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Wild custom beetle....May offend some viwers
RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 02:40 PM

Love it or hate it, this is my pride and joy!!

1969 VW Beetle

Paint - Commodore VE Red Hot and House of Kolour Silver/White marble.
Front Bumper - Customized VX Commodore with mesh and inserts.
Front Gaurds - Steel with custom headlight assembly.
Bonnet - Steel with custom vent, alloy hinges with gas struts, handle removed.
Doors - Modified for 1 piece window, BMW mirrors with indicators.


RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 02:45 PM

Skirts - Carrera fibreglass skirts-shaved,narrowed and extended with checkerplate tops.
Rear Gaurds - Steel, widened 1 inch, clear tailights with led bulbs.
Rear Bumper - Carrera fibreglass, smoothed.
Rear Boot - Fibreglass aero tail with bi-level wing and brakelight, venting and mesh.


RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 02:50 PM

Interior
Autotechnica Monza Bucket seats and 4 point harness.
Custom Rear single seat designed for baby seat.
Isotta Evoluzion steering wheel.
Custom stell dash with Billet alloy speedo and gauge cluster - fuel, tacho, oil temp.
Custom door cards with billet handle and winders.
Full re-trim in black carpet.
Autotechnica gear knob, handbrake and pedals.
Stainless Scuff Plates.
Custom billet rear vision mirror.


RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 02:56 PM

Sound System
Pioneer DEH P1Y head unit
Pioneer 12 disc stacker
2 x Rockford Fosgate amplifiers on custom 'Rear door' cards.
Focal 3 way splits in custom kick panels with tweeters in alloy housing on A pillar.
2 x 12" Boston Pro Series Subwoofers inverted in sealed enclosures with 4 ga power wire (good for 137 db).
Optima Blue Battery with Rockford terminals and fuses.
Car totally rewired using a "Painless" wiring kit.


RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 03:04 PM

Engine
1835cc Type 1
Twinport heads, ported and polished
Mild cam
Stainless valves and hardened seats
Twin Dellorto Carbs
Electronic Fuel Pump
Porsch alternator and fan assy, fibreglass engine shroud.
External oil filter and cooler.
Bosch 009 dizzy with compufire electronic ignition, bosch solid coil, translucent red dist cap, top gun leads.
Billet alloy pulleys with tensioner.
Billet alloy oil filler.
Truehaft alloy rocker covers.
Urethane engine and g/box mounts.
S/S firewall.
Monza thunderbird exhaust.
Lightened flywheel.


RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 03:11 PM

Suspension
Torsion bar front end, narrowed 2 inches, height adjusters fitted.
IRS rear end.
KYB gas Shocks.
Whiteline 16mm front swaybar.
Slotted VW Front disc rotors with Type 3 callipers, EBC greenstuff pads.
Slotted custom 1 piece rear rotors with Porsch 914 callipers.
Stud pattern 5 x 114.3 (Ford)
Wheels - Vault Krystal 17 x 6.5 - 205/45 tyres on front. 18 x 7.5 - 245/40 tyres on rear.


RBS79 - January 9th, 2009 at 03:15 PM

I finsihed the car late 2007, so far the tally is 19 trophies from 7 shows! I am proud as punch as I have done 90% of the work myself and absolutely love how it's turned out. I realize it is not to everyones liking and everyone is entitled to their opinion. But I do hope these pics and stats help out anyone looking for ideas or inspiration. Thanks.


Mick058 - January 9th, 2009 at 03:39 PM

well executed.

Any plains on some more HP? That way you can justify the look a little more.


matt - January 9th, 2009 at 04:09 PM

that is shit hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well done


Hertz - January 9th, 2009 at 04:20 PM

Fucking AWESOME


boristherat - January 9th, 2009 at 05:46 PM

Inspirational


ang3lsholocaust - January 9th, 2009 at 05:51 PM

welcome to the forum,
must say the work you have out into your car is fantastic
I saw your car at jamboree in 2007 must of been soon after you finished your car.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/angelsholocaustttt/1.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/angelsholocaustttt/7.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/angelsholocaustttt/44.jpg

love the pictures of your car near the beach, great work

jess


silver - January 9th, 2009 at 06:03 PM

Well Done !


Bizarre - January 9th, 2009 at 06:05 PM

Yep - not 100% my choice but 11/10
I like what you have done

Nice to see some one do some thing different
:tu:


Brad - January 9th, 2009 at 06:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RBS79
I finsihed the car late 2007, so far the tally is 19 trophies from 7 shows! I am proud as punch as I have done 90% of the work myself and absolutely love how it's turned out. I realize it is not to everyones liking and everyone is entitled to their opinion. But I do hope these pics and stats help out anyone looking for ideas or inspiration. Thanks.


Mate you should be very proud of your efforts, an exceptional job.

It is great to see people still going in their own direction and not dioing a run of the mill strip and paint.

Some great ideas and the front bumper looks like it was meant to be there.

Hope to see it in the flesh some day


Gibbo - January 9th, 2009 at 06:51 PM

Well done mate, excellent job!

Different styles are what make the scene interesting! Sweet ride. Keep us updated.


izac - January 9th, 2009 at 06:55 PM

woah! are you sure thats a bug under there and not Darth vaders transformer cousin?:ninja::lol:

but yeah looks fantastic man, totally agree with Brad ^^ :tu:


dangerous - January 9th, 2009 at 08:01 PM

WoW!
Awesome effort to build a car that is so unique,and such a high build quality.
Thats what makes Volksys so good, you can make them any style you want.


555bug - January 9th, 2009 at 09:32 PM

now if that were a real intercooler up front that would be something :)

top job


ian.mezz - January 10th, 2009 at 01:22 PM

It looks great, it reminds me of those tuff little Aussie Racing cars.
Does it go as good as it looks????
Well done.


RBS79 - January 10th, 2009 at 03:07 PM

Thank you so much everyone!!! And thank you Jess for the photos from Jambo 2007. Yes it was finished off only the week before, gotta love late nights. LOL. Took out "Top Body Kit" that day so very pleased. Photos you mentioned by the beach were part of a "Hot 4's and performance cars" magazine shoot. It featured in issue 168.
Hoping to meet you all at Dubs by the Pub.


CAFFINEPUSHERMAN - January 10th, 2009 at 06:11 PM

makes my effort on the 56 look half assed


old bugger - January 10th, 2009 at 08:09 PM

great work :yes:


paladin - January 11th, 2009 at 12:07 AM

Lovely! I really look forward to seeing it at dubs at the pub.


VWFREAK - January 11th, 2009 at 07:44 AM

Crazy, I like it for some reason.


RED62E - January 12th, 2009 at 04:33 PM

So the rear seat setup is for the baby seat.mmmmmm
Hope the baby has earplugs with that soundsystem.lol

Luv it..


Golde60 - January 17th, 2009 at 02:10 AM

not my usual choice, but what you have done really works for some reason

congratulations


westi - January 17th, 2009 at 02:57 AM

love it or hate it,you would have to be an idiot not to appreciate the hours that have been put in.
as long as your happy who cares about everyone else,thanks for sharing.great work.


A 1200 is slow - January 17th, 2009 at 08:42 AM

yeah, it's not to everyones taste, but the quality of what you have done looks excellent. You obviosly have good fabricating / metalworking skills.... Well done.


kombikim - January 17th, 2009 at 09:04 AM

good to see new ideas so well executed -the front treatment of the headlights & bumper looks great - & certainly threatening in anybodys rear vision mirror - well done