My 54 oval · Aussieveedubbers

decked dubby · 22 Sep 2006, 11:30 am

Picking up tomorrow....picks soon.

ruckus · 22 Sep 2006, 2:58 pm

tease

squizy · 22 Sep 2006, 10:19 pm

Man where are you getting these things from? You're going to need another shed.

decked dubby · 22 Sep 2006, 11:05 pm

Mate, this is car #10, plus 2 bikes:duh

Couldn't pass this up. My brother in law has owned it over ten years. I drove it about 9 years ago, then it was parked ever since. I haven't seen it since, but when it was offered i just had to say yes.

I pick it up in the morning.

decked dubby · 22 Sep 2006, 11:12 pm

Sneaked a peak this morning. Will drive home tomorrow.

[ Edited on 22-9-2006 by decked dubby ]

ruckus · 22 Sep 2006, 11:14 pm

Holy Sh!t! That looks too good to be true!

decked dubby · 22 Sep 2006, 11:16 pm

I have wanted this car for ages.....one more sleep.

65busser · 22 Sep 2006, 11:27 pm

You got it so bad.

VWFOOL · 23 Sep 2006, 10:26 am

congrats mate, join the club

XXX-1.8T · 23 Sep 2006, 11:17 am

congrats Damo cant wait o see what u do to this

kombikim · 23 Sep 2006, 11:31 am

yep, congrats, can't wait to see it, sur looks nice

squizy · 23 Sep 2006, 5:57 pm

Part it out. It looks crap.

oval TOFU · 24 Sep 2006, 12:19 am

more pics!

decked dubby · 25 Sep 2006, 7:44 am

Sat morning got up early and went and picked up the oval. It was down a very steep drive, dad towed me up.

After a tow up the road it fired up and i drove it home.:thumb

A wash and clean out i ended up with this.

decked dubby · 25 Sep 2006, 7:49 am

I have fixed the LH headlight. Will oil change it today, get a battery. Its 12v also. Will have it regoed by the end of the week.

I don't know what the hell to do with it though? Would be cool as is, mad slammed and left, perfect to resto as its vertually rust free. Trouble is i don't need it. Maybe swap it? I want a country buggy.

squizy · 25 Sep 2006, 8:24 am

Bloody hell Damian you have some tough decisions. Swap the 54 for a CB, or not hmmm.....😵‍💫 I'm sure there's one particular person already with a CB and a 54 that we both know who may want to swap. 😏 Maybe drop CB Bill a line too??

oval TOFU · 25 Sep 2006, 11:37 am

That looks well clean! Great score!

lower it.

byronbus · 25 Sep 2006, 12:01 pm

Looks unreal, an early also, 54/55 love it...
How much would you sell it for?

decked dubby · 26 Sep 2006, 12:13 pm

byronbus wrote:Looks unreal, an early also, 54/55 love it...
How much would you sell it for?

Mate, i have no idea???? Open to offers i supose???? I have got 8 registered cars at the moment. Just cant drive them all, getting a bit silly really.🤪

This should be regoed by friday also.

Craig Torrens · 26 Sep 2006, 1:28 pm

What motor is in it ?

byronbus · 16 Oct 2006, 8:43 pm

DD, how did you go with rego?

decked dubby · 24 Oct 2006, 10:24 pm

Rego today, and new wheels.......maybe lowered by the end of week too.

BenettonVW · 24 Oct 2006, 10:29 pm

Man, I thought owning 5 of these things was out of control..
I also thought that 3 rego's was harsh..

Love ya work mate. Nice sleeves too. 🙂

byronbus · 25 Oct 2006, 5:55 pm

Post some new piccies please

Dasdubber · 25 Oct 2006, 6:46 pm

Nice work - bloody hell there are a lot of 54s coming out of the woodwork!

decked dubby · 25 Oct 2006, 7:40 pm

Busting too lower it now.

squizy · 25 Oct 2006, 9:53 pm

Man you work fast.

Käfer · 25 Oct 2006, 10:55 pm

your spoilt. but good find/get. 👍

decked dubby · 25 Oct 2006, 11:47 pm

squizy wrote:Man you work fast.

Not fast enough!!

65busser · 26 Oct 2006, 12:12 am

What a great colour. Those wheels work a treat on that. Prob wouldn't on much else these days, but just right on that puppy.
Nothing like a new canvas.
Luv yer work.

[ Edited on 25-10-2006 by 65busser ]

byronbus · 14 Nov 2006, 9:00 pm

DD, did you lower the old girl? Anymore pics?

decked dubby · 14 Nov 2006, 10:42 pm

Done a couple of things.

Added a side flash, mesh sunvisor and putting some Albert mirrors on over the weekend. I am narrowing a beam at the moment, so it will be low soon. Also adding a hidden sound system in a old suitcase run by a MP3.

Will take another pic.

byronbus · 15 Nov 2006, 7:22 am

Love it, keep the pics coming...

Turbo54 · 15 Nov 2006, 9:11 am

Nice looking 54, sortof where mines heading with alberts and flash. I pulled my good flash out of the box the other day and was going to trial fit it on the car with double sided tape and noitced that i had to flex the door section a lot to get them to fit. Obviously the clips would hold it on tight but is there any way to curve them to the shape of the door so if you held them up against the door they could just sit there. Was yours the same?
T54

decked dubby · 15 Nov 2006, 10:30 am

Yeah mine was the same. I croutched down and put it on my thigh and gently worked a slight curve in it. Fits perfect now. Just push gently at 5cm intervals.

