Mildred... my hot little phat friend!!

MISS VDUB · 2007-01-27T03:41:30+00:00

Hey Guys, Well the time has come for me to pull my finger out and get some photo's up of my girl. :P As some of you may know she is a 1974 L Bug. i have pulled the 1600 out of her and im currently installing the Subaru EJ22 into her. She has been off the road for a while, but i have made sure i've taken plenty of progress pictures for her baby album. I rescued her from Billy at Volkwest. He was cleaning up his yard due to selling the business, and i rescued her from going to Sims! Into the workshop she went, and i started rubbing back her thick layers of paint and cutting out her rust. She had quite a bit of rust on her C pillar, and in order to repair that and not set fire to myself or Mildred in the process, that nasty foam had to be removed. I bought some aero guards, whale tail and another bonnet for her, so i couldnt wait to get those on there and see how she looked! I didnt want to put the original mirrors back on there, so i decided to take out the quarter windows, put in a one piece window kit, and do some custom work for the mirrors i chose which required a bit of fabrication... Custom Fuel filler from a Kawasaki Subaru engine work begins!!! My radiator which i manged to score out of a 93 Corvette... Here's my awesone Dad making the removable apron for me and welding up the tail pipe holes... oh yeah, don't worry, that fuel drum was VERY empty! 😂 After much primer and rubbing, and also cutting the sun roof hole and installing the louvered apron, she was starting to look more like my little Phat friend!!! It was time for her to make her journey to the beauty parlour! :thumb The colour i have chosen to paint her is Candy Apple Pink with a Harlequin Glitter Flake through the clear... Yesterday was the day where she arrived home after much hard work, and i couldn't not be happier! She is beautiful. The paint is so bright and metallic, its really hard to get a good photo as it reflects back onto the camera... I look forward to keeping you guys updated, and she begins to look a little more whole!!! :kiss Ash x [ Edited on 27-1-2007 by MISS VDUB ]

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 3 Apr 2007, 10:33 pm

#582873

Done any more to Mildred?

Like everyone else said, it would be good to see some more pics........no pressure though

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Learner Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 4 Apr 2007, 8:57 am

#582910

hm i'll just go with tida, jazz or colt mirrors. they are the type that stick out of the body so you would have much to do to fix em but a bit of fiberglassingi guess. Are they electric?

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 4 Apr 2007, 8:17 pm

#583002

Hopefully should have photos soon guys. I will definitely keep you guys updated with how she is coming along! 😁

Learner: The mirrors on Mildred aren't electric, i could have chosen electric but i didnt see the point as only i would really be driving her, which means setting the mirror up once.:thumb

Ash x

1963 Single Cab Ute: "El Concreto"
1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
1968 Porsche 912 SWB: "Pip"
1972 Kombi Snail: "The Snail"
2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
2016 Scirocco R: "Rocco"

phatratpat Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 4 Apr 2007, 9:41 pm

#583021

what about when I want to take her
for a thrash on the beach ?😁

Adsman Officially Full-On Dubber

393 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 9 May 2007, 12:40 am

#590356

Nice car. More pics please. Expecially pics of how that radiator and cooling lines fittied in.

MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB

2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 9 May 2007, 8:01 pm

#590513

Hey Adsman, the radiator is in, but the cooling lines havent been fitted just yet. I've moved from Perth to Brisbane, so unfortunately Mildred is still over there getting finished by my father when he has the time (which isnt alot at the moment).🥲 So he will be sending me some photos as soon as he can, which i will post up.

The interior and cooling system are next on the agenda. The interior will be decked out with my pop out windows i bought a while back, Sunroof, and Black velour/ pink metal flake vinyl seats and door cards.👍

Ash x

1963 Single Cab Ute: "El Concreto"
1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
1968 Porsche 912 SWB: "Pip"
1972 Kombi Snail: "The Snail"
2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
2016 Scirocco R: "Rocco"

Adsman Officially Full-On Dubber

393 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 11 May 2007, 4:41 pm

#590977

sweet

dakgrrl Slammed & Awesome Dubber

75 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 30 Mar 2008, 3:04 pm

#638892

any progress on Mildred? looking hot so far!

JEN056 Commited Dubber

51 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 7 Feb 2009, 12:32 am

#693834

I like the look of this bug.
Has she been finished yet?, Looks like a while since there has been any updates.

Moving is a Bitch😂

peter87 Officially Full-On Dubber

259 posts · joined Mar 2012 · 6 May 2013, 3:58 pm

#954418

wow just found this thread, paint job looks awesome. got anymore pics?

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 · 6 May 2013, 8:04 pm

#954463

No posts by Ash in 6 yrs on this one 🤪

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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 · 6 May 2013, 8:25 pm

#954466

ha ha i think her taste has changed 😉
But i have finished with your motor now Ash if you want to finish her off.

1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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