kiss
1600 engine😉
soon to be supercharged 🤘🤘

1970 and 72 Squarebacks 70 soon to be rotor powered

odapbr Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#130904
It is not just the terminology and abbreviations... it is also about the face to face. There are bits and pieces of "Barbarella" that worry me. Have a look at this...

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=17879

Can you see how confusing it all is. It was OK for the previous owner, he obviously knew what he was doing by all the stuff he has done leaving me with a jigsaw piece convertable.
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fatboy Disciple of Kol

603 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#130923
Its not unusual to have lots of salvaged bit to make up a 30 yr old car.

As far as I know just because te engine number says its a 1300 doesnt mean it hasn't been made into a 1600 (New pistons / cylindars ) - I dont think there is any way to tell - but I'm sure someone will correct me if there is a way
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "

typ-fre Insano Dub Head

749 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#130931
u know wat i neva got and i still dont


bump <------- wat is that????

dom

Gehts notch?

|.. ohhh shit!! wrong turn:P
|............._____/___________
|.........__/-_|__|\ ___________________
|......../( )____( )= ___________

modulus Veteran Volks Folk

2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#130932
fatboy wrote:... doesnt mean it hasn't been made into a 1600... I dont think there is any way to tell - but I'm sure someone will correct me if there is a way
Remove engine - disassemble - measure - reassemble - reinstall.

But, hey, you probably knew that.

hth
Peter Hill
1975 Type 2 Double Cab
modulus.com.au

Purple Martin Fahrvergnugen

913 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#130934
"bump" means "I'm just posting this to move the topic back to the top of the list".

Now for the VW Library of Terminology - I think THIS is what you're after:
http://www.type2.com/library/
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper

odapbr Commited Dubber

59 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#130937
Goes a long way to what I'm looking for.

Thanks very much.
Pomponderoo Bush Retreat WINNER POWERCOR WIMMERA ACCOMMODATION BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD Pomponderoo Boosh Produce, UNDERTAKING THE WIMMERA'S FIRST FOOD FOREST FOR ALL POWERED BY VW SPIRIT AND TENACITY!!!

fatboy Disciple of Kol

603 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#130938
If you use the "Todays Posts" view (Link at top of page) it shows all the most recent posts.
Eventually they slide off the bottom so ppl will put a reply in that says BUMP to bump it back onto the Todays Posts view

:thumb
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#131057
So does the name Baja come from the RACE in desert on the Baja Peninsula Califoria/Mexico or from the place/peninsular itself?

http://www.desertracing.com/news/2003/0214_score_sanfelipe.html

Is the Baja Peninsular the birth place of the Baja's? or did they get created somewhere else and got known by the name because of the race there?

Now I'm confused.....:jesus

and who left that barn door swinging....:o
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

VolksFolks Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,869 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#131065
Mmmm This Is A Badger!!! lol


But Still I Had Seen Buggies And Never Heard Of A "Baja" Until I Joined Up To Aussieveedubbers, Good On Ya For Asking


Andy
They laugh because You are different, You laugh because They are all the same.

check out www.lowlight.com.au for low lights only..

zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!

3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#131067
well done typ-fre!!
you've managed to confuse a 'super-moderator'

*zac points and laughs at jen*
HAHAHAHAHAHA

david Custom Title Time!

1,013 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#131073
beetles were THE off road car to have and were named after the race that was in the desert on the baja peninsula (dont quote me on that)

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#131076
Well some of us know I didn't get to Super Moderator through my accurate knowledge of VW terminology.........😀

Hmmm....maybe I should rephrase that.....I have been accused of padding from time to time....:o....it's getting worse...:jesus

Why did I even try to be serious??!!!:rudolf
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

typ-fre Insano Dub Head

749 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#131089
hahaaha lol

umm......

bump 😀

Gehts notch?

|.. ohhh shit!! wrong turn:P
|............._____/___________
|.........__/-_|__|\ ___________________
|......../( )____( )= ___________

The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism

1,922 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#131092
* Groan *
Bronze.

Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.

fatboy Disciple of Kol

603 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#131098
Now you've done it

here come 200 posts saying "What does groan mean"

😀
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "

Oasis Going alone...

1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#131126
What does groan mean?
"Tell him 'We've already got one'"

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#131149
It's not like The Bronze to be so short on words!!!:jesus

I don't want to ask what the groan means....it might have to do with my silly post...if I delete it then his agony might appear meaningless🙁
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

robnjo Veteran Volks Folk

2,082 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#131153
WTF are you guy talking about,like OMG did you see that sano samba or that THING full of all that NOS up for grabs.but still saving me dosh up for a splitty though got me rag for the bug...LOL😀

man,I didn't know any of this stuff before I joined this forum.....now my wife keeps saying"what the hell are you talking about"
ROB
ps:welcome to the forum:thumb