DubbinDan · 15 Nov 2006, 1:26 pm

Hmmmm cabriolet. Love 'em. Haven't noticed that in your collection before. New addition?

decked dubby · 15 Nov 2006, 7:42 pm

Here is the link. Had it about 4 weeks.

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=57954&page=1#pid549727

kroozzn63 · 15 Nov 2006, 8:30 pm

LOVE THE CAB, DAMO

decked dubby · 21 Jan 2007, 9:37 pm

kroozzn63 wrote:LOVE THE CAB, DAMO

Thanks mate.

Couple of update pics,

Beam is in, 4" narrowed with shocks and no body mods.

Stereo install done, MP3 player, with hidden sound. Two amps, one for sub and one for the 6x9's.

Now you see it,

Now you don't,

Me and Squiz.

whatnow · 21 Jan 2007, 9:45 pm

looks great. the suitcase is a nicely done addition.

is it possible to get some pics of the beam? i'd love to know how you managed to get it to fit with no body mods.

Spellbound · 21 Jan 2007, 9:53 pm

Very nice DD...

just curious...your side mirrors - are they the standard ones for this era or are they off something different? Im still learning...... 👍

whatnow · 22 Jan 2007, 9:36 am

spellbound, they are an aftermarket accessory, $$$$$ if you can find an origional set (unless you get really lucky). there are reproductions about if you want to go that route.

PHAT BUG · 22 Jan 2007, 4:57 pm

Lookin good Damo!

BenettonVW · 22 Jan 2007, 5:42 pm

Ahh.. the midas touch... (with a bit of hard work) everything he touches turns to gold...

decked dubby · 22 Jan 2007, 6:30 pm

BenettonVW wrote:Ahh.. the midas touch... (with a bit of hard work) everything he touches turns to gold...

Wouldnt go that far..........but thanks mate.

whatnow · 22 Jan 2007, 6:35 pm

is that the same cabrio (with different tail lights) in the background or a new toy?

57oval · 22 Jan 2007, 7:57 pm

just want to know where you got your mirrors from, looking for a set for my oval, thanks

ruckus · 22 Jan 2007, 8:56 pm

They are called 'Albert' mirrors, well that's who they're originally made by anyway. Originals are very expensive (unless you are a lucky bastard) but as has been said repros aren't that hard to find.

Where'd you put the head unit? Car looks sooooo awesome!

Dasdubber · 22 Jan 2007, 9:52 pm

Bloody beautiful! Can you tell us a little more about the custom shock towers on that beam?? I'd love to see some pics!

How is the turning circle?

Great work once again!

reub · 22 Jan 2007, 10:37 pm

Now that is really nice👍

Drooooooooool 👍

whatnow · 23 Jan 2007, 8:37 am

repro alberts... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=247611 . there are other people reproing them aswell.

a search in the classifieds at the samba will turn up a fair amount of stuff and a search in the forums (oval and accessory imparticular) a lot of info.

decked dubby · 23 Jan 2007, 10:24 pm

whatnow wrote:is that the same cabrio (with different tail lights) in the background or a new toy?

No, different one, a 59. Not mine, but i am restoring it though.

decked dubby · 23 Jan 2007, 10:29 pm

Where'd you put the head unit? Car looks sooooo awesome!

No head unit, plugged into my mp3 like the ute. The suitcase has a box made inside it. The 6x9's are seperate from the sub, and each have their own amp. These are powered from the battery of the car. All i do is plug in my mp3 and away i go. There is no difference to the mp3 than using the supplied headphones. All it does is supply the sound.

kroozzn63 · 23 Jan 2007, 10:33 pm

man i love the colour combo with the flash mmmmm gloss black i likey

decked dubby · 23 Jan 2007, 10:35 pm

Dasdubber wrote:Bloody beautiful! Can you tell us a little more about the custom shock towers on that beam?? I'd love to see some pics!

How is the turning circle?

Great work once again!

Will take some under car shots.

Turning circle is fine. I choose to run 145 tyres on this car because i like the looks, but they have a fairly large diameter, so on full lock they just touch the headlight buckets. Will have a fiddle with this soon though when i get a chance. My orange beetle "buggin" is a little lower than the oval and does not touch at all, but it also has low profile tyres on it. Probably half the profile of the 145"s.

Dasdubber · 23 Jan 2007, 10:58 pm

Thanks mate, look forward to seeing the pics!

oval TOFU · 23 Jan 2007, 11:54 pm

Hey, where did you install the amps for the speakers? Just in the suitcase? did you have to seal up the back of the sub to stop it from blowing out the 6X9's with the amount of air it moves?

decked dubby · 24 Jan 2007, 10:12 am

oval TOFU wrote:Hey, where did you install the amps for the speakers? Just in the suitcase? did you have to seal up the back of the sub to stop it from blowing out the 6X9's with the amount of air it moves?

The amps are in the suitcase too. Each speaker has its own compartment.

DubbinDan · 24 Jan 2007, 9:46 pm

I liked this when you posted the first shots but...sheesh..that is one fine looking beetle now. The flash sets it off. Shweeet ride.

[ Edited on 24-1-2007 by DubbinDan ]

squizy · 25 Jan 2007, 1:22 pm

This thing is a work of art, and just has great presence on the road.