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its alive! the Phoenix has risen (updated 30/01/09)

barls - June 29th, 2004 at 11:03 AM

this was my first bug it meet an unfortunate end on the highway. the main damage as you see is the roof but it is still straight at the pan. :cry

Anthiron - June 29th, 2004 at 11:10 AM

wheres the pic?

barls - June 29th, 2004 at 11:45 AM

sorry mate ive stuffed up some where will try again to put it there

barls - June 29th, 2004 at 01:33 PM

just found out it was posted earlier by one of my dads customers so here is the thread
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=21712

VDUBXTC - June 29th, 2004 at 01:40 PM

VDUBXTC - June 29th, 2004 at 01:41 PM

VDUBXTC - June 29th, 2004 at 01:42 PM

VDUBXTC - June 29th, 2004 at 01:44 PM

Shit thats narsty

Anthiron - June 29th, 2004 at 01:48 PM

hey i remember that post now......such a shame but its good to know that you arent giving up on it:bounce

barls - June 29th, 2004 at 01:50 PM

yeah i mean i have 5 years invested in it and its worth it

barls - July 7th, 2004 at 06:35 PM

happy days are here again, cause i may have found me a body not just any body but one thats has only a few months difference between them, but im not saying too much at the moment cause they may change there mind on what to do with it

barls - July 25th, 2004 at 08:29 PM

ringing tomorrow about a body, so the bug may be on the road again within the year

paulgrey - July 27th, 2004 at 08:19 PM

man... how did you manage that, I know that it must hurt seeing your pride and joy squashed but that is some what impressive

barls - July 27th, 2004 at 08:22 PM

blacked out on the freeway out of sydney doing 80km and flipped on it side then hit the guard rail. but walked away with two bruises.

paulgrey - July 27th, 2004 at 08:25 PM

It is good to hear that you were not hurt, how are the repairs going?.

barls - July 27th, 2004 at 08:26 PM

looking at a new body shortly maybe monday or next weekend.

ikube - July 27th, 2004 at 09:49 PM

VW = Safe
Jap Cars = risk ...

That dub has a Tough shell~ good to see ur not hurt !

barls - July 27th, 2004 at 09:52 PM

it was more the inertia belts i had but the shell protected me. god i miss it now, but give me a few months and it will be back in all its glory. and now that im posted to a shore base ill have more time to enjoy it and shows.

ikube - July 28th, 2004 at 08:24 AM

Good luck & all the best !

Che Castro - July 28th, 2004 at 08:56 AM

Oooh nasty crash. good to see you're not giving up

These pics are convincing me more to get a roll cage.

I think i'd prefer to be in a jap car if i had to crash!

barls - July 28th, 2004 at 10:23 AM

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Originally posted by Che Castro
Oooh nasty crash. good to see you're not giving up

These pics are convincing me more to get a roll cage.

I think i'd prefer to be in a jap car if i had to crash!

if i was in another one, pray to god it doesnt happen, id prefer to be in a bug thats straight, rust free in the turret and has inertia belts but thats just me. i like my steel to be thicker than it is in newer cars.

barls - July 29th, 2004 at 05:07 PM

i got me a body :bounce:bounce i got me a body :party:party:party now to strip it back and respray it, then rebuild.

Che Castro - July 29th, 2004 at 06:59 PM

yeah jap cars have thin steel, i meant like a late model jap car

My first reaction to that pic was that a telegraph pole fell onto the roof or something. it looks brutal!

Stanley - July 29th, 2004 at 07:54 PM

congrats on the body...but jesus that smash looked bad.....:jesus

barls - July 30th, 2004 at 09:05 AM

thanks guys i know how lucky i am

barls - July 30th, 2004 at 02:49 PM

just got me body and its a 72 sbug 15 million it has a little bit of rust but it fell in to my hand. so it will be running before the end of year. a rebirth in progress, pics to come

jenz58 - July 30th, 2004 at 11:12 PM

Hey barls good news!! Congrats :thumb

Lot's of pics now of the new project please :cool:

Thought I'd already posted here..but not...Ouch about your old ride...hope you didn't get too hurt in it...

It's looks a good project for a chopped top

...guess with all the work ahead of you you won't be making member of the day so often

p.s. sorry went back and looked at the pics...forget the chop top..do you have any salvagable panels on the old one

How many times did it roll? :jesus

[Edited on 30-7-2004 by jenz58]

Valura - July 31st, 2004 at 10:13 AM

I am so glad that you walked away from that!! impressive pics matey. Congrats on the new body!!!
Good luck with everything...its so good to see that you havent given up... I blacked out on the freeway once, and almost hit the barrier... glad to have a mate there who woke me up... :kiss

duncombemu - July 31st, 2004 at 12:06 PM

Narsty looking smash. Glad you're OK.
You said you 'blacked out'. I bet you 'came to' pretty quick.
Regards,
Mark

barls - August 3rd, 2004 at 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by barls
just got me body and its a 72 sbug 15 million it has a little bit of rust but it fell in to my hand. so it will be running before the end of year. a rebirth in progress, pics to come

i got it wrong about the body i did get one but it isnt a 15 million that one is being restored by my old man and flogged off. but it is to be rebuilt. most of the car is straight from the dash down.