If you thought your project was going to take several years to complete, then have a look at this website and prepare for a real dose of motivation. Just look at the progress... Its up to Day 19 and the car has already been blasted and painted.

These guys turn out some amazing stuff in record time......


http://www.kustomcoachwerks.com/45dayresto/45dayresto.htm

Cheers

Steve

there work is nice, but in my humble opinion, has bad style. The car they are building has an orange pan, and a white beam and a white tranny. i have this vision of a white motor and white seats with orange inserts. sounds kinda much to me.

hey scott... consider that if we all had the same asthetic ideals. the VW scene would be pretty damn boring!

Its OK Germafolks, I dont expect a colour coded pan on my Ghia with 17's!!

The only thing I don't like is that he throws paint at everything! I'm not convinced that you should paint the whole tranny, nuts bolts and all!

Cheers

Steve

Hot diggity ... that looks pretty sweet - for a bit of a 'rush' job - looks damn fine !!!


If anyone wants to try this with a '75 kombi give me a holla' (but it has to come back, in 45 days, and in good nick)
:bounce:bounce:bounce

Not bad for 26 days work

From this:-



To This:- :o

I like the final combination. Good taste for my liking

[Edited on 22-9-2003 by vassy66T1]

dont mention much about the mechanicals, very pretty ride. Chequebook resto is nowhere as much fun as doin it yeself

They obviuosley dont plan on taking it out in the rain - No Wipers !

Gotto say though - a superb looking resto

I dunno about this car. I think that a restoration involves more than just painting everything. Was the motor rebuilt? or was the tins just painted. I think the car is nice for being put togeather in 26 days, but, its not top quality. Anybody with some skill in painting and some resto knowledge, could build this car for $10,000, EASILY. its all paint. And he didnt start with some trashed oval. THat car is as original as they come. All OG fenders, decklid 4 tab hood, etc. and all of the painted over bolts and nuts make me sick. painted coil posts, starter posts, gross. he talks about the little detail the whole time in his commentary, but little details are rubber mats, instead of carpet. I probably sound like a hater, but I have no love for this car.

http://www.thegermanfolks.com  For the real deal.

[Edited on 23-9-2003 by TheGermanFolks]

I agree with Scott here the cars is a little overdone to my liking

I think his painted things too much, he should of left some parts unpainted

i liked the effort. but in the reading and self promoting crap, it started to sound like a vw restorer here in oz.... sometimes gets a bit too much and think more full of themselves than the job itself.

Still, no matter how u look at it everything IS up to the individual. Still, i dont mind the look of it. The way they talk themselves up all of the time gets very old very fast but the car came out ok. I think that its a very good point about how much paint can u throw at a car....
Steven

Wery, wery nice.

Awesome actually.

I've put it my favorites and will read it more thoroughly when I have more time.

Hiho, hiho, it's off to work we go!

Not everyone has a trade or the know how to do it themselves. I can pick up a spanner and do some stuff, but I need to pay people to do some things too. It doesn't make me less of an enthusiast.

Companies like these that are a one stop shop, can certainly make it easy for enthusiasts. :thumb

Squiz.....

I think its a great job, good advertising for teh company.

Don't like all the paint tha tmuch but it is a show car to show everyone what they can do, good on them.

i think the rubbers should have been white to complete the orangfe white theme

26 days... pffft. I did a HQ Holden restoration in 15 working days a few years back..

BEAT THIS i know a guy or did know a guy in gatton who died before he finished his kombi wait a min that the opposite:P

Looks pretty damn good to me! he can give it to me Ill definately have it!
Rob.....

why is it always Gatton? Yeah this bug looks good but after a while you get sick of him painting-everything-in sight and yeah you don't see them do any restoration or work on the engine, gearbox or anything. looks nice but could be done better if they took more time instead of 26 days.

Well its gatton man teh unnofical home of vw's in the lockyier valley:P

paint hides everything

look for it in 8 years time !

with ya scott !