This is my old split ute ive had for nearly 15 years now,it was used as a roo shooter before i got it, its a good old faithful ute that is still used
as a good work horse when i need it.Sometimes it sits around for 9 months to a year before starting but off it goes again when you need it.I made
dropped spindles, an adjustable beam and rear swing kit for it,i also rebuilt a 1600 and threw on a homemade sidewinder exhaust, huge pipes, sounds
really good too, its wound up as high as i can get it but its still too low, gets a bit dangerous when the tyres hit the wheel arches at high
speed
Ps, the pic below is how i got it, i swapped it for a few vans, back when they were worthless, i drove 1 of my vans to where it was at malaney, pulled
the motor out, shoved it in the ute with a drum of fuel and drove the ute home with just a handbrake, its a round trip of probably 100ks including
going up and down a steep mountain range, amazing it made it as the ute sat for many many years, these days i wouldnt even contemplate it, the things
you do when you are a teenager
another pic
nice ute dude.
those one's carrying the bug's are classic!!
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Really cool photos, love the photos of the beetles in the back.
i even fit a kg on it once with the pan bolted on, it weighed a ton and the bar was scraping the ground almost, wish i had a pic of it
Is this going to see a restore rexy?
nah no plans for a resto, like it the way it is and want it to stay a work horse, dont have to worry about scratches and it looks cool the way it is, have been meaning to matt black it for a few years now but.........
I Love your splitty
I have a pile of pics here somewhere of my old splitty carrying all sorts of things, minis, boats, HQ holdens
Just Love it,,, well done
:-)
hello mini man, i went to your place many years ago and saw pics of your old one, very cool
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i had to drop a ute load of dirt and mulch with this thing at the tip the other day, only had 500 kilos on it according to the weighbridge it broke
down on
but it was that low i could barely drive it, you could smell the
smoke frome the constant tyre rub on the front wheel arches, makes you wander why you lower these things
classic!!!!
wow steve it still lives? last i saw it it was growing mould on the white house paint under you carport, which added even more class. good to see the
company comondoor hasnt taken over completely.
You should get it together with holgers rat and get some photos, would make a good pair.
yeh i wish i had left the mould on it now, it added character, i cleaned the carb out and new points, took it to bunnings, got a load of timber and it
was breaking down again on the way home, back to the drawing board
Hey Rexy - does the old work horse have some kind of love affair with being mounted by other Beetles!! Nonetheless, looks like a ripper splitty. Enjoyed the description of how you acquired it and eventually got it home. They do not make them like they used to!
Awesome pic's
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GET RID OF THE POINTS, electronic is the go, no more point changing ever, ever,ever. EVER |
Mmmm always wanted a kombi pickup :p sexy and practical.
it was pick up time again on the weekend
Shit, that ute has few VW in the back over the years. Great to see its getting used
Kev
I heard of a couple of people that have used them like that, one guy was a spray painter,should have seen the coating that it had in the back!!
still getting used
hmmm nice one steve
Wow, how many VW's do you have? lol
Looks sweet!
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Can't understand why people restore ute's until they are shiney and perfect. It makes them unusable and no longer practical for throwing a load
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El Concreto has been used for everything from Carrying Beetle bodies, garden mulch, curbside collection goodies to our whole kitchen... 