Well 10 years after moving from a super fun 1970 Beetle to a very safe and boring VW Golf (followed by an even safer and equally boring Passat)... i
have finally taken the plunge and bought myself a 1960 beetle. Will be slowly working on it, replacing some of the incorrect parts, and adding
accessories. Looks like Day of is on the cards this year 
Not sure if the Flash trim is original, but i quite like it anyway.
My daily and my newly aquired weekend warrior
My first fill... am i overdoing it with Optimax?
Cant wait to start accessorising this baby
Non VW, but very very cool. Was getting my Unregistered Vehicle Permit, and bumped into this beauty at Vic Roads 
Love your bug. Can you post a better pic of the flash.
That van looks insane. Love it.
Nice lookin ride man, and welcome back to air-cooled !!!
Dig the look of the Rossi headlights... does it have the 50/50 tail lights up back ???
Love to know what the insured value is on the Airstream....
I usually use 98 octane, 20c extra over 30 litres is only 6 bucks at the end of the day, about 1 beer at the pub for 300 Klm's of driving. Looks good I've also got a 60.
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posted by Sides Nice lookin ride man, and welcome back to air-cooled !!! Dig the look of the Rossi headlights... does it have the 50/50 tail lights up back ??? Love to know what the insured value is on the Airstream.... |
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Welcome back!
Your car looks solid, and I like the flash too, a lot larger than others I have seen. Nice to be different.
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Car still not on the road. Fixed up the drums, dropped the beam, took the whole front end apart and now cleaning all the bits n pieces.
Spent hours scrubbing with a wire brush, think i may need to acid dip them to get them back to new, not sure if i want to go chrome, powder coat or
just spray them black. I like the idea of chrome on trailer queens, not sure it will really add anything to a weekend warrior.
Heading down to AVWPC this week to talk disc brake kits, suspension and narrowed beams.
Might need to ask some questions re beams on general chit chat. Oh well... while im here, two questions....
1. How narrow can i go with an adjustable beam and still have shocks?
2. Who does these beams? (preferrably in Melbourne)
Cool bug. You should be able to run a 4.5 inch beam easily with shocks, just need to find yourself the correct shock towers. Got a mate who can build you a beam. If you want to run low, grab a pair of drop spindles. I run a 4.5 inch narrowed beam with spindles and 145's - handles surprisingly well.
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Re sway bar, we'll be cutting the ends, heating the beam and bend it to
shape. Makes sense in theory, hopefully we can pull it off.
The beams is ready to get narrowed Here we go!
Fingers crossed the next image i post will be of the new wheels on the car
cool
the lastest hot vw has a story on beams .
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http://www.hotvws.com/
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Havent seen HOTVWs in ages! (this was my favourite magazine as a
teenager) Does anyone know where you can buy these in Melbourne?Yep, the magazines still exist. Should find Hot VWs and VW Magazine Australia in most decent newsagents as well as a few different Pommie mags as well. You can subscribe to VWMA at http://www.vwma.net.au.
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Mmmmm Shiny Cant wait to get em on the car!! Not long now.
An ingenious new way to move a beetle that has no beam.
Before.
And after.
The shit thing is that after travelling around corners, over speed bumps, all over the place just to get it back home it got damaged in the driveway
THAT MURPHEY WAS A PIG OF A MAN!
I know the damage is only small, but to be honest i was looking forward to cruising the car for a couple months before i start body work...
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And after. The shit thing is that after travelling around corners, over speed bumps, all over the place just to get it back home it got damaged in the driveway THAT MURPHEY WAS A PIG OF A MAN! I know the damage is only small, but to be honest i was looking forward to cruising the car for a couple months before i start body work... |
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I'd just leave it man, get abit of patina going on, some rust stains, will look sweet in 6 months Wont make much of a difference to the amount of body work you have to do so enjoy the car for abit first. |
Love the new wheel where and how much
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Looking at the pics of the car when i bought it, it feels like forever. To be honest i couldnt understand why it would take so long for someone to
build a car, but now i can see why!
Anyway after 12 weeks im finally rolling again... I think now i will give it a couple months of cruising before i do any major work.
- 4.5" Narrowed beam w/ shock towers, micarta bushings and needle roller bearings (no nolathane here!) by http://skinnedknuckles.com.au/
- New Disk brakes up front
- 2.5" Drop Spindles
- New King/Link Pins, tie-rod ends
- Chrome Empi 5 spokes all round
Hopefully it rides nice... finally got the correct bolts to attach the calipers so we are putting that all in tomorrow and off i go
^^^ agree. drive that baby
'60s the best year
.. be SO careful with the hood prop! It's so annoying when someone else doesn't know and closes your bonnet without properly unlocking it and
creases it 
Any pics of inside?
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Ok well its been a while since i updated this thread, so thought i would add some bits n pieces here.
Saw my engine together today, will be goin in tomorrow. Tinwear powdercoated by Jimmy Bitolas and Engine by Volkshome Automotive in Thomastown.
Gearbox is a 1600 unit converted to swing axle. Engine is a 1776 dual port with lightened flywheel, counterweighted eight dowel crankshaft, Engle110
Cam and bunch of other bits n bobs to make it run better. Single carb is temporary only while i run it in, then its an upgrade to Dual Weber IDFs and
a sidewinder.
Looking forward to getting it home, clean up the body a little and kill the big black flash with a simple insert (for now). The plan is to cruise it
for a couple months, and then take it off the road next year for body off resto and interior. To be honest i am glad i have done it this way. Because
I dont have a second car i can cruise on weekends it would be awful if now i had to take the car off the road for another 6 months for body and
interior. This way i can enjoy it on a weekend here and there during the good weather, and concentrate on other bits next year (hopefully have it
"complete" by DOTVW 2015 Also gives me a chance to restore some of the
cool accessories i have for the next show and tell hehe.
Also here are a couple trinkets i will be adding to the car as i go...