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ran5 - October 18th, 2011 at 02:34 PM

im picking this up on thursday......
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5lam - October 18th, 2011 at 03:00 PM

:cool: That is sick!
Any more pics, or do we have to wait til Thursday too? lol


Wannavee - October 18th, 2011 at 04:27 PM

Please excuse my profanity,and it is not directly aimed at you personally,but........... youre a prick!
I wanted this when it came up for sale coupla years ago.
Coolest Volksrod in Oz
Let me know if and when you wanna sell it in the future,I got 1st dibs,you can all far cough!
Nice one mate,have fun with it


DubbyFan - October 18th, 2011 at 07:13 PM

How cool is this thing, simple but a standout!

Nice ride ran5, be great to see some more pics and get some stats on the beast when you get her if that's cool!


dragsters for life - October 18th, 2011 at 08:15 PM

is it street legal or just a show car? just asking as it has fenders right round so im thinking it may well be


type3disease - October 18th, 2011 at 10:14 PM

and I'm guessing youmight even see it on North Rd Ormond some time eccles...

nice one Ran - congrats very cool v-rod....


ran5 - October 19th, 2011 at 07:31 AM

being built to be driven, needs some cleaning up, as has not be driven much over last couple of years, needs a good tune, and going over, withh be def going for rod rego, but am looking into what options i have for full.....i know it needs seat bealts, and seats covered. Also noise test.... will post lots of pics once i have her...... very excited.....


dragsters for life - October 19th, 2011 at 12:19 PM

cant wait to see it belting down north road past my place sometime


ran5 - October 19th, 2011 at 02:40 PM

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ran5 - October 19th, 2011 at 02:42 PM

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RATAFIED - October 19th, 2011 at 06:49 PM

not bad not bad at all coooool


BugsyMalone - October 19th, 2011 at 08:22 PM

Is the fuel tank at the front operational or ornamental. Surely that must pose some roadworthy issues having a fuel cell being the first place for impact on a head on collision???? It looks awesome though.


ran5 - October 19th, 2011 at 08:38 PM

ornamental....has standard fuel tank. the original builder, ive noticed does it a bit on rods he builds.... bit of a nod to the old drag cars..some i know dont like it, but i kinda dig it..thinking maybe it could hold bourbon or something.....lol


BugsyMalone - October 19th, 2011 at 09:02 PM

Hmmmm bourbon, need to run a straw up to the dash :tu::tu: Not that I support drink driving of course....... I dig the tank at the front like the old rods had. Just hate to be in a head on, could be interesting! Looks like a cool ride though, will love to hear how you go with passing rego. Hope to see it out and about!


77dual - October 20th, 2011 at 07:45 PM

Very cool ran5 :cool:


squizy - October 20th, 2011 at 08:51 PM

Is this thing channeled? I've never seen a pic from the back before to pick up on that.


ran5 - October 20th, 2011 at 10:03 PM

yes it is channeled..2 inches to the best of my knowledge...just got it home....longgg drive...needs a tune, and some love to get her running right....


ran5 - October 31st, 2011 at 03:12 PM

need some parts.....
backing plates for drums, mine have holes drilled in them for guard mounts and im going to change the way they mount
stock, or even modded exhaust, mine is wayy to loud for rego....just something legal
maybe some stock front seats,,may just get mine covered..have not decided
stock Spring Plates..or if u know where i can get some dropped certified/ engineered ones, mine are welded up and wont pass as are now...
has anyone actually got a beam extension passed by engineer? if so who, and who made it, mine as i have no certification from guy that made it wont pass as is..

need some other stuff.....but for now thats the first stuff on list...ive decided to keep it as to be honest it rocks, and when i get everything done/ passed which i have been told i can i wont know of any others in Vic that are legal on the road....


ran5 - November 1st, 2011 at 08:08 AM

and it begins.......u can see on right side a massive wheel spacer..yer thats illegal...and heavy as shit...so im off to Ajax wheels who have done lots of work for me and friends over the years to get my off set on my rims redone to get the wheels as far out as possible (and legal)......the spacers are so heavy..if i was to go down that road id be getting some machined up..

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ran5 - November 1st, 2011 at 08:17 AM

ok..new plugs, dizzy cap, rotor button and carbi clean..and she is already running better...i think the plugs had been in it for a lonnng time..one was totally different....lol....plug leads are next as i suspect they have been on it for a long time too....i need to read up on how to tune this carbi also...tightened up a bunch of things too....the car has spent some time in a shed..driven very rarely and to be honest not looked after....so as much as i wanted it all done, i am happy as ill need to go over everything and check its right..and being my first vw ill understand how they go together which is good....

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JER-FAB - November 6th, 2011 at 03:53 AM

Lookin good dude!


Fat Boy - November 9th, 2011 at 07:40 AM

Neat looking ride ran5. It's amazing how the humle beetle can be tranformed into such a monster. Probably the reason I love these little beasts more than any other.
Regards
Fatty


yeppo1975 - November 10th, 2011 at 06:55 PM

cool as ran. we need to go cruzing lol would def stop traffic with both :tu::tu::tu:


jack schoot - November 21st, 2011 at 08:26 PM

Why would you buy a 50k hotrod when you can buy a vw that looks this good with a lot better price tag i bet. best looking volksrod ive seen by far.


ran5 - November 22nd, 2011 at 05:04 PM

cheers mate.....


ran5 - November 24th, 2011 at 04:43 PM

just picked up longer axles, and axle tubes, and some big phat drums.....from Mark....so...i had 10cm rear spacers that i have had to take off,.....so i need to find that 10cm again.... i had wheel offset changed, thats given me 2cm, longer axles gives me another 3 cm, so up to 5cm, then drums another 1.5cm...so upto 6.5cm.........with tryres that dont buldge out like my current ones i can get another 2-2.3 cm..so ill be close....


ran5 - November 24th, 2011 at 04:45 PM

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ran5 - November 25th, 2011 at 07:00 PM

in the back yard on a tarp..oh yer.....haha
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Fat Boy - November 27th, 2011 at 09:35 PM

can't wait to see this bug on the street. keep up the great work.
Regards
Fatty


ran5 - January 26th, 2012 at 11:12 AM

slowly slowly, getting parts etc.....saving some coin for some bits i need....hope to post some pics soon of what ive been doing