VW Nationals Pics now on HOODRIDE OZ

TheLowerClass · 18 Apr 2006, 12:41 am

check it out guys

http://www.hoodride.com/nucleus/AUS.php

[ Edited on 17/4/2006 by TheLowerClass ]

VWFOOL · 20 Apr 2006, 5:03 pm

nice

kustomkool · 21 Apr 2006, 2:02 pm

awesome adam cant wait for the lower class site.

Liam_81 · 24 Apr 2006, 10:12 am

These two are owned by two brothers, who are both twins 🙂 a bit of useless trivia for you.

VWFOOL · 24 Apr 2006, 10:36 am

id like to see the early one with bags too

Liam_81 · 24 Apr 2006, 11:23 am

well, no doubt you will see it on bags down the track. He built the bug for a daily, this is his other car.

Hertz · 24 Apr 2006, 9:54 pm

those mini trucks make me wanna puke.

VWFOOL · 24 Apr 2006, 10:28 pm

that much air under a bagged car makes me wanna puke

Liam_81 · 25 Apr 2006, 10:05 am

LOL, minitruck haters 🙁 it is a fair tidy minitruck. It has caddy lights in the rear. Shaved everything, recently suicided rear doors and a body drop in the works to get ride of that 'air'... so no puking!

better pick of it laying out here...

But each to their own i guess.

VWFOOL · 25 Apr 2006, 10:52 am

im talking about the bug, is that its lowest setting?

kustomkool · 25 Apr 2006, 12:35 pm

still to high...

Liam_81 · 25 Apr 2006, 5:03 pm

oh sorry, my bad. Yeah, i am guessing its the lowest setting, his bro wouldn't let him leave it parked aired up.

BenettonVW · 25 Apr 2006, 6:40 pm

Whats with the bad vibes about those bagged rides? Anything that has bags is woody material for me..

I reckon that things alright Liam.. No hater here!! :thumb

humpty · 25 Apr 2006, 10:12 pm

Ditto..... Bags or no.... It dont matter to me none..... we all want to lay frame(head), so lets be realistic here.... It takes time, money and the willingness to trash your car..... My Rag sits on the ground now.... But it aint bagged..... When its done and on the road, it still wont have bags.....That will come later.....But when it does, it will be the first truely independant, bagged bug in Oz, that will be legal, safe and not run on the shock mounts...... Keep it real guys.... the more the merrier.... Haters stay home....

Craig Torrens · 25 Apr 2006, 10:40 pm

bagged buggy..................

VWFOOL · 26 Apr 2006, 3:48 am

whose hating?
love the ride just want to see that pan on the tar

twotonesplit · 26 Apr 2006, 8:20 am

Leave the minitrucks to the minitruck forum, im here to see VW's!!

Liam_81 · 26 Apr 2006, 8:36 am

sorry to get off topic. But does anyone know of any T3s that are bagged in oz?

humpty · 26 Apr 2006, 4:57 pm

Liam_81 wrote:sorry to get off topic. But does anyone know of any T3s that are bagged in oz?

Working on it as we speak.....

Liam_81 · 26 Apr 2006, 5:34 pm

fuk yeah, any progress picks you can sneak me?

humpty · 26 Apr 2006, 8:03 pm

I sent the design to JJ @ KCW to see what he thinks, but I'll be working on the concept of the next few weeks..... Hope to actually make the beam in the mid year break from uni..... As soon at I have the beam built, I'll be posting on AVD.... But if JJ builds it before me, Im sure he'll post some shots on his forum.... Unfortunately your gonna have to wait.....

VWFOOL · 26 Apr 2006, 8:16 pm

nice work man i look forward to the results

Liam_81 · 26 Apr 2006, 9:08 pm

humpty wrote:Unfortunately your gonna have to wait.....

🙁 i hate waiting... sounds like its going to be VERY worth it though.

What sort of stance are you thinking it will have when done? What sort of bags, lines and valves will you be running? Any idea's on tank mounting? up front or in the back? Sick of me asking questions?

humpty · 26 Apr 2006, 9:20 pm

The design will use a LP bug type beam. The TIII version will run air sleeves on the front of the beam, working on the top torsion tube with either an internal swaybar or threaded link in the bottom tube. On the TI deal, it will run 5" bags on the back of the beam, working on the bottom torsion tube with either an internal swaybar or threaded link in the top tube. It will be truely independant and will still run shocks and shock towers. With towers it will be limited to a 4" narrowed beam. The link for the bag will be adjustable, so the beam can be assembled in one of 2 ways. It can be set to lift the car, 4x4 style or lower the car dragin' style. You'll have to wait fot the prototype for more details.....

