I think the time has come for her to have her own thread.
I bought her back in February and we haven't done much to her since, currently running a 914 with twin weber DCN's (overkill!!) but soon to drop a 1800 twin port into her.

This is the pic from the trading post, I saw it and begged Mr_hip to drive up to Cockatoo to see it with me.

You know I think she's awesome, but then again purple IS my favourite colour.
If my PBB wasn't already a sweet paint job, I'd have a purple Bug for sure!

Nice to see some pics of her here!!

hehehe, Your PBB rocks!
Purple is my favourite colour too....and it's catching...see the fairlane in the back of the second pic?

Wow a lot of effort in that interior!


you have a u2u

looks good chic but you do know you dont have to go back to the 1600 to have a heater and decent fuel economy. get a set of 2L heater boxes and a set of stock carbs on there and you will notice the difference. you may have to shorten the boxes by about 3 inches

Yeah, the dude I bought her off did a fair bit to it.

The motor will have to come out to have all the leaks seen to soon anyway, and the gearbox needs to be done, its way too grindy (previous owner gave it heaps :S) We have a donor motor and gearbox here now, sitting in another bug we picked up cheap. We're pulling the 1600 out of that soon and blinging it up. I have always wanted a Beetle with a Beetle motor anyway.
I want to get the other motor and gearbox out and ready to drop into her, so that I don't have to go for more than a day or two without her

It's different and it's yours. It is pretty cool to have an instantly identifiable VW. Probably a bit annoying if you buy it and then still have to do work on it, but in all honesty, welcome to owning a VW. That is part of bonding

The buying it and having to work on it bit didn't worry me too much, it's the first car I've bought in years that was rego'd and roadworthy the day I got it...LOL! and with Mr_hips mechanical knowledge its all good....even if he is usually a ford V8 man....he's starting to really get into this whole VW scene now Only took me 8 years to get my way...LOL!!

Interesting looking fan shroud! as before - great looking late bug! The interior looks shmick!:thumb

yeah it is a different looking one, Pete (helbus) did tell me what it was called on sunday, but I think I was having a blonde moment and can't remember it now
When the other motor goes in, I want the shroud powder coated purple

Yeah the shroud. Fibreglass upright kit on a type 4 motor. I was considering at one stage putting the old Helbus motor in the KOC Beetle this way, but thought it was dak dak-ing along ok with the 1300 so left it, now we dont have the beetle.

Powder coating the tinware and shroud and bits on the new 1600 will look really good. Go for it. Personally I like the look of an engine detailed in that way rather than 'plastic bling' put on it which is what I call the really cheap 'rust as soon as it leaves the packaging' dress up products.

Ur beetle is really cool. I always wanted to paint my 68 bug that color, but alas she went to heaven before I got the chance.


I tried to say hi at DOVW but never saw u near ur car. I was in the light blue new beetle cabrio which was parked up just a couple from you

isnt it a cali kit cause it isnt a dtm or sharpbuilt

The shroud is this one used by John Elnef from Demark.

it isnt the Cali cause that is a modified Type 1 set up

Its bugging me now..... i have heard the name.... just cant think of it.

http://tunacan.net/t4/elnef.shtml 

http://tunacan.net/t4/index.shtml 

I finally added a little Bling to her and also polished...soo soo shiny
I lurve it!!

Cute as!

I smiled so big seeing this thread near the top of this section.

:d Thanks Laura!!
I thought I'd better pick it up and dust it off for a change

I could have sworn I asked you if you knew the colour name lol But i cant find it anywhere? So... do you know the colour name? (and am I going insane - have I already asked that?)

i've got a superbug an almost identicle colour and just did some rust repairs when i got some paint mixed up it was Ford Wild Violet if that helps any

-Joel

just did a quick search its an XA GT falcon colour
colour code is just Z

or Cool violet is F/Z839



-Joel

[ Edited on 13-12-2006 by DUB74L ]

You did ask and I did post it, but i think it got lost in the forum crash. I'll have to get under the house and look at the tin again.
Its not wild violet though I don't think :S

Thanks hipchic - at least im not insane LOL I came back on here to check the colour and then I noticed it wasnt posted here... I was awfully confused for a little while Thanks muchly - no rush to get under the house - my car is getting painted in the next month or two so have a little while to pick a colour

Thanks Dub74L - thats really helpful I like that colour

no probs
i will say tho its a shitful colour to work with tho
my bug had a fairly major engine fire and ive repainted from the doors back
this was my first metallic paint job and ofcourse the fleck has ended up not matching real well so under some lights it looks like a different colour :cry

not happy jan

Just went to check the tin and would you believe that bloody snails have eaten most of the label!! Now I can't see what the colour name is anymore :S
Painful!
I thought it was called Passion Purple...but not 100% sure.

LOL - thanks for looking I'll do a search on a few variations on Passion Purple and see what it comes up with
Thanks heaps!

bumpy back to the top coz I like lookin at the pics of tinkerbeetle More pics???

Thanks!
Have no new pics, but when I do, I'll put 'em up for ya!!