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my '57 Oval

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boersch ·

just got home after a 6 hour round trip to pick up my dream oval!! never been so happy in my life :kiss

better pics in the morning!


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VWFOOL ·

looks awesome, congratulations.
i remeber wen i brought my oval home, took me a while to come to terms with the fact i now owned an OVAL!
still hav a grin wen i go out to the garage. any plans?

boersch ·

yeah i know what you mean.. still can't believe i finally got one 😀

so far plans are:
get it registered and on the road

then:
slam it
white walls + dress rings
get interior re-upholstered
start saving for discs and fuchs!

it's a '57 all original except for 3point seatbelts installed and new battery tray welded in.. no rust.. still have original 36horse but it currently runs a 1200.. cant wait to get it on the road!

HGFS ·

Glad to see I'm not the only one who felt this way when an Oval had just been bought, spent the hour and a half on the way back home trying to believe that I had one now, and mine's an undrivable POS!!! For the time being anyway. No rust eh?? I wasn't so lucky. Nice car, like to see it when its lowered, enjoy just driving it in the meantime!

VWFOOL ·

just loved gazing at the dash, seeing the back window thru the rear mirror, all that cool stuff that goes with them

Fossil ·

schweet as :sandrine

Robo ·

Great score.
Nothin's better than an Oval. Enjoy!
Rob...

Bill Daws ·

Congratulations on the purchase, look great . . I look forward to seeing some more photos in daylight. Know how you feel as I bought an oval last September and really like a piece of history. Are you going to keep it std ?
Bill

boersch ·

Turns out it's a cut'n'shut jobbie.. not as "all original" as he insisted. Not much you can do about that unless you want to take a panelbeater around to every car you look at :P Seemed like a decent bloke, even said he was in the club of vic but meh. At least there's no rust (yet) and I won't feel guilty about modifying an original car.
Now the plan is to put it on a later model floorpan with disk brakes, 12V, 1600 twin port etc.. lower it and find some nice 4 stud wheels! Any suggestions? I'm liking detailed sprintstars and porsche 2 liters...

boersch ·

here's some piccies from last week


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57 Chook Shed ·

So what`s been cut and shut??
Thought you might have meant Oval section into a Big back window model but it`s got an Oval Dash.
Gra.

Grey 57 ·

Nice one. Looks all oval to me. Got all the hard to find bits. Some nice little accesories too. VDO gauges and the Hella semaphore replacers. Steering wheel is cool too
Still on the original pan???

jenz58 ·

Hey boersch congratulations!!! How exciting for you.....have fun 😎

boersch ·

Cut'n'shut from just behind the windscreen in between A and B pillars.. in other words it's 2 ovals stuck together. Had the work checked and it's safe... The guy who sold it reckons he didn't notice anything which I reckon is &^*(# seeing he got it stripped and painted it himself... Wasn't after a fully original anyway so I guess I'm happy. No way I could tell if the pan's original.. and if it is - to which of the 2 ovals? :P Even the "original" 36 horse he gave me ended up being a 59 but I couldn't expect any more I guess!

Enough whinging.. "Fritz" should be on the road within a few weeks, can't wait!

VWFOOL ·

despite the cut and shut its a very ncie oval u hav there. i dont mind that steering wheel either, very nice, congrats

VWFOOL ·

id keep it on the OG pan too, just my opinion

boersch ·

I would've preferred to keep it on OG if the rest of it was original too. But all of the old running gear is rooted and will need replacing within 6 months so it's easier to swap over to later model with all the goodys now. Get to keep the original steering wheel, seats, etc so you will only be able to tell it's on a later pan by the stud pattern and the straight shifter 😀 Gonna miss having wide 5 but these 4 stud BRMs are growing on me....

57 Chook Shed ·

Get the drums drilled to Porsche 5 stud and bang some Fuchs on there :thumb

oval TOFU ·

I love it how you're so stoked about having an oval that you take fotos at night with a flash light! I felt the same way when i drove mine home from the country with bugger all brakes - still cant believe I have an oval! Good score dude!

boersch ·

finally got rego today!
i LOVE this car!
look at the stance! could go a few inches lower at the back though, something to do on the weekend
i'm excited



boersch ·

think i need a new digital camera


boersch ·

TNY 000, good timing eh?

boersch ·

the 1600 in this car hammers compared to the old superbug


boersch ·

adjusted spring plates for first time and damn it's low. can't even get out onto the driveway without scraping (doesn't help it's almost a 45 degree incline) so i'm going to have to go throught it all again tomorrow and raise it a bit.. hopefully in time to drive to uni!

anyone got any tips for adjusting the rear? took so long to do first time!


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must admit it looks pretty sexy


byronbus ·

Looks awesome dude, having 2nd thoughts selling mine...

boersch ·

if that '54 was mine i know i wouldn't be selling it! slam it mate
cheers

byronbus ·

Haha, if i didnt need the cash...

byronbus ·

and didnt have two registered splits

VWFOOL ·

thats looking sweet mate, so predicatble but dont raise it up, looks perfect that low

Lams ·

looks great. I have to adjust my rear springs soon, seems that one side is higher than the other (is this possible?)

Love those neat front indicators!