Desert Bug ·
Ready to leave home on 10/6/04.
Aussieveedubbers · General Chit Chat
Pics of Desert Splitty towing loaded trailer to WA.
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/25355/pics-of-desert-splitty-towing-loaded-trailer-to-wa
Desert Bug ·
Just north of Coober Pedy at sunset.
warb ·
awesome pic......
warb ·
no... bloody awesome.....
Desert Bug ·
Entering WA at Quarantine station.
Canni. ·
cool pics...specially the sunset one!
ducky ·
love that one with the sun rays
Desert Bug ·
I fitted early Bay suspension to the trailer with later hubs and my modified BA Ford wheels with 205/75x16 Dueller ATs and it travelled very smoothly even on the 170ks of corrugated dirt from Halls Creek to here.
ducky ·
man gotta say this one of the nicest splitties, very cool
Desert Bug ·
Thanks ducky, I'm pretty happy with it specially the job it did getting us here in 8 days and 4500ks.
david ·
i remember you sitting on my back verandah showing me drawings off desert splitty and it has finally happenned ,way to go ,i love that bus
KruizinKombi ·
I gotta tell you Ian, your desert splitty is one of my favourite topics when talking to my mates about VWs. :thumb
robnjo ·
very nice splitty,I've only ever seen one other splitty like that at DUBZ.
great pics too.
great pics too.
seagull ·
I see ford rims on the trailer
BenettonVW ·
Nice photos Ian, hope its going well, and keep in touch.
Andy ·
Hey Dude, we must have passed each other at some stage??
We've just made it to Broome mostly following the coastline.
Mind you we've stuck mostly to bitumen, we're not as keen as you.
Great pics, sounds like an awsome trip, hope it all goes well.
Cheers,
Richard.
We've just made it to Broome mostly following the coastline.
Mind you we've stuck mostly to bitumen, we're not as keen as you.
Great pics, sounds like an awsome trip, hope it all goes well.
Cheers,
Richard.
Desert Bug ·
G'day,
Desert Splitty is now running all Ford/VW 16x6.5s including the trailer which has Kombi suspension under it, apart from working great it was an easy way to have some spare bits if I needed them. I only ran the 15x7 mags for the smaller diameter for towing the trailer, there now cleaned and put away.
Here's a pic of Desert Splitty's new drving light bar I fitted at the weekend, it's a Beetle front bumper towel rail and fits perfectly.
Desert Splitty is now running all Ford/VW 16x6.5s including the trailer which has Kombi suspension under it, apart from working great it was an easy way to have some spare bits if I needed them. I only ran the 15x7 mags for the smaller diameter for towing the trailer, there now cleaned and put away.
Here's a pic of Desert Splitty's new drving light bar I fitted at the weekend, it's a Beetle front bumper towel rail and fits perfectly.
seagull ·
what have you found out there ?
PHAT BUG ·
Lookin good Dad!!
Midlife crisis ·
The pictures are great, your splitty looks good no really kool
Marc
Marc
Desert Bug ·
Thanks again for the comments Folks, this Splitty has been a dream of mine for many years, to build a Splitty the way I want it. I don't consider it a restoration but a rebuild and having so many dead Kombis in the Graveyard I was able to keep the body basically original but upgrade the suspension and running gear using various Bay bits and pieces, so it now is pretty much a Bay in Splitty clothing.
I am absolutely rapped in it, the way it looks, the way it performs, etc. I will continue to improve various aspects of the Splitty, in particular the position of the steering wheel, I'm looking at fitting tilt mechanism to the collumn at the moment and raising the suspension 3" to improve the offroad look.
Cheers, Ian.
I am absolutely rapped in it, the way it looks, the way it performs, etc. I will continue to improve various aspects of the Splitty, in particular the position of the steering wheel, I'm looking at fitting tilt mechanism to the collumn at the moment and raising the suspension 3" to improve the offroad look.
Cheers, Ian.