Kiwi 63 Ragtop

63ragtop Learner Dubber

12 posts · joined May 2006 · 24 May 2007, 4:00 pm

#593083

Hay Everyone in AussieLand, Howz it going?
been a member for a while, thought I'd post up.
I've had the 63 for about 6-7 years now, bought it
after my first car, a 67 1300 from sweden, was totaled
in a 5 car pile-up. Has had "resto" some time ago, one day I'll redo it proper.
has a warmed over 1600 TP, 1500 gearbox, leagy front seats as the og drivers is a hole. I drive this bitch everyday and love giving it shit!!
http://www.nzveedubnuts.com/viewtopic.php?t=956
http://www.nzveedubnuts.com/files/63_bumper_2_200.jpg

[ Edited on 24-5-2007 by 63ragtop ]

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 24 May 2007, 4:07 pm

#593084

Welcome!
where's the pics?
T54

C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 24 May 2007, 4:33 pm

#593089

too high in the front........ 🙂

nick

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 24 May 2007, 4:40 pm

#593091

nice. looks real clean.

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 24 May 2007, 6:57 pm

#593122

meetings 1st sunday of the month
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kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 24 May 2007, 10:08 pm

#593186

very nice

show us your gates

63ragtop Learner Dubber

12 posts · joined May 2006 · 25 May 2007, 5:47 am

#593212

thanks peeps, yep needs 3" chunk taken ouit of the beam and some drop spindles would be nice, I'm also thinkin 175/55 would also help get it on the deck. but most of the time just keeping it running is enuff work! got to fix my starter this weekend.
heaps of cool cars on this site, keep up the good work yo.

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 25 May 2007, 8:26 am

#593232

Nice rag top. checked out your post on the NZ Veedub nuts web site too. Kool site.

63ragtop Learner Dubber

12 posts · joined May 2006 · 14 Dec 2007, 11:43 am

#624632

Hi Aussiedubbers! howzit!
got some smarts on the front of the bug about a month ago, just got round to posting some fresh pic's that I took out on the driveway.
Starting to get a bit of rake now😎

so is it low enuff

ang3lsholocaust Custom Title Time!

1,014 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 14 Dec 2007, 3:35 pm

#624648

👍 🙂 nice rag top you have there

cheers jess

Sioux Seriously Crusin Dubber

178 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 14 Dec 2007, 7:08 pm

#624657

havin a wee look about the nzveedubnuts site and found this pic

what does it take to run wheels like that ?? looks hawwwt

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 14 Dec 2007, 8:00 pm

#624660

man dig that blue colour

show us your gates

65busser Moderator Custom Title Time!

1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 15 Dec 2007, 6:56 am

#624675

Hey 63ragtop, very nice. Great colour too. Looks to be a popular car by the number of hits on the nzvwnuts forum. well done.

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boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard

563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Dec 2007, 7:19 pm

#624842

63 Ragtop, your red Baron is sweet as! Awesome look dude.
As for the blue one, yeah, great colour....then I am a bit biassed.

1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6

sean68 Officially Full-On Dubber

239 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 13 Jan 2008, 2:29 pm

#628046

could anyone tell me what the colour of the blue could be
looking for a colour like that for the 68

68 Beetle - rebuilding 😵‍💫
65 beetle - driving 😎

Tazz Old Skool

1,315 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Jan 2008, 4:42 pm

#628054

try mitsubishi monarch

the color looks identical to blue belles

cheers
beb & tazz

1962 Type3 Squareback
1967 Type3 Fastback "Kermit"

The truth is important. It will set you free

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 13 Jan 2008, 6:17 pm

#628063

NZ probably shared its colours with aus
theres a blue from 66,67 that it looks like and given that bug looks to be those years id say its the original colour
just cant think atm what its called
it was the next gen sea blue from 64,65

Sioux Seriously Crusin Dubber

178 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 14 Jan 2008, 11:26 pm

#628244

who cares about the colour 😂

how do you run wheels like that !?!

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 15 Jan 2008, 12:02 pm

#628308

Hey, are you taking it to Kumeu Classic and Hot Rod show next weekend?

Pay your debts, CxxT

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 15 Jan 2008, 4:59 pm

#628350

rims are just widened stockies with white walls

VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 15 Jan 2008, 5:47 pm

#628363

Very Nice and welcome to the nut house.

63ragtop Learner Dubber

12 posts · joined May 2006 · 16 Jan 2008, 12:13 pm

#628469

thanks again everyone, yep I live pretty close to the kumeu, will probley cruze down on sunday,
That blue car doe's look pretty cool, but your front fenders won't thank you for those wide-ass rims, that's one of the reason's I got the smart's up front.

cheers

boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard

563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 16 Jan 2008, 2:28 pm

#628480

DUB74L wrote:NZ probably shared its colours with aus
theres a blue from 66,67 that it looks like and given that bug looks to be those years id say its the original colour
just cant think atm what its called
it was the next gen sea blue from 64,65

Ive been told that Boris' colour is "VW Blue" (inventive name!) from the charts of 66-67 and that there were not too many churned out.
I was considering a colour change, but now I love it!

1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 16 Jan 2008, 6:42 pm

#628514

bingo, i knew someone on the forum had one in that colour but was racking my brains trying to remember who it was

a mate had a 68 semi auto that was vw blue too
except being a semi auto meant it was fully imported not built from CKD kits like regular beetles were so the german colour tag under the bonnet was "VW BLAU"

heres some better pics of the same colour

PS sorry to hijack ur thread 63ragtop

sean68 Officially Full-On Dubber

239 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 17 Jan 2008, 6:59 pm

#628637

Yep my 68 was originally VW Blue but it had been resprayed using spraycans before i got it so the blue didn't look so good
now i'm starting to like it again
sorry about hijacking your thread 63ragtop.....the ragtop looks neat as 👍

68 Beetle - rebuilding 😵‍💫
65 beetle - driving 😎

63ragtop Learner Dubber

12 posts · joined May 2006 · 26 Mar 2014, 3:27 pm

#987014

Right, long time no updates!

so things have been happening, the ragtop looks like this at the mo.

I have been teaching myself to weld and use a grinder etc..
and have slowly worked my way up to pulling the car down to it's bare bones and off the pan.

rust was starting to get a grip so I took it off the road in 09 before it got worse.
has been really enjoyable for the most part, earning how to work the metal and I'm pretty proud that i have fabbed all the replacement panels myself bar the rear bumper mounts.

more pics and shit here on my nz thread

http://www.nzveedubnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5122

I've been enjoying everyones threads on here so fairs fair!