If you ran over the front bumper I think your vw isn't low enough 😂
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Lookin' good, Dylan!
I love those star spoke wheels that were in the first photos of the white bug!
DylanTheDubber wrote:As it happens don i ran over it this arvo haha i might have to take urs of ur hands for you haha i need another one now.
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Too late Dylan - I was in Newcastle this morning and almost called in to see Donn, only when I rang him he was out. Could have made it happen and picked it up for you if I knew.
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Jeff,
Ok yeah well ill ask him about it and let you know if i can get it and ill find out off you if you can pick it up sumtime.
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Smiley wrote:DylanTheDubber wrote:As it happens don i ran over it this arvo haha i might have to take urs of ur hands for you haha i need another one now.
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Can I asked how you managed this?
Was it not secured properly and fell off?
Smiley
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Yearh it wasnt seccured properly and got caught and i ran ovah it haha it's not that bad considering but a bit of work to get it good again.
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Unexpectedly got a parcel at the door today only to find 2 brand new Super bug Manuals inside! Thanks to my Uncle Neil! What a GREAT! Surprise that was today (:
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u r doin ok young fellor....😎
Yearh mate. I Hope to get some more performance goodies for Christmas if i can save up sum cash. 👍
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Hey Dylan,
I just had a 1600 built locally and while I am happy with the end result, I kinda wished I had spent that little bit more and gotten a 1915 built up instead. I think Penrose is selling them for around $4500 - I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. But it was only a little more than I spent on my 1600 TP dual carb set up and it would be more fun in the long run. If I had the budget I would have stretched, and if I had the luxury of time I would have waited and spent it on what I wanted.
Just some advice that I have had to relearn time and time again - Get what you want the first time, instead of something that will do and then replacing it later.
Anyway - Keep the updates coming!
donn wrote:Doing a great job Dylan BUT just my opinion (as it happens I'm right !! 🙄) but you have to dump that front bumper, looks bloody crap, I think I've got one here somewhere but I hide it away so it can't be seen. 🙅
Sorry Dylan, (no I'm not
😂) the one I have isn't quite as deep and no cut outs for fog / driving lights, not as bulky, if interested send me your email and I'll send you a pic. This one's fiberglass and looks like it had a rubber strip around it which I'm certain I have
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Don,
Please email me a pic. to
vw1973@hotmail.com
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I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Don,
It seems to be a rear careara bumper?? dosent look like a front?? I Dont have the rear 1 to much my front so it might be good anyways cause i have started repairing the front of my broken 1.
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t_tuffnut wrote:Hey Dylan,
I just had a 1600 built locally and while I am happy with the end result, I kinda wished I had spent that little bit more and gotten a 1915 built up instead. I think Penrose is selling them for around $4500 - I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. But it was only a little more than I spent on my 1600 TP dual carb set up and it would be more fun in the long run. If I had the budget I would have stretched, and if I had the luxury of time I would have waited and spent it on what I wanted.
Just some advice that I have had to relearn time and time again - Get what you want the first time, instead of something that will do and then replacing it later.
Anyway - Keep the updates coming!
Hey Mate,
In Regards to Engine, it can get very costly and $4k - $8k is too much for me to spend on a vw motor that only gonna last about 100,000km if that some if there done wrong don't last long at all. So i will be investing in a Subaru conversion but i have the 1600cc TP here im going to ''tune'' and hot up a bit with a set of Kadron twin carbs, extractor exhasut system, some high ratio rockers and valve work? and then ill dress it up with some bits and pieces and a 36hp style doghouse fan shroud.
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DylanTheDubber wrote:a vw motor that only gonna last about 100,000km if that
Speak for yourself!
I put 90000km on the old engine in my Baja. It was a second hand no history 1300sp. It could have done a million miles before I got it. And frequently got worked very hard offroading.
Provided you do regular servicing, look after the engine and drive it properly there's no reason why it won't last a lot longer than 100000km. Just my opinion.
Smiley
🙂If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Mate yeah i understand where your coming from and yes the vw engine is very strong and just goes and goes and goes. But what im saying is to get performance and HP you need to spend big and then the engine life span is shortened. So a 1915/1916 or a 2332cc engine usually only lasts just over 100,000km i have been told. Thats why Subaru is the way to go for me (:
But untill then my 1600cc Twin Port motor will get a bit of tuning.
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DylanTheDubber wrote:Mate yeah i understand where your coming from and yes the vw engine is very strong and just goes and goes and goes. But what im saying is to get performance and HP you need to spend big and then the engine life span is shortened. So a 1915/1916 or a 2332cc engine usually only lasts just over 100,000km i have been told. Thats why Subaru is the way to go for me (:
But untill then my 1600cc Twin Port motor will get a bit of tuning.
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My current engine is a 2054 with twin Kads. I'll let you know how I go
😀 It's been in a little under 2 months now and I've done around 9500km
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Smiley
🙂If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Hmmmm ''2054 with twin kads'' hmm would love to have that motor (:
Let me know how it goes.
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Lowered the Rear of the bug today with Jeff Walsh, We used Joels Thread, Gregory's Superbug manual and some good ole common sense. Everything went easy and we lowered it by 55mm and we archived perfectly our aim of 200mm rear hight. Was great to have it at a nice ride hight that i wanted so im happy i got that done now. I will post up some pictures of the car when i can bring it out of the shed next. (Stepdads Boat is parked infront of the shed on the concrete slab) I will have to arange to have it moved before i can bring the bug out again.
Before
Then Jeff came around and we pulled the rear end apart and reset the torsion bars to new degrees giving new height.
It's 60mm Lower now and is a perfect height.
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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
haha nooo thats looks terrible lol
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Hey everyone!
I have now lowered the front and installed all new parts and lowered the back it now drives again! Although it looks bit rough and Ratty at the moment due to different Body pannels resulting in different colours on the car. So to tidy it up a bit im doing a temperary Paint job of flatt black so i cant get it back on the road and have fun driving it! $4000-$6000 for Paint and pannel work is outa my budget right now so when i can save up the money to get the profesional paint job i want of the blue then i will get it doen later down the track.
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Well heres where the bugs at. Been really busy and havent been on here much but it in the process of being painted flatt black. It not a show winning paint job but its more of a ratt rod kinda look. It's just to get it on the road and then as time goes on the evolution on this car will be huge.
any progress on this fella? LOOKING GOOD😎
keep up the good work hope to see more pic soon
Yeah ok I will try put some more pics up soon 🙂
I try to spend lotsa time out in the shed not lotsa time on the computer talking about it haha i just wanna get it happnin.
More Info to come soon.
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I Have Been too caught up in making the bug look good, Getting the body straight and so on. But now i have woken up a bit. No more Bodywork, Yes it's ruff it's not real straight or perfect. But i dont care how ratty it is cause as long as its low, loud and mean looking (and main thing, on the road) So The Car is going back together now, and will be fixed to roadworthy state. Not that much to get it Blue sliped, It's more the money for rego i have to save. So i will be keeping the page up to date when i can.
Watch this space!
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mate - matt black looks good!! 👍
Love the seats as well
Futue te ipsum!!!
