Daisy is Alive

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Dec 2002, 12:26 pm

#12647

Well.....its taken a while but Richard H (V Force) just called and said he has the blue slip in his hand.

Daisy is a 1982 2L automatic air cooled micro bus - a suth efrican impurt.
I bought it off Richard back in May with no interior and a sorry motor. It has been resprayed in 2 pak (base white and white with yellow tinter on the bottom)
I even picked up a set of powder coated cookie cutters for it. (see how long before the first gutter graze!)

I have already torn the new trim boards when i folded the rear seat down 🙁 oh well - got a caravelle seat for the rear. Kids love the arm rests. Got the towell rack for the rear window, even has cruise control! :o

Still have to adjust the accelerator cable. Bit of a 2 stage thing (pedal to transmission to carbs) need to shorten stage 1 so as it kicks down a bit quicker.
Motor has been fully rebuilt with a CB Torquemaster cam, rebuilt heads (3 angle, new valves etc etc) new jugs and pistons and powder coated tin. Oh it looks real purdy! Missus just dont understand why i am driving around with the engine cover off 😎

Any way i am happy - will try and post some piccies soon. Or i will do a thing in members rides.

Im excited!:P:P

Futue te ipsum!!!

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Dec 2002, 1:07 pm

#12649

Congratulations 😀

Part of Melbourne's Unreal Aircooled VW Community

The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism

1,922 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 2 Dec 2002, 2:36 pm

#12659

Congrats Blue on the new ride. Don't worry about the missis mate as mine can't figure why I like driving around with a garden load of mud all over mine.

Can't wait to see some pics - keep us posted on the improvements.

Bronze.

Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Dec 2002, 1:17 pm

#12982

Whoo Hoo

i have new wnumber plates and a sticker.

Not that i have been driving Daisy on the road or anything 😀

Futue te ipsum!!!

matara Custom Title Time!

1,342 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Dec 2002, 1:49 pm

#12988

I saw this bus at Richards last weekend. Wade was just doing something with the engine. She's a nice machine or 'wedge' as their commonly known.

Steve

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Dec 2002, 2:15 pm

#12991

Congratulations!!🙂

Do you get comments about 'Driving Miss Daisy' much??

I get 'Dr Livingston I presume', which was part of the intention of the name for my sqback among other things

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Dec 2002, 3:12 pm

#12997

jenz58 wrote:Congratulations!!🙂

Do you get comments about 'Driving Miss Daisy' much??

Thats a giggle - hadnt even thought of that one!

Futue te ipsum!!!

jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Dec 2002, 3:28 pm

#13000

Hmmm, maybe that film is too old for your group of friends to have seen?

Never mind, have fun driving Miss Daisy anyhow!! 😀

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Dec 2002, 4:02 pm

#13216

hehe cool, i'd been slowly watching its progress for a while. should take me for a ride in it sometime baz

Jon