vw59 ·
My latest project complete and finished. Ready for another!
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Latest Project - 69 Low Light Microbus Completed
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/45237/latest-project-69-low-light-microbus-completed
vw59 ·
more pics
PrettyBlueBug ·
Wow... how clean is that!?!! 👍
byronbus ·
very very nice
byronbus ·
just needs slamming
winerot ·
that is quality :thumb
65busser ·
Yeah...that's real nice.
Starting to like these things more and more.
What's different visually between yours and later ones?
Starting to like these things more and more.
What's different visually between yours and later ones?
Bizarre ·
THE MOTOR IS STOCK!!!! :jesus
Seriously nice!!:thumb
Seriously nice!!:thumb
twoguns ·
so will this be for sale?
71EJVan ·
Very straight Leigh. Do you have any before pictures to show the change? I wich my 71 lowlight panel would turn out as good but alas I think it has had too hard a life.
brendan
brendan
ColumBUS ·
lovin it, how did you manage historic rego with empi fives? thought it had to be totally stock with only very minor changes (like 6volt conversion in old beetles)
Anthiron ·
the difference is the indicators are below the headlights instead of on either side of the front grille like the later ones
byronbus ·
I do like early bays, wouldnt mind one, and looks unreal lowered
twoguns ·
would look unreal lowered. makes you wonder, hey.byronbus wrote:I do like early bays, wouldnt mind one, and looks unreal lowered
frog ·
Just started rust work on my 69.
Same as yours too.
They are the best bay I think.
Go the white dash bays.
Same as yours too.
They are the best bay I think.
Go the white dash bays.
YIOughta ·
very nice bay!!
vw59 ·
Hi,
Sorry don't have any pics with me at the moment to show the change. It was a one owner car which mean't it hadn't been butchered like so many have. The middle seat was pulled out on day one and kept in a shed. Every seat is original, only the back seat has a small 4 cm tear at the top. The rest are as new.
Historic rego allows period accesories, which means you can grab a hot vw's 1970 etc and scan the pages for accesories of the era. Bingo empi 5 spokes!
Thanks 'two guns' for picture, will keep. But I don't want to change the suspension. Everything is stock except for the radio. Even has the original dealer sticker on the back window. 'Youngs of Collaroy'.
I'm not sure if I'm going to sell it on not at the moment. Below is a couple of pictures of my daily driver, the beetles been retired to the shed . Once again lucky enough to pickup a very clean one owner 1977 microbus with all the trimmings.
Cheers Leigh
Sorry don't have any pics with me at the moment to show the change. It was a one owner car which mean't it hadn't been butchered like so many have. The middle seat was pulled out on day one and kept in a shed. Every seat is original, only the back seat has a small 4 cm tear at the top. The rest are as new.
Historic rego allows period accesories, which means you can grab a hot vw's 1970 etc and scan the pages for accesories of the era. Bingo empi 5 spokes!
Thanks 'two guns' for picture, will keep. But I don't want to change the suspension. Everything is stock except for the radio. Even has the original dealer sticker on the back window. 'Youngs of Collaroy'.
I'm not sure if I'm going to sell it on not at the moment. Below is a couple of pictures of my daily driver, the beetles been retired to the shed . Once again lucky enough to pickup a very clean one owner 1977 microbus with all the trimmings.
Cheers Leigh
vw59 ·
77 bus
twoguns ·
no worries. would like to see more interior shots...
jb4845 ·
What colour is your 69 painted?
I am doing up an ealry bay also and am looking into colours at the moment
JB
I am doing up an ealry bay also and am looking into colours at the moment
JB
vw54 ·
Its white
Hey Leigh that lowered pic looks like the bus has 10 F A T men sitting in it hehhe
Yes its a great transformation as i saw the car the day he got it.... took a few months... now its Garage time yeah har...
Hey Leigh that lowered pic looks like the bus has 10 F A T men sitting in it hehhe
Yes its a great transformation as i saw the car the day he got it.... took a few months... now its Garage time yeah har...
KOM123 ·
Looks very nice Leigh :thumb
1303Steve ·
Hi
Well done, another VW saved from the crusher. His neighbours must think he is seriously VW afflicted, he has the 2 kombis and a really nice 1303 at his house, then just about every visitor to his house drives a VW and when the new garage is done he can bring home his 59 bug, what a household.
