my baja. ITS SO QUICK. awesome.

Here is some pics of my baja. Picked it up last week. I imported it it from a guy in the US. Its been converted to a valiant hemi six engine. Man this car is so fast. Taking it to the local engineer soon, so I can rego it. Cant wait to cruise in it.




[ Edited on 25-9-2006 by Baja Robert ]

[ Edited on 25-9-2006 by Baja Robert ]

WTF?

Hope to buy some sunraisers for her, and give her a fresh lick of paint. got to make a bonnet though, as it didnt come with one. Will try to make one out of carbon fibre so as to keep the race look about it.

how appropriate!!


pinhead!

yanks !

No joke, will post some pics soon of it back on aussie soil. Might look a bit strange but is really well engineered under that tin. Was found in florida by a bloke i know over there and cost me $100 US. Cheap as!

r u serious?:alien:duh

how big is the hemi??

why is the bonnet in the back seat???

its got a terrific departure angle......gonna make a great baja.....

jnr356 wrote:how appropriate!!


pinhead!

Look mate, i know we didnt get off to a good start over that whole egg throwing thing but as I said it was a stupid drunk moment. I hope you dont hold a grudge.

Yep Im serious. Kustomkool will be doing some pinstiping on her for me this weekend. Got some cool stuff lying around that I will bolt on, but first i must get her on the road and legal. Need to suss the brakes as she dont stop that well.

You blokes cant read, DIDNT COME WITH BONNET. these pics were taked in Florida. Some were betwen Florida and Cockatoo Victoria, the bonnet went walk about.

Dont waste your money Rob, its a laughing stock mate. There is no way that can be registered in Australia. Sell it on ebay as a paddock basher.

ok so how do you know its so quick? did u drive it on that flat?

race look...not really.

the wieght bias will be rediculous so even if this isnt all bullshit u will never get it regoed due to that.

also veiwing of tail lights in those locations will be cut off due to the hemiroid (get it) on the rear.

so seriously are you for real?

😂 its gotta be a pisstake !!😁

UNBELIEVABLE! 🤪🤘🤓

maybe they used the bonnet for skiing behind the container ship? would be good for the drags though!!!! as long as it has triple webers :thumb:thumb

and something to hold the front end down... man, with the weight sitting so far back i'm suprised its sitting on all fours now.

you have a lot of work ahead of you my friend, but that rear end needs to be reconfigured or you could end up very badly hurt.

:puke

whatever floats your boat i guess...

geeez..this forum is full of such supportive people.

just cos its not your taste doesnt mean its not his taste.

grow up...as i can say..there are some of you who have posted in this thread whos cars i do NOT like.

but i dont mention anything.

ummm, well it's certainly interesting. Very, umm, old school in a way I spose.

Robert, you live in possibly the only state where you have a chance of getting it registered. Afterall if Rod Hadfield can put a freakin fighter plane engine in a chev, why shouldn't you own a beetle with a straight 6 in the back? 🤪

I think you might find the conversion was done for the sand dunes or the drags. In which case, going around corners wasn't a high priority to the owner. You are going to have to rethink a few things. I own a buggy with an big subaru in the back and a rear mount radiator. It was an understeering pig from hell until I did some things to try and make it better. This Baja will be a lot worse than mine right from the word go. I'd think seriously about moving as many heavy things to the very front of the car as possible.

Ie. Battery, Radiator, spare tyre, and anything else you can practically move to try and help the weight transfere. Then you will need some very big torsion bars in the back and a big stiff sway bar to stop it rolling around so much. Next you need the softest, grippiest front tyres you can find. About 165/60r15s I'd say, with 18psi in them. On the back, find some sort of hard wide truck tyre and pump it up to 40psi.

Once that's all done, take it out somewhere safe and learn to drive it properly otherwise you will kill yourself in the first week.

If that bug eyed front hasn't got the lights separated from centre to centre at 81cm or more... thats not compliant either then.

ALOT of work... and if that hemi engine is too big to comply, it will totally fry the plans. fingers crossed... anything is possible though...

well, if its well engineered then you have some nice mounting points under the engine to bolt on wheels (instead of a wheelie bar) and take it to the drags 😀

You could front mount the drivers seat into the bonnet space to balance out the weight.

left hand drive too

Hehehe...pisstake for sure 👍 :P

gee I hope so. A number of people have been down right rude. Shame AVD shame. 👎

i admit i was a little blunt.

but i think under all the rudeness people dont want to see this fella spend his money on a garage ornament.

i apologise if i have offended and this is a serious post but if it was my money id definatly spend it elsewhere.

