This was my first build, some may remember it...I bit off more than i could chew at the time, i was 18 and it was my first car...

I thought to myself, hey why don't i stick a Rotary in it! Never again, keep it aircooled!

Anyways hope you enjoy the pics, this car has currently been sold and is up in townsville. I will post up shots of my new build once i get them loaded.

Enjoy!

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Looks nice. but ya i will never stray from the air cooled. I like the black bug also. very nice

Yeh, the black oval is nice, its a mates car. He's been 'finishing' it for a good 10 years.

ha. the 16" fuchs i know own. the new owner, mick, of the 12A bugs nickname on here is bugzla from memory....

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=65565 

whats more so bizare is the black beetle in the last photo. is oddly similar to how my build was progressing. exterior and interior colour choice. porsche brakes from the looks? brembos? if you get a chance could you please email me more pics of that black beauty to bondp@bigpond.net.au

nick

Ill see what i can do bond. I have a few of it with my Orange bug.

Yeh Bugzilla! I think its a shame he sold the fuchs, i have another set on my new bug now.

Excellent - having owned several rotaries in my time, and also being a fan of early Type 1's - I love it!

i agree with u mick rotas in beetles is just stupid
ive got a 1500 as well that was very similiar but black and had early model guards on the rear as well tho the fuchs were black/chrome

but as its already been set up for water im putting an EJ22 in it

biggest prob with rotas in bugs aside from the fact theyre rough as guts is they upset the cars handling
VWs were designed to have boxer motors so u throw off the center of gravity when u put something else in,
the other reason im going subi

Hi

Is that black Elvis's car?

Steve

Yep Steve, you local to him are you?

Hi

I live in Lugarno and my son goes to school in the "shire" so I see him on the road a bit.

Steve

Sweet, im at Hurstville. Whats your car look like? Wonder if i've seen it. Got any pixs?

I'd love to drive a rotary bug and try and make it handle.

Is the number plate on the black oval EMP156?

CYA CT

hee, yep. I never got it to full throttle before i sold it, due to a difference in throttle pedal difference. The guy up in townsville got it going full bore, not sure how well that went down...

Correct CT, your a local so you prob no him or have seen him around. His had been dreams for that car for many years. Love to see it going when its done.

Love your ride BTW, saw you and spoke to you very very briefly at eastern creek a few months back, think you ran a high 14 or something

Yep, seen the yellow around for sure. did you have it 5 years back? I was inspired by a local yello wbug back then.
Nice rides, whats in the back of the new ride?

Hi

I sold the yellow one in August 2004. The white one is a stocker, I still sort of own it (I pay all the bills), I gave it to my son on his 16th birthday last November. The one in the garage will be mine when its done.

Steve

yep, spotted iit, top right.

How did your brake conversion on the yellow bug go? Happy with it? Was it big $$$

Hi

Yep big dollars but great results, I still have all the brake stuff from my old bug for my new bug.

Steve

might need to save my pennies. Unless VWCOOL get his big front end gear going, might save me some quid.