Liam_81 · 27 Apr 2006, 8:34 am

nice, so are you thinking about chucking some drag blocks on her when its all done and sparkin her down the freeway. Sounds like a good set-up with some good lift. Have you thought about the tank and compressor set up? I had a DC5000 electric compressor for mine which filled a 9 gal tank, took a while to fill and could only give it a few good hits (i had 3/8 lines and valves) before i ran out of air. If i am ever going to ride on air again, i would be getting a multiple compressor set up.

DRA93N · 27 Apr 2006, 5:15 pm

I was looking at bagging my early bug in the future, but the cost of bags and all the things to make it go up & down is 5 times the amount of my car, and I have another project under way and also my other ride needing attention after a weekend of havoc!!
But also have been looking into body dropping the bug along with a roof chop, but this wont happen untill my other project is on the road.
Cheers for the comment about my minitruck though...........

kombibob · 27 Apr 2006, 5:40 pm

Liam_81 wrote:sorry to get off topic. But does anyone know of any T3s that are bagged in oz?

this is one is from australia
don't know much about it i got the pic off dsk:thumb

Liam_81 · 27 Apr 2006, 5:48 pm

hell yeah, thanks Kombibob. CHAMP!

now... who knows who owns this and how i can contact him?

Thats a nice looking longboard on the roof of that kombi too.

humpty · 27 Apr 2006, 6:04 pm

Yeah... Ive have always loved that Notch.... And its got some serious rubber under the rear.... Checkout the dish on the back!..... It must be narrowed I reckon.... I wonder.....

kombibob · 27 Apr 2006, 10:16 pm

i think the guy lives in melborne and his name is brian not sure if he is on the forum though
try 65 busser

kombibob · 27 Apr 2006, 10:16 pm

rear

humpty · 27 Apr 2006, 10:23 pm

KB... can you send me a larger version of the rear wheel shot..... Thats my new desktop image right there!!!!!......TOO DAMN PHAT!

kroozzn63 · 27 Apr 2006, 11:07 pm

bagged shock

kroozzn63 · 27 Apr 2006, 11:10 pm

bagged double door

kroozzn63 · 27 Apr 2006, 11:13 pm

man i chatted to the guys a livinglow customs , He said he allways wanted to do a splitty i said lets do it heres my number and havent had a call back, man guys here in oz think its to hard , wimps

humpty · 28 Apr 2006, 2:45 am

Thats dbl door splitty is an early KCW bus..... John did that one way back in the day, when it was just him.... That shock shot it how KCW do the rear of all their conversions now.... They use a 'SHOCKWAVE' shock on the rear.... Im not a huge fan of the idea myself.... But then he's done it that way plenty of times.... no probs as far as I know.... Though prolly not legal here in Oz....

kustomkool · 28 Apr 2006, 12:34 pm

kombibob wrote:i think the guy lives in melborne and his name is brian not sure if he is on the forum though
try 65 busser

Its bagged,Chanelled,tubed at the rear...

Liam_81 · 28 Apr 2006, 12:47 pm

kroozzn62 wrote:man i chatted to the guys a livinglow customs , He said he allways wanted to do a splitty i said lets do it heres my number and havent had a call back, man guys here in oz think its to hard , wimps

Call them back again 😉

Or if you live in the area, drop in with the splitty and have a good yap to Jas and Norm. They have built and dropped some amazing things lately.

humpty · 28 Apr 2006, 1:11 pm

kroozzn62 wrote:man i chatted to the guys a livinglow customs , He said he allways wanted to do a splitty i said lets do it heres my number and havent had a call back, man guys here in oz think its to hard , wimps

Dude... Get onto them... They run a business man... they can't be chasin you down.... Get in there and get it done!..... And if they can do a bus, legally, Id love to see what they do.... We need some trailblazers to get it happening.... And done right.....

DRA93N · 1 May 2006, 12:25 pm

Just some inside info on Living Low Customs. I have spoken to them about baggin VW's and they are looking at getting into that area as well. They dont just bag minitrucks, They have bagged alot of cars aswell, now all they need to get there hands on is a VW of some sort. But they are very busy and dont need to chase work! So if you want something done, book it in, then they will know your seriouse. As they do get alot of people calling by "tyre kickin" about bags and getting there rides done.
CALL THEM, DO IT!!