Hi all

Would like to introduce you all to my 54 beetle. I was able to get it half finished with my grandfather before he died. It has now become mine to finish.

I hope to get it on the road ASAP and for it to become my daily driver.

Keep your fingers crossed for me

Daniel

lovely, so jealous and hope you do a job that would make your grandfather proud!..........you got everything you need for it?

Very very nice!
Do you still have the original power plant or are you going for a different engine?
The colour looks good on it.

No one has said Hello yet! .... Hello! nice oval mate

gooday where u living at ???

the 54 looks good always fun

hi, nice oval, its like a walk back in time

very nice example there.

Am living in Perth WA and am planning on keeping the orig motor at the moment. engine was reco 6 years ago but hasn't done 10km since....

Thinking of going basically orig through out but a set of sprint stars, lowering and going 12 V so can put some tunes in it. So low and slow is the plan.

Any other options would be appreciated and possibly followed through with.

Loving looking 54 mate, be great to get her on the road.

If you have a ipod, blaupunkt do a amp with a direct imput. Hook it up to the power and speakers, mount it under the back seat and keep the dash how it was meant to be. Lovely. Also you should restore your batwing wheel. I looks as if it is in really good nick. Just a light rub with 2000 wet n dry, highfill and paint. Easy and makes all the different. I am in the process of doing one at the moment.
T54

Was always going to keep the dash original and was planning on puttin the head unit in the glove box. Thanks for the tip on the blaupunkt amp will look into it. I guess it can't run on 6V?

Thanks for the great stearing wheel tip. Will have to do that

Welcome,

Nice oval, was it originally your grandfathers car? Definitely a keeper.

Good Luck

Cheers
Brendan

noice.

Nice looking car, keep us posted please on your progress.

Hi, great looking 54, a keeper for sure, nothing like having family history and doing with your grandpa!

Careful on rushing into the 12 volt. If you are using the original engine, can be very difficult for a good looking/reliable system, and it stuffs up so many things, wipers, semaphores, even taillights dont like it with the plastic heart lenses. Maybe go the ipod with a second separate 12 v battery, you could just charge it up once a week.

beautiful car mate - is it the original color - and what is it called ... i really like it - keep on at it

regards
A|T

very nice indeed [doffs hat to you] keep going on the resto...
welcome to the '54 klub...

id have to say firstly hello and very sweet looking 54 ,love the colour but man im a fan of lowering and customising etc but she looks like she should be a stock baby , or keep the old motor an box in the shed and put a new one in if you r gunna do the sprintars etc ,lowering job so IF and when u want to bring her back to stock nothings damaged broken or worn out ...Cheers Brendo , either way shes a beauty...

Yeah the colour is original. To my knowledge the 54 only came out in two colours white and green. correct me if i'm wrong. Think I am going to stay 6V now.

Oh yeah...that is just beautiful.
I like the current wheel combo, gives a real utilitarian look. Imagine it just a little lower and........ mmmmmmmm tasty.