Aww come on Pete. If it smells like a piss take.....

It's where it belongs, in a police impound yard!

squizy wrote:Aww come on Pete. If it smells like a piss take.....

Benefit of the doubt man, always better to give it to people than hurt their feelings. I mean, we all allow you to dream about putting ridiculous old school speed parts on ya beetle, why should we bag his dreams.

If he's winding us up, we can bag him later...or at least all have a laugh together.

a couple of brothers i used to work with had a vw when they were kids with a holden 6 hanging out the arse
i've seen pics of it
it was only a paddock basher tho they used to take when they went fishing apperently it popped a mean wheelie tho LOL

-Joel

ha ha ,you got me i was hooked expecting something a tad different

Was told today that it cant be regod cause the motor hangs out too far, makes it unstable. So now Im stuck with this thing. Im thinking of building it into a full on show car. Im thinking 18 inch porsche rims, smick black paint job and leather interior. Only thing is, I will have to trailer it to all the shows. Should go all right though up at those Sydney shows, might win a trophy I reckon. Flat four shootout perhaps. Will see how we go. Gotta say, thanks Pete for your support, you are a true gentleman. As for the rest of you, we will see whose laughing when I take home all those Sydney trophies.

Baja Robert wrote:Was told today that it cant be regod cause the motor hangs out too far, makes it unstable. So now Im stuck with this thing. Im thinking of building it into a full on show car. Im thinking 18 inch porsche rims, smick black paint job and leather interior. Only thing is, I will have to trailer it to all the shows. Should go all right though up at those Sydney shows, might win a trophy I reckon. Flat four shootout perhaps. Will see how we go. Gotta say, thanks Pete for your support, you are a true gentleman. As for the rest of you, we will see whose laughing when I take home all those Sydney trophies.

Who gives a $hit about trophies??????? Would you honestly spend all that $$$$$ on something that you won't be able to drive??? Just so you can "win a trophy" I think thats called "wank factor"..........:alien

well you have a month to get it ready, cant wait to see it at The Shootout:thumb

Seriously man, dont go building a car to win a trophy, i dont get why people do that? What, so they can say "look im better than you"? Not the right attitude!

The car should be practical and something you enjoy and like, not what others think is "cool"

Ash x

Dont do it. Would make a sick rat looker though. Slam it and put a standard front back on it.

Hey

Now that id buy for a paddock basher lol.
Imagine the looks you'd get in that from the farmers sons when you blow off their patrols or landcrusiers!! AWSOMENESS

Cheers

I bet it has that realy expencive G50 gear box in the rear

MISS_VDUB wrote:Seriously man, dont go building a car to win a trophy, i dont get why people do that? What, so they can say "look im better than you"? Not the right attitude!

The car should be practical and something you enjoy and like, not what others think is "cool"

Ash x

its called expression of ones self.

try telling all the custom car builders/hot rodders that spend hundreds of thousands on cars that its not worth it.

or you could just try telling someone like chip foose or boyd coddington.

not everyone needs to go pick up shopping in their car.

1916 wrote:

MISS_VDUB wrote:Seriously man, dont go building a car to win a trophy, i dont get why people do that? What, so they can say "look im better than you"? Not the right attitude!

The car should be practical and something you enjoy and like, not what others think is "cool"

Ash x

its called expression of ones self.

try telling all the custom car builders/hot rodders that spend hundreds of thousands on cars that its not worth it.

or you could just try telling someone like chip foose or boyd coddington.

not everyone needs to go pick up shopping in their car.

get off your high horse ANTHONY

lectures from hypocrites really don't cut it.

how long ago was it that you were starting personally derogatory threads that needed removing???? not long enough


as for the baja, cut your loses mate.there are plenty of good starter projects out there, even one thats RHD would be a more sensible option

Got a missed call from you last night Robert,
Didn't think you would show your face on here after that incident, you've got balls man!

P.S. That car is just typicaly you!

Sorry to hear the bad news man. But there are some other options. Iwouldn't do the show car thing though. Lot's of money and time, not much fun.

