it's a 1963 with a 1200 motor... battery a bit flat, but fires up instantly upon jump start. car moves, car stops, car goes forward and reverses... it even goes up steep driveway! very happy! don't know how i will do my assignments this week
[Edited on 24-5-2005 by Lams]
Lams ·
well.. it has a 63 build plate (edit: no it does not. seller told me it does). interesting, because it has blinkers too.
the forester actually did alright towing the trailer, from here to gold coast it managed to keep up with the speed limit (110!!!) it was an auto too
but i peed my pants everytime i needed to slow down (first time i towed anything!)
[Edited on 6-1-2005 by Lams]
pyr0 ·
nice lookin bug man 🙂 whats the plans 4 it ??
vwking ·
looks real good bet you are happy with it :bounce:bounce
Lams ·
thanks guys
yes i'm very happy, i got no idea i'm going to hand in those 2 assignments due this week
I plan to make it a very drivable daily car while maintaining its original look outside, but definitely with some lowering !
like shazza
XXX-1.8T ·
congrats man
I too am confused with the year it is
555bug ·
the wolfsburg crest on the front bonnet indicates that its pre 62, the semaphores meen its probably a 58~59 body on a later pan 🙂 looks great.
seagull ·
speed limit for car trailer or any trailer is ( 90 ) what 20 over worth now ?
two subarus in the house
blutopless2 ·
man that first pic brings back some memories.... did the same thing january this year with my 65 beetle... even towed it with my forester.. :thumb
byronbus ·
Looks sweet, but bonus is its earlier than 63
Che Castro ·
Nice car 🙂
Could be a 58/59/60.
It has the bonnet release on the passenger side like mine (a 58/59), if it has ice pick handles (the ones that the whole handle pivots) then its a 58/59. it has later blinkers fitted to it (they are the 64 and later). Also it has had later tail lights fitted to it as well. Check the body tag near the spare wheel at the front to see what the original chassis number was.
Have fun! Is this your first dub?
*did* ·
congratulations! very nice!
cant wait to see it lowered as well
hope you have good fun with it 🙂
ps: hey seagull whats this about 90 speedlimit? I think here you can go the normal speedlimit
Lams ·
did some research... guy at harding euro told me it's built between 12/59 to 8/60, shouldve been a CKD build.
i dont think the 90 speedlimit applies here either, most cars with trailers were going 110 too. the cop on the side didn't pull me over
i need some beetle wheels! anybody want to swap for mine? (with new tyres)
Lams ·
also need to find someone to fix this car and eventually do a safety check... any recommendations? I'm in the southside of brisbane
thanks!
[Edited on 20-9-2004 by Lams]
Adam_C ·
maybe an earlier model with later guards put on at a later date?
Brad ·
there is no limit or special speed on trailers under 4000 kg in QLD....... Only limit is stopping the damn thing as lams pointed out ....
I hear leon's on the Sth Side is pretty good.
I can't for the life of me remember where he is though... damn I must be getting old .....
hmm, the car needs a good clean (probably hasnt had one for months)
gave the car a good wash, then my gf gave it a coat of wax. this stuff is excellent!
this picture shows... my ugly rust hole under the door hinge, the results of this car wax product, the wrong wheels on the wrong car, and a 4x4 ride height
told you this stuff is good!
interior is dirty. the wooly panels give this flakey crap when you hit it, and the panels are loose. it's the same material throughout the whole interior and it is quite boring. the seats are a little torn, a little worn, and i have 3 unique colours for each seat! oh and it's blue inside red outside... what the
ugh, the wooly crap
oh look, a visitor
does anybody want to buy my wooly crap?
65busser ·
Congrats!!!! Looks like 3 assignments to me.
Nice mobile polishing cloths too.
Canni. ·
coolies...nice find 🙂 ...i have a 1960 and it looks similar ...very interesting colour combos lol...
BenettonVW ·
Looks like a good start..
Blue originally?
BiX ·
Looks very nice. Leons is great. Nice guy and do great work. Thats guys car isn't? 1776, twin webbers etc?
XXX-1.8T ·
nah its a 1200
BiX ·
the gtv that was visiting? not the red one. 76 model?
XXX-1.8T ·
the GTV is Guy Hardings, Alex borrowed it off him 😉
Lams ·
just took her to get tyres pumped up and fuel tank full
ready to go mechanic tomorrow! the 1200 not as slow as i thought 🙂
lugnuts ·
Hey Lam,can i ask what finish is on your garage floor,looks nice,i want to do somethin like that.:thumb
Lams ·
hey lugnuts, will find that out for you and should have an answer by friday (mum on holidays)
car went to phoenix engineering today, where they were very kind to do a check for me right away so I could know exactly what needs to be worked on. found out that it needs
- 2 new king pins
- 2 new running boards (mine are paper thin and still disappearing into the air)
- lights fixed
- rust repair on somewhere underneath the car
Looks like I'm going to have to skip lunch for the rest of the year 🙁
Boozer ·
looking goog man!
Lams ·
i've owned the car for 3.5 months now, and even though I was struggling financially and a few times was going to give up and sell it, it's still here!
here it is at gold coast show 🙂
Lams ·
this is the wooly crap that came with the car. it may look good, but over the years it's picked up heaps of stains. and the sun's killed it... whenever you touch it heaps of flakey stuff will come off and may end up in your lungs...
so thanks to john(limbug) i had a new set of "stuff" to put in the car
I've never done anything like this before, but since I could no longer stand the wooly crap, I started ripping this sh!t out
Lams ·
test fitting the new carpet
Lams ·
wooly crap gone! behind the carpet glue i can see the original white colour which was very nice
ripping the roof carpet took the longest... the glue was just so strong
I decided not to remove the rear windows, because
1. i didnt know how to
2. I didn't have new rubbers to put in
3. I didn't know how to put windows back in
4. I thought I could do it without
[Edited on 6-1-2005 by Lams]
Lams ·
foamy
Lams ·
all done! i stuffed up the headlining pretty badly, i didn't know where to glue and where to not glue, but i thought that it was ok for it was my first time
the interior is now a much nicer place to be in - thanks john!!!
so now i have green interior trimming, blue interior, and red exterior. nice!
blutopless2 ·
nice colours for the interior.. :thumb
is there a special name for the green in the interior?
BLUE_62 ·
Comin together nicely. You should be pleased. Keep us all posted. 😎
penguin ·
Looks good,
for someone who said they weren't sure of what they were doing I may get you to practice on mine :P
[Edited on 8-1-2005 by penguin]
killakornkobb ·
damn that interior looks great!! me wantie!!
Lams ·
my old pics server is not there anymore, but here are some recent shots - thanks costa for the whitewalls and venetian, it was great seeing you up here!
there's also the pair of wind/rain deflector and the 3rd LED brake light
I can finally see the tree before I reverse into it! (fog light from truck shop)
love it 🙂
[Edited on 15-3-2005 by Lams]
Y2K ·
lookin schmiko Alex, are you comin down to the Nats
Dave R32 ·
Hey Alex..........the Bug looks great. :thumb
ColumBUS ·
im lovin it... and yes costa is a great bloke met him at the shootout
eirecooled ·
good work. looking good. lost your kombi desire yet?
Lams ·
thanks guys!
yeah lost it now - basically mum said no :thumb
Lams ·
spent the weekend matching the interior's colour to the outside. first time painting the body of any car! Very happy with the result -
before:
Lams ·
7 months later:
Lams ·
not perfect but I think good enough for the time being 🙂