Steve
Well done, another VW saved from the crusher. His neighbours must think he is seriously VW afflicted, he has the 2 kombis and a really nice 1303 at his house, then just about every visitor to his house drives a VW and when the new garage is done he can bring home his 59 bug, what a household.
Steve
kombi_kid ·
so this is the winter project leigh eh turned out bloody sweet as!! gotta love early bay's !
i hate you for the cars you own!!
cheers
rhys
i hate you for the cars you own!!
cheers
rhys
vw59 ·
Yer Rhys winter project is finally finished. We finished it two weeks after Sawtell. Wished we'd been able to cruise up there in it. Drives very very nice. Sits on 110 very nicely.
Summer project is the house. Thinking a great winter project for next year is inject the 77 bus, have all of the parts, but just need the time.
:bounce
Summer project is the house. Thinking a great winter project for next year is inject the 77 bus, have all of the parts, but just need the time.
:bounce
kombi_kid ·
hey leigh
sweet as mate how about u sell me the bug and do another bug?
cheers
rhys
sweet as mate how about u sell me the bug and do another bug?
cheers
rhys
vwrx ·
lookin good out there with some nice kombi's gettin around. Be great to have a annual kombi only national event!
62deluxe ·
Love the bus mate. Reminds me of my old 69 bus. I still miss that thing.....
62deluxe ·
Here 'tis
Greg_Clayton ·
they all look mighty fine...well done !
Thanks for sharing the pics.
Thanks for sharing the pics.
baggedbug68 ·
i bought one of these 68 kombis for $600, pretty good condition goe's for blue slip tuesday wish me luck
Schmoburger ·
Sorry for diggin up an old thread.. but I just had to say.. WOW!!!! I've never seen so many Baywindow's in the one place! they are beautiful. I've alway's thought that the baywindow looked better than the split bus myself... more refined and sophisticated. And I rather like the small intakes on the pre-'72 bays... :thumb
I might as well tack another piccie onto the thread just for posterity... 🙂
Here's my '76 that I got recently...
she ain't a Micro, but who cares? 😀
keep up the pix of teh bay buses guy's... theyu are great!
Cheers and happy bussing y'all! :beer
I might as well tack another piccie onto the thread just for posterity... 🙂
Here's my '76 that I got recently...
she ain't a Micro, but who cares? 😀
keep up the pix of teh bay buses guy's... theyu are great!
Cheers and happy bussing y'all! :beer
VWSlammer ·
for all you trivia buffs, pre 72 didn't have the little flairing on the front guards either.
Schmoburger ·
Yeah... and they also had the fuel filler further forward up until and including 1972, and did not have the squarefiller door after '73...
basically this means you can pinpoint most bay's to within 3 years or so... and the '72 and '73 are instantly distinguishable.
Some not terribly useful ID points:
1968-71... low blinkers, small intakes, small low taillights, square fille doorr.
1972... low blinkers, big intakes, big tailights, square filler door.
1973... high blinkers, big intakes, big tailights, square filler door moved backwards, flaired front guards.
1974-79... high blin kers, big intakes, big tailights, filler door deleted in favour of a bare filler cap, flaired front guards.
Also I have a feeling that bumper bars were different after 1974... can anyone confirm this.
I get the feeling that pre-1970 bay's also used the old wide bolt pattern used on the splitbuses as well... 1968 bus owners, please correct me if I'm wrong... 🙂
basically this means you can pinpoint most bay's to within 3 years or so... and the '72 and '73 are instantly distinguishable.
Some not terribly useful ID points:
1968-71... low blinkers, small intakes, small low taillights, square fille doorr.
1972... low blinkers, big intakes, big tailights, square filler door.
1973... high blinkers, big intakes, big tailights, square filler door moved backwards, flaired front guards.
1974-79... high blin kers, big intakes, big tailights, filler door deleted in favour of a bare filler cap, flaired front guards.
Also I have a feeling that bumper bars were different after 1974... can anyone confirm this.
I get the feeling that pre-1970 bay's also used the old wide bolt pattern used on the splitbuses as well... 1968 bus owners, please correct me if I'm wrong... 🙂
Seymour ·
Great looking bus....love the early bays!