I'm not sure where you live Robert, but if you live near a drag strip, what the car would be really good as would be a wheelstander. They were very popular in the 60 and 70s. The idea is you just take it to the drags and a do a full track wheestand as an entertainment thing. It does look old and cool, so maybe that's the go.

Otherwise, sell the motor conversion off to someone on Ebay and keep the beetle and put something a little more sensible in it. It is a great rat looker after all, baja or not.

You could flip the gearbox and mid mount the motor inside a custom enclosure.

Ok. That's enough. give him a break. Baja robert, you own a truly unique Volkswagen and you should be proud on what you have. Ignore what most other people say and what you do with your money is your buisness and if you want to make a trophy winner, you do that. Awesome car and goodluck with her. Every VW is unique and should be rspected no matter the condition as long as it carries a Vw badge. Even if it looks like this.

Give him a break. We are here to talk VW's and not to "BAG" peoples rides.

Cheers, Will. AKA 1963 Empi Radar

[ Edited on 27-9-2006 by 1963 Empi Radar ]

pete wood wrote:Sorry to hear the bad news man. But there are some other options. Iwouldn't do the show car thing though. Lot's of money and time, not much fun.

I'm not sure where you live Robert, but if you live near a drag strip, what the car would be really good as would be a wheelstander. They were very popular in the 60 and 70s. The idea is you just take it to the drags and a do a full track wheestand as an entertainment thing. It does look old and cool, so maybe that's the go.
Otherwise, sell the motor conversion off to someone on Ebay and keep the beetle and put something a little more sensible in it. It is a great rat looker after all, baja or not.

:beer:beer:beer:beer:beerALSO I AGREE:beer:beer:beer:beer:beer

[ Edited on 27-9-2006 by 1963 Empi Radar ]

Good luck with the rego. That beast wold wheelie like a bitch, my son thinks it's cool.

Well it would make an awesome SALT LAKE racer:thumb

That's the road I would be going down👍

skool holidays?

how much did u pay for the shipping from the states?

Sorry you put so much effort into getting it here and carn't get it registered.
You should slap her together and put some wheelie bars on the back and have some friday night fun at the track!
That thing my be a heap of fun!:thumb

Thanks guys for the support. To answer a few questions, Cost $1200 to get it out. Shared a container with my dads mate, who brings out taco sauce from the south of the usa. To the 13 blokes who u2u'd me regarding buying the beast, thanks for the offers, but my mate Kustomcool has bought it and will drag race it I belive. Sad that I couldnt rego it but its a chunk of shit anyway.

dumone wrote:

1916 wrote:

MISS_VDUB wrote:Seriously man, dont go building a car to win a trophy, i dont get why people do that? What, so they can say "look im better than you"? Not the right attitude!

The car should be practical and something you enjoy and like, not what others think is "cool"

Ash x

its called expression of ones self.

try telling all the custom car builders/hot rodders that spend hundreds of thousands on cars that its not worth it.

or you could just try telling someone like chip foose or boyd coddington.

not everyone needs to go pick up shopping in their car.

get off your high horse ANTHONY

lectures from hypocrites really don't cut it.

how long ago was it that you were starting personally derogatory threads that needed removing???? not long enough


as for the baja, cut your loses mate.there are plenty of good starter projects out there, even one thats RHD would be a more sensible option

off my high horse dumone? are you also trying to say that show cars are pointless? get a life..

whats past has past and nowhere in my above post did i say anything derogatory...simply defending a scene which i love.

and do you really think that i care if you, someone who doesnt know me from a bar of soap is willing to form judgement over 1 incident...no...i dont.

[ Edited on 27-9-2006 by 1916 ]

Its all good boys. Everyone is allowed their own opinion. 1916, you have been truly supportave, cheers. Its good to get some different opinions. Anyways, I got my money back on the sale of the beast, so Im happy.

were there anymore pics of this beast ?

no worries baja robert, hope you decide to stay with vw's still.

1916 wrote:off my high horse dumone? are you also trying to say that show cars are pointless? get a life..

whats past has past and nowhere in my above post did i say anything derogatory...simply defending a scene which i love.

and do you really think that i care if you, someone who doesnt know me from a bar of soap is willing to form judgement over 1 incident...no...i dont.

