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Darthbug - February 5th, 2003 at 10:25 PM

Darthbug Mk 3, and yes it is real:vader

[Edited on 23-2-2003 by Herbie Down Under]

Grey 57 - February 5th, 2003 at 10:33 PM

Nice one. It even has air conditioning.:thumb

Darthbug - February 6th, 2003 at 11:05 PM

and here's the plate to go with it!:vader

Darthbug - February 7th, 2003 at 06:47 PM

Ask Herbie how it drives!!:vader

bugboymatt - February 7th, 2003 at 06:57 PM

Cool......

OvalGlen - February 7th, 2003 at 09:52 PM

Very .. Very...Very...nice.
Since Herbie hasnt said... "How does it drive ? "

[Edited on 7-2-2003 by OvalGlen]

kombi_kid - February 9th, 2003 at 10:04 AM

so this is the one you went to pick up been waiting for the pics!!!!!
nice buddy
cheers
rhys

OvalGlen - February 9th, 2003 at 12:07 PM

bet you get sore face from smiling all time whilst driving but , how's the ride ?

BenettonVW - February 10th, 2003 at 06:58 PM

Nice one Ermels... That should turn heads in Altona!!

Darthbug - February 10th, 2003 at 07:48 PM

Not only dose it turns peoples heads, it also turn them green!!
BTW it starts first go and drives like a dream, sometimes I wonder wether I can handle all the power of the 25hp motor
Anyone want to swap?

KruizinKombi - February 10th, 2003 at 07:56 PM

You're on!!! Oh, and you better keep the sunvisor, it's gonna fit your 'new' kombi much better than this old split!

Herbie Down Under - February 10th, 2003 at 08:40 PM

For a 50 year old car it drives better then any car I have owned. It will be better when they put the big block mustang V8 engine in the front and piss off that shit VW running gear.

Its a sweet ride. Theres Nothing like looking at the rear vision mirror and seeing out BOTH back windows I can tell you!

[Edited on 10-2-2003 by Herbie Down Under]

jenz58 - February 10th, 2003 at 08:55 PM

A way cool ride:thumb :cool:

What's the aircon like? Effective? Looks the part

Darthbug - February 11th, 2003 at 09:23 AM

Haven’t tried the aircon but I believe they work fine as long as you are going fast enough.:vader

kombi_kid - February 12th, 2003 at 08:09 PM

how about this?????????????

jenz58 - February 12th, 2003 at 10:06 PM

Darth, so can you get the speed?

p.s. it look cool anyway :cool:

[Edited on 12-2-2003 by jenz58]

Darthbug - February 13th, 2003 at 09:54 PM

Love the bug Rhys but were are the flames?

Jen, it gose fast only on the back of a truck, going down hill with tail wind
hehehe

:vader

jenz58 - February 13th, 2003 at 10:20 PM

LOL

Would would want to go fast? Savour the moment and make it last

Darthbug - February 13th, 2003 at 10:31 PM

Here a photo of the big 25 hp power plant, original and unrestored

[Edited on 13-2-2003 by Darthbug]

kombi_kid - February 14th, 2003 at 04:41 PM

all u need know is a judson!!
cheers
rhys

OvalGlen - February 14th, 2003 at 10:22 PM

Unreal.
Now dont be scared off by the great number of Fuses under the bonnet .
As a process of elimination , it wont take long to find which one of the Three fuses is the one you want.

wrecker67 - February 21st, 2003 at 08:21 AM

:thumb
sweet ride,and i have seen those things hangin out the window,is it really a ac unit,or some mad lookig fan...
cheers
:beer:beer:beer:beer

Pat - February 21st, 2003 at 09:08 AM

It's called a swamp cooler, it works like an evaporative cooler, you fill it with water.

25hp, I think I finally found someone I can beat in a drag race. Those extra 11 horses should give me an edge.

[Edited on 20-2-2003 by Pat]

wrecker67 - February 21st, 2003 at 10:06 AM

hey cool so the coolers would be very rare item....
cheers:beer

moonlite6t6beetle - February 21st, 2003 at 10:48 AM

Hey are they double bump front bumpers??? :bounce

kustomkool - February 21st, 2003 at 01:46 PM

Kool I hope I see it cruisin around Altona.

Bizarre - February 21st, 2003 at 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wrecker67
hey cool so the coolers would be very rare item....

Dont "think" they were sold here. See em a bit in the states.
Work great in dry climate. Anywhere where there is humidity i wouldnt use it. All that water goes into the car. Unless it is dry and evaporates (hence the name) then it stays there.
Looks great though. Might wipe a cyclist or two out though!

Herbie Down Under - February 23rd, 2003 at 10:11 PM

Whats wrong with wiping out a cyclist?

Its easier then trying to hit them with the door!!!

Darthbug - February 24th, 2003 at 10:19 AM

The swampy dose collect cyclist but since I installed the mesh grill on the front it works much better, still lets the air through and all I have to do is hose them off like bugs.
BTW got some nice bikes out of it too!!!

hehehe:vader

Bizarre - February 24th, 2003 at 12:09 PM

With that whooping 25 ponies and the extra weight of the water in the swampie would you build up enough speed to knock over a cyclist?
Maybe you could come up behind one and slip stream for a while!

Oooops ....now "I" am in trouble :cool: