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 jonjon86
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 posted on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 AM |
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Newly purchased 1960 Bute
Hey guys,
Since selling my beloved type3 square, i was in the in the market for another car. My dream VW has always been the 58 -> 60 beetle but it would be
a little inpractical for me as I compete in Downhill MTB races and I need to move my bike around.
Because of that, I was looking for a late model kombi / transporter as my next car until I found this little guy.
It was something I never would have expected to buy but upon seeing it I couldn't help but put an offer on it. Its perfect for me.
As with all beetles, there are a few rusted areas but on the whole its turning out to be a solid car. As i'm at uni, It just has to last 2 years
until I have some spare cash to fix the few issues it has ( Like a gastly interior & a few rust patches).
Here's the cars run down:
* 1960 body on 1970 Pan (front disks & 12 volt electronics)
* 1600 single port engine
* 14x7 Centrelines on the front
* 14x9/10 Centrelines on rear ( not 100% on width but there wide)
I went for a drive with dad on Sunday arvo so here are some pics of our 2 cars together:
Me (LHS) & Dad (RHS)
If people are interested i'll provide a run down of dads car as well.
Thanks and i'll keep you posted with any changes.
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pete wood
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| posted on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:14 AM |
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nice ute ya redneck!  just kidding, looks kool. oldschool 70s 
how's that gonna go in a CACA khana? 
I've got some single port manifolds and carbs you might be interested in. PM me.
p.s. love your dads car, class act.
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jonjon86
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| posted on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:57 AM |
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I dont think i'll be Khanacrossing in this one.
Thanks pete.
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pete wood
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| posted on March 5th, 2009 at 04:37 PM |
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surely the od motorkhana won't hurt it though. 
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| posted on March 5th, 2009 at 04:56 PM |
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that is freakin sweet man. does it have drop down sides? i want one
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jonjon86
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| posted on March 5th, 2009 at 09:06 PM |
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No drop sides on it yet but i'm working on it.
Some nice drop sides with wooden slats. I dont think anything else will suit quite as nicely.
Thanks mate.
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| posted on March 5th, 2009 at 09:17 PM |
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I was reading the top of your post thinking oh no... rust was mentioned and i crinbed and though, maybe its old and has crap tired paint and might
look... well, bad. But, It looks totally amazing. It looks reallllly great, a great find!! I have a twin carbie kit that would suit you engine really
nice (just need difff manifolds..) and would give you a bit more responce, if your not so cool with standard gear....
Anyway, I totally dig it.
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| posted on March 5th, 2009 at 09:44 PM |
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was it on ebay/autotrader if so i saw it in randwick once almost broke my neck off checking it out
show us your gates
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jonjon86
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| posted on March 8th, 2009 at 08:11 PM |
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Thanks guys.
Unfortunately I'm not really in the market for some new intake components at the moment.
I need a new gearbox first otherwise I wont be going anywhere any time soon regardless of a stock engine or not. Thanks though. I'll have to keep it
in mind.
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