1969 baja
cheeta kit
ball joint/irs
choped to a soft top
kombi box
1600 tp
roll bars/cage
sports seats
3 inch body lift
mud terains
adjustable beam
lots of bits have been rienforced.
custom paint and decals(poor condition)
air horns
2 post bull bar.
am prepping for new paint at the moment.
putting sterio in shortly.
trying to get ready for roady.
[ Edited on 2-9-2006 by makntracks ]
[ Edited on 30-9-2006 by makntracks ]
[ Edited on 8-10-2006 by makntracks ]
makntracks ·
will post more picks soon.
aussiebaja ·
i love the look of that thing ,she looks great ,just one thing though might go better with a couple of tappit covers,,,lolololol i will be keepin an eye on this one .
makntracks ·
some picks from today.
has now got tapet caovers to. lol
and new colour soon
makntracks ·
any comments or questions on how i can improve it or wat i can do would be greatly appreciated as this is my first project.
aussiebaja ·
love that orange ,are those exhaust extensions even legal?,looks good so far
makntracks ·
no the stinger isnt legal how it is have got a mufler and a set of duel cannons for the road.
Joel ·
good to see it getting a bit of luvin
has certainly gone down hill since it was in vw aust magazine many moons ago
not that it was anything flash back then either
nothing like a bright baja:thumb
-Joel
makntracks ·
yeah has gone down hill quite a lot.
bit of a shame wouldnt of taken much to keep it up to scratch it wasnt realy a show car. does anyone know any history about it other than in the magazine.
thanx
mick
Anthiron ·
if i had the money when this came up for sale i would have bought it myself.
good starter project as the hard stuff is done. bajas dont have to be pretty. dont spend too much money on paint and body or u will be scared to scratch it.
where didu get the stinger if u dont mind me asking? and how much?
makntracks ·
from mick motors for around $60
yeah i just want it to look a bit better and if it gets too scratch ill just change colour.
jeeze i hate sanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cussing
aussiebaja ·
PUT ACOUPLE OF COATS OF CLEAR OVER THE ORANGE THAT WILL PROTECT IT A FAIR BIT AND IT WILL MAKE THE ORANGE LOOK REALLY DEEP AND WET ALL THE TIME
makntracks ·
bought scat shifter today looks very bling. with new cor gear knob.
aussiebaja ·
you wont want to get it dirty if you buy too much stuff
makntracks ·
yeah it is starting to get a bit that way.
i put the scat shifter in today have got it all the way forward but still cant get any of the bottom gears.( reverse, 2nd, 4th.)
it seems to hit on the bottom plate. it need s to come forward more has any one got any ideas dont realy want to start cuting into my new shifter yet.
would i need to shorten the shaft that goes from the shifter to the gear box.
11CAB ·
makntracks wrote:any comments or questions on how i can improve it or wat i can do would be greatly appreciated as this is my first project.
That looks familiar.......
makntracks ·
jeeze i like those pipes.😁
makntracks ·
still sanding!!!!!!!😢 sparying primer on hopefully early next week then paint on the weekend if all goes to plan. still cant get my new shifter in the tube from my box to the shifter that goes through the tunnel seems to be to long.❓ andy ideas.❓
11CAB ·
Did the original shifter work ok before you pulled it out to fit the new one? Post a couple of pics
makntracks ·
painting tomorrow if all goes to plan.cant belive i spent so much time on prep work i dont think im gana be able to drive it now incase it gets scratched. oh well ill see how good i can paint tomorrow. fingers crossed.
makntracks ·
finished painting today still a bit of colour sanding to go.
any tips or comments appreciated.
thanx
mick
aussiebaja ·
thats turned out great ,,,,looks like its floating with the rags over the wheels ,,,,,needs something to break up the orange though
last celtic warrior ·
I kind of liked the original theme on this cool Baja, which I have an article on from a few years ago. I wasn't totally in love with it, but I did really like the checkers, which sort of gave it character in a racey sorta way. How about splashing a checkered stripe down the side with a twist to it... like this...
makntracks ·
yeah ive got a few different ideas to break it up. only going with 2 maybe 3 colours in the whole car im keeping it black and orange at the moment. i was thinking maybe a tread pattern across it. i also liked the old paint but it was pretty much unrepairable those little checkers where individual squares that had gone brittle and them alone took me hours to get off. just dont know wat to do for the interior (guages and the such) at the moment.
any comments appreciated
mick
makntracks ·
just finished sanding interior going all black dash and doors for the inside.+some more picks of painting
makntracks ·
some more picks almost ready for rego.
pyr0 ·
looking good 👍 nice and bright too
64vwmark ·
It's looking really good. If it was my car I wouldn't do any thing else to the paint, I like the single colour. :beer
Anthiron ·
i love it.
i love orange bajas.
im with mark actually. i like the orange with the black light fittings.
maybe some stickers on the rear qtr, performance parts u have used ie: sponsor look alikes.
i can see your stereo equipment getting very wet in that thing....
makntracks ·
yeah am going sort of a recer sort of baja look lol.
will be getting some stickers for the quarters as you said.
the tail light sorounds wernt meant to be black but i forgot to paint them. so i painted them black but now i think that it needed it to braek up the orange. as for the sterio the soft top is 2 piece one bit covers the back and another covers the roof i will be running the back half most of the time any way to not make it so eye catchin to the crims. does any one know of any after martket central locking or alarms. as i have no keys and is push buttin start i put in a power cut off key like on a drag car in the back but i dont know how that will last. any suggestions or comment appreciated.
Anthiron ·
heres an idea for your alarm on the cheap.
your doors should have little push switches in them for the interior light.
so rig up your horn to an indicator flasher relay so that when the buttons arent compressed by the door the horn sounds in bursts.
just put a switch somewhere like under a fender or just under your rear soft top cover that u can slip a finger in and flick the switch.
makntracks ·
thats actualy a good idea will look into doing that but i have only got air horns but i spose it will still work. wat about central locking doors that lock might help.
any ideas.
Anthiron ·
just grab an old 12v horn from a wreckers somewhere.
seriously i dont think doors that lock are important......especially when u have your soft top down.....and if it was my car that would be all the time unless it was raining.
but most kids who see an open top car and think hey ill check the glovebox and open the door and get a horn blast in their ear would leg it out of there pretty quick.
if u really want central locking you could try U2Uing baja wes. he has central in his baja.
does yours use the later locks or early style?
makntracks ·
thought it was about time i put up some fresh info
baja in now finished and regoed.
hear is some picks.
makntracks ·
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THUDKNUCKLE ·
looking great i saw it down at custom offroad last weekend 🙂 the body sits nice and high