[ Edited on 27-9-2006 by 1916 ]

wrong, i have nothing against show cars.

I know I know the age of political correctness but come on this is a joke, and I just don't seem to get the point.

I mean two days ago on the 25/9/06 he says....

"Here is some pics of my baja. Picked it up last week. I imported it it from a guy in the US. Its been converted to a valiant hemi six engine. Man this car is so fast. Taking it to the local engineer soon, so I can rego it. Cant wait to cruise in it."

He then posts a pick from supposedly the USA.

then two days later on the 27/9/06 he says this.....

"Thanks guys for the support. To answer a few questions, Cost $1200 to get it out. Shared a container with my dads mate, who brings out taco sauce from the south of the usa. To the 13 blokes who u2u'd me regarding buying the beast, thanks for the offers, but my mate Kustomcool has bought it and will drag race it I belive. Sad that I couldnt rego it but its a chunk of shit anyway.

Its all good boys. Everyone is allowed their own opinion. 1916, you have been truly supportave, cheers. Its good to get some different opinions. Anyways, I got my money back on the sale of the beast, so Im happy."

Now he tells us he shared a crate with a taco sauce tycoon, while having the car engineer assessed and sold for $1300 all in 2 days, all while never producing a picture of the beast in oz.

I get that its a joke, but what I don't get is WHY? What is the point?

[ Edited on 27-9-2006 by fastyman66 ]

i want to be a sauce tycoon

"my sauce is so hot it will blow your ass apart"

but its got to be said with a mexican accent

hehe

Hi guys,

I have a really awesome VW in Amsterdam. It is the coolest VW ever, it is a one of a kind factory pole vaulting model desinged to jump over unbridged river crossings. It will be the best VW is Australia and I will take it to all the shows.

Problem is it is in Amsterdam and I don't have the money to get it over. Can everybody please give me some money to get this one of a kind VW into Australia.

Everybody who gives me $1000 or more will get one of these 1 of a kind VW's to keep for themselves. Please help me.

I'll need you bank account details, pin number, a copy of your passport and your tax file number to complete the transaction.

Please help, if you don't this truely unique VW will go to the crusher.

alright, my account number is 653.....wait a minute:P

Im gonna build one that jumps twice as high an my dad is gonna build me a V* to go in it from a monaro so it will blow all your shitboxes into the weeds hahahahahahahahah

gonna

gonna
gonna

:puke

oh, Im gonna chrome the body to take all the prizes......

Irony: hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning....

wouldnt catch me leaning on that pole LOL
or standing anywhere near actually
wounder if AA insurance covers death by their display falling on someone:P

-Joel

Good fishing in these parts. 65 bites in two days, not bad.

You had a good bait.......🤘

This is the funniest thread I've seen in ages.
Thanks for the laugh.

Only a mother could love that...

Hertz wrote:Good fishing in these parts. 65 bites in two days, not bad.

What do you mean by that remark?

He means that it was a joke? Fishing for people to make comments about it...

Ash x

i think that baja is stunning! , if there is another one in the states that i could import over, lettuce know. I am halfway through a "hemmaroid" conversion on a 53 barndoor i will dragrace.

don't laugh but this is a prototype drawing i made up.

I reckon it'd be great as a nostalgia drag car.
Willowbank here you come!
-Staggers.

haha, this was a good read...funny as, now all we need is dave for another laugh

frenzix wrote:don't laugh but this is a prototype drawing i made up.

What a pearler Tim, should go fast that one:thumb reminds me of pics of the bigpond splitty when it was found:P

well I saw this ride when robert first purchased it.I feel this is the future of the aircooled scene.One day you guys will realise that baja rob is the man he is like the Indian larry of the vw scene.Jnr 356 mate you gotta remember your roots bro .bring back the 80s...

i reckon get rid of that baja front and put on a rolls front like this......

nice! i think that front end could solve many weight issues, just make sure that grill is pure gold, i think those horns are yukky though.

yes i agree the horns are over the top! 😵

It would look cool with a supercar wing hanging off the back. Fullysick mate.But it must be made of platinum, so it looks classy. That will win all the trophies.

[ Edited on 1-10-2006 by Hertz ]

wow, i cant believe this thread is still going.
who would keep posting in here..... oh wait..... me

The bloke still interestd in a baja?