Fridolin Resto...progressing · Aussieveedubbers

Volksaddict · 21 May 2006, 5:50 pm

Got the bow sorted and ready for build coats

56astro · 21 May 2006, 5:54 pm

This will be one project I'll be keeping an eye on.

Good work Ray.

Volkswagenboy · 21 May 2006, 6:01 pm

I love Fridolins!
-Staggers.

pod · 21 May 2006, 8:15 pm

top stuff ,will be a looker 🙂

ruckus · 21 May 2006, 9:19 pm

Wow!

I've been wondering about this for ages. Thanks for sharing.

helbus · 21 May 2006, 10:08 pm

Good to see something 'different' :thumb

kombibob · 21 May 2006, 10:31 pm

yep top work
i would kill for one of these

Desert Bug · 22 May 2006, 9:07 am

G'day ray,

Looking good, are you doing a rhd conversion while it's in bits.

Cheers, Ian.

Volksaddict · 22 May 2006, 9:14 pm

Ian
Post some pics of the cape when your next up there please!
Not planning to convert it ..no changes that cant be reversed...mind you i have just recd the birth certificate and the original color is L345 Light grey..bit industrial ..Ive completed the pan and converted to dual mastercylinder, discs, lowered spindles, and set that all up with a set of Flat4 Sprintstars
love the Barny steering wheel...

Desert Bug · 22 May 2006, 11:43 pm

Yeah, no worries, will be out the Cape 2nd w/end July for the first of 4 w/ends in 2 months that we have booked (only 10 vehicles at a time allowed in).

The Frid sounds like it's gonna be something else!!!
Cheers, Ian.

VWFOOL · 23 May 2006, 1:04 am

do u think it will make it to valla? 4 stud or 5?

empi · 23 May 2006, 12:00 pm

nice cant wait to see more pics, keep up the ace work..

ps i want one

kustomkool · 23 May 2006, 12:16 pm

thats bloody awesome man.

megalania · 23 May 2006, 2:06 pm

I can't believe that you got a Frid, they are the best. I adore them but can't afford them.:P

Volksaddict · 23 May 2006, 5:07 pm

Eh thanks to all for your encouragement ..my brother Redkg (the red/silverKG with radars at the Nationals) is painting it the week leading up to Valla ..so will probably have a shed tour for those interested..its only 20km north valla

sgetty · 27 May 2006, 8:59 am

looken good!
might come up after valla for a couple of rest days in the caravan park before hiting the range.
deon

65busser · 27 May 2006, 9:23 am

Maybe it left the factory light grey to be painted whatever corporate colour scheme it ended up?
So..what colour you doing it?
Love it. Good to see you doing such a thorough job of it.

Doug Sweetman · 27 May 2006, 1:13 pm

It would look schweet as with some retro signwriting on it....... just a suggestion.....

And yes, Frids are the bet frankenstein model VW ever made 🙂

Volksaddict · 23 Jul 2006, 10:31 pm

Picked a colour

More taping bogging and sanding itall back off ...madness

kombi_kid · 24 Jul 2006, 6:08 pm

looking sweet choose the type of red yet?
cheers
rhys

baybuscamperkid · 24 Jul 2006, 6:54 pm

man, so THAT'S what good workman ship is meant to look like 😎 😎

MickH · 24 Jul 2006, 9:55 pm

Mmmmm...this ones nice also!!

SPRINTSTAR · 24 Jul 2006, 10:16 pm

Definitely following this one through....:thumb

Volksaddict · 26 Aug 2006, 5:04 pm

Vallas been and gone ...ready for paint now!!!.....
Some 200 hours on ...and heres the fellow ...Wally ..who deserves the credit ...41 shrinks in one corner to get it right!!

bonnet getting fitted

Chunky Heater channels

Nice and rustfree this lot ...you can be lucky

[ Edited on 26-8-2006 by Volksaddict ]

sean68 · 26 Aug 2006, 6:34 pm

nice job on the fridolin
very cool car
check out the vw garnet red
would look the goods :thumb

Desert Bug · 3 Sep 2006, 11:29 pm

G'day Ray,
Looking good. What pan do these use?
Cheers, Ian.

kombi_kid · 4 Sep 2006, 9:08 am

hey ian
they are based on a KG pan have a swing axle rear end,ball joint front end some were disc fronts drum backs but this one is 4 drum and is all 4 stud so they are strange really!!
cheers
rhys

Fossil · 4 Sep 2006, 12:41 pm

Looking good Ray - nice colour you've chosen

65notch · 27 Dec 2006, 9:03 pm

whats the latest on the frid?

empi · 27 Dec 2006, 9:21 pm

This may of been answered, what type of floor pan does a frid run??

VWCOOL · 28 Dec 2006, 12:19 am

empi wrote:This may of been answered, what type of floor pan does a frid run??

Go back two posts...!

sgetty · 8 Jan 2007, 5:48 pm

hey ray
will pop in and say gday, will be over in first week in feb
:beer
hope theres no op rum lying round the house:o

deon

kombi_kid · 8 Jan 2007, 6:22 pm

ahahah deon theres still plenty here dad got a few bottles for chrissy 😀😀😀 vcomin over in the beetle?
cheers
rhys

sgetty · 9 Jan 2007, 9:15 pm

yeah mate taking the bug, stay for a week in the park , then down to newy for the show down there might explore there a bit :thumb
should get wally and the family and you and your family to the park one night for a bbq in that camp kitchen.
deon

Volksaddict · 15 Jan 2007, 2:41 pm

sounds like a plan dude! keep me posted

Volksaddict · 23 Mar 2007, 8:14 pm

Finally some progress ...theres an art to painting these bloody beasts ....few hiccups but panels all red interior ,roof and underbody done just the outside to go ..one more rub down and it turns red!!!

Volksaddict · 23 Mar 2007, 8:15 pm

62ragtop · 23 Mar 2007, 8:29 pm

i want one!!!!

Brad · 23 Mar 2007, 10:48 pm

mm that is very .. well RED ....

Looks good

65notch · 25 Mar 2007, 7:37 pm

looks great! very jealous of you

Turbo54 · 26 Mar 2007, 12:41 pm

Hell Yeah! Gold leaf signwriting is a must with that red.
T54

ang3lsholocaust · 26 Mar 2007, 3:54 pm

this is looking absolutely awesome. Well done on your restoration so far..love the colour red you have choosen.. 🙂

jess

VWCOOL · 26 Mar 2007, 4:37 pm

I think it should've been brighter :thumb

sgetty · 26 Mar 2007, 5:59 pm

looken good ray!!!!

you guys going to easter nats, taken the bug down gotta few more bits on it now, those 2 piss head rogues going down?hehe

cheers deon

kombi_kid · 27 Mar 2007, 5:46 pm

ahahahahaha na not going deon to busy drinkin you know how it is 🤪🤪🤪

Dasdubber · 27 Mar 2007, 6:18 pm

Very nice mate!

sgetty · 29 Mar 2007, 7:22 pm

kombi_kid wrote:ahahahahaha na not going deon to busy drinkin you know how it is 🤪🤪🤪

if i put a beer every kay along the road to sydney should get ya there

come on im staying at newy from friday give us a call if ya going down and we will have one eh

deon

BenettonVW · 30 Mar 2007, 9:41 pm

Niiice... man thats RED. What red actually is it? Did you go with the VW you intended to?

Volksaddict · 20 Apr 2007, 9:59 pm

Finally finished Painting !!!!... the red is called Real Red ex current Mazda range...just gotto bolt it all back together ..only took 10 hours to pull apart ..so another 10 hours and itll be back together???

jhp1 · 20 Apr 2007, 10:26 pm

Love the frid mate hope to see it back together soon nice signage would finish her off a treat.

Type3Sicko · 21 Apr 2007, 7:58 am

DROOOOOOL! 🙂 excellent workmanship, thanks for inspiration! Those vents look pretty damn straight. well done

Volksaddict · 16 Aug 2008, 8:19 pm

Loooong term project ...getting closer though

pete wood · 16 Aug 2008, 8:34 pm

awesome! 👍 love the exhaust too! are you putting some swiss post decals on the side?

Mick058 · 18 Aug 2008, 3:44 pm

Volksaddict wrote:Finally finished Painting !!!!... the red is called Real Red ex current Mazda range...just gotto bolt it all back together ..only took 10 hours to pull apart ..so another 10 hours and itll be back together???

been 10hrs yet? 😂

Looks awesome!

trickysimon · 18 Aug 2008, 4:01 pm

What is a Fridolin? 😊
Looks kool.
Simon

Joel · 18 Aug 2008, 4:43 pm

they were built in very small numbers mainly as swiss and german postal vehicles
u can count the number of them in aus on one hand 😂

Nickster · 18 Aug 2008, 9:28 pm

Now that is unique... and very Red. Good work! 👍👍👍

Volksaddict · 19 Aug 2008, 9:30 pm

trickysimon wrote:What is a Fridolin? 😊
Looks kool.
Simon

Heaps of pics and info on this site
http://www.vw-fridolin-ig.de/en/content/?goto=news.htm

...110 hours plus would be more like it eh! ..waiting on rubbers from Germany ..seems theres a few of the little bags of parts i stashed away missing..bloody kids