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Menangler - March 8th, 2005 at 07:33 PM

Found a couple of pics of my ute, this one is taken in the driveway of the farm I bought it from, hooked up on the "A" frame and heading the 600k's home.





[Edited on 8-3-2005 by Dave Becker]


Menangler - March 8th, 2005 at 07:34 PM

This one is about a year later after the resto.


Menangler - March 8th, 2005 at 07:37 PM

This is a pic of a $500.00 "L" bug before resto


bugeyedbabe - March 8th, 2005 at 07:37 PM

very noice....


bertie_beetle - March 8th, 2005 at 07:37 PM

ooooooooooooooh, very nice. good job.


Menangler - March 8th, 2005 at 07:37 PM

And 3 months later finnished.


bugeyedbabe - March 8th, 2005 at 07:38 PM

nice bug, nice bus..


akean1 - March 8th, 2005 at 07:40 PM

good work:)


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:41 PM

heres one...

before->


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:42 PM

and after->


bugeyedbabe - March 8th, 2005 at 07:43 PM

egypt rite...


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:44 PM

b4-->


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:45 PM

rfta--> and yep the beetle was egypt.


bugeyedbabe - March 8th, 2005 at 07:46 PM

ohhh, love that bus


BettyBoop - March 8th, 2005 at 07:48 PM

hey Twoguns - did u convert that reg bug to an oval? :duh

Kat


Chewy - March 8th, 2005 at 07:49 PM

3 months to do a resto! you're a machine!

heres a before shot

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/178251.jpg

a during shot

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/178264.jpg

and Ill show you the finnished shots in another 6 months :jesus

does jesus look hung over to anyone else????? :D:D

I've actually done a fair bit since that last shot, chassis nearly finnished painting and ready to be put back together
need to fix up the rust in the body hopefully get round to that soon..

[Edited on 8-3-2005 by Chewy]


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:52 PM

yeah got an original oval rear section from a damaged baja. lots of mods and changes to that baby. some slight, some major.


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:53 PM

geez, if we are goin almost there resto's...

then b4...


twoguns - March 8th, 2005 at 07:54 PM

more saving than og restos. ;)

nearly rfta...


Menangler - March 8th, 2005 at 07:55 PM

Before

[Edited on 8-3-2005 by Dave Becker]


Menangler - March 8th, 2005 at 07:57 PM

after


t2 - March 8th, 2005 at 08:02 PM

here a link to how my bus was when i got it , the dates are the pics

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2454#pid15952 


BenettonVW - March 8th, 2005 at 08:10 PM

B4


t2 - March 8th, 2005 at 08:11 PM

and now , well its not finished but its going


57kombi - March 8th, 2005 at 08:12 PM

Just check my signature out for before and after pics of my bus.
Cheers
Dave


BenettonVW - March 8th, 2005 at 08:12 PM

After:


BenettonVW - March 8th, 2005 at 08:28 PM


StenGuns - March 8th, 2005 at 08:32 PM

You are all outrageous exhibitionists!!

By the way Jim.. Luv the beetle.. I'm hoping my 67 will look a little like that.. just navy/cream..


Mikeaus - March 8th, 2005 at 08:51 PM

Before restoration


pod - March 8th, 2005 at 09:05 PM

not all out resto but a tidy up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/mrvw061/vw%20stuff/home_at_last.jpg
before

[Edited on 8-3-05 by pod]