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| posted on August 29th, 2012 at 09:45 PM |
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Not sourcing a new body but I should have updated pics this Saturday so we'll see how they're getting on!
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Mate, if my body shop:
A: Said they would use that body, or
B: have the whole car built in 5 weeks, based on that body.
I would run a mile.
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A lot of rust that's for sure
Looks like you have a great plan though !
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| posted on September 3rd, 2012 at 04:35 PM |
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[size=4]Update 6[/size]
I picked up a nice present today...
And inside... a turn-key 0 Mile 1915 engine with twin 35mm Solex carburettors, C35 Scat cam and Scat 200mm clutch!! 
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| posted on September 7th, 2012 at 08:19 AM |
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[size=4]Update 7[/size]
Front and rear discs drilled at 4 x 100 have arrived thanks to John Sherman at http://volksconversions.com.au/
Also ordered from www.cip1.com an Empi header and Phat Boy muffler both ceramic coated to
prevent rust. Should sound awesome too:
http://www2.cip1.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=ACC-C10-6058
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| posted on September 17th, 2012 at 06:34 PM |
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[size=4]Update 8[/size]
Rest of the brake kit arrived!
Also the ceramic coated Empi headers, Empi J pipes and Phat Boy muffler
Also a new fuel sender. At this rate it seems like EVERYTHING will be new!
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| posted on October 6th, 2012 at 05:36 PM |
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[size=4]Update 9[/size]
So major setback 
The owner of X Customs has abandoned the business, sold it to someone and left his wife and kids. Who knows where the hell he has disappeared to.
I arrived this morning to check on my car only to find the new owner trying to help people who have their vehicles on the property. I spoke to one
owner whose custom engine and wheels have disappeared. He is left with the shell of his car. Other people were there and out of pocket by tens of
thousands of Dollars. I went and checked and luckily all my parts, stereo equipment etc is there.
I will go down next weekend to discuss with the owner whether I get him and the team (who have stayed, only the owner has left) to continue with work
or if I take it elsewhere. The price has now gone up because of the amount of work required for the body.
I have filed an investigation with my bank to try and salvage at least some of the money. It will take about 4 weeks. I am expecting not to get
anything back so anything they can claim for me would be a bonus at this stage.
So I picked up my licence plates (to return to RTA as I have ordered replacements due to the change in paint colour, yeah let's see how long this
will take now) and left. Update next week.
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| posted on October 29th, 2012 at 07:32 AM |
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[size=4]Update 10[/size]
Unreal! Work has re-commenced. I went in and the body was raised up, it's got a job sheet and tools everywhere  Finally on the way. Rough welding/patching at the moment but I'll just let
the pictures do the talking
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| posted on October 29th, 2012 at 08:27 AM |
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Wow, what a journey...........at least you can see its being welded and not bogged
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| posted on October 29th, 2012 at 08:36 AM |
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Yeah sorry there is a bit more to the story but I forgot to update this forum. This was as of 2 weeks ago (sorry, long)
Okay so I went down this morning with the possible new panel beater. He said it would be very hard for them to pick up the job seeing as they didn't
take the job apart. Also for their electrician to come in and pick it up without seeing it originally. He is also down a few helpers at the moment at
his shop.
So I was left with X Customs (or whatever they are changing the name to now). I met the other two investors who bought the company from Aymen (so the
owners now are Chris, Shannon and Matt. Shannon owns a car audio store just down the road in Campbelltown). And I had it wrong, Aymen is Lebanese, not
Armenian. India is where he has buggered off to (on his website he even said he was starting a franchise there). Shannon said last week two Lebanese
guys had come looking for Aymen, apparently he owes them $3 million. I don't think even escaping to India will save him...
Anyway, I have decided to let Chris continue the work because:
- I sort of have nothing to lose now. I'll claim insurance if my car disappears
- What are they going to do with a shell of a Beetle that needs repairs anyway, it's not like they're going to run off with it and the chassis and
all the panel parts in pieces
- They can do all the custom work I require and in one place, all of the workers are there and they know what I want done (one of them especially was
very helpful in helping me look for my new gauges which I had given to Aymen to install, and seems genuine)
- They don't expect any payment until completion
- My word of mouth for their new business can be nothing but positive for them if they do a good job
- Chris is happy for me to come down each week and get progress updates
So in a fortnight they'll start work mainly on my car. I told Chris that sort of means nothing to me now until I actually see work done as Aymen used
to say the same thing "your car will have priority". So we'll just wait and see. I came out feeling much more confident though.
I will contact the Department of Fair Trading on Monday about the whole thing. And I have filed insurance claim through my credit card provider for
the gauges that have disappeared and another for the funds I transferred for the work on my car.
Since the above, everything has been going smoothly with the new owner, Chris, and other new investors. As you can see from the above pics, I'm back
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| posted on November 3rd, 2012 at 02:50 PM |
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[size=4]Update 11[/size]
On a side note, one of the many people ripped off by Ayman has started to group together everyone who has been swindled by him. He's putting money
into tracking him down (apparently he's in the US) and if we have enough people we can extradite back to Aus. We'll see.
Anyway, there is now weekly progress, hoping to keep this up! Rear beaver panel being fixed up as well as fitting, aligning and repairing rear guards
and engine cover.
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| posted on November 10th, 2012 at 01:12 PM |
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[size=4]Update 12[/size]
Continual progress Some before and after shots of the bonnet edge
and front repairs.
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| posted on November 10th, 2012 at 01:41 PM |
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good news.
Is that rear appron just bolted on so it can be remove
to make getting motor in and out a heap easier?
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| posted on November 11th, 2012 at 08:58 AM |
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No it's not. That would have been nice now that you mention it but I've been buying so many parts and thinking of so many things that need doing,
it didn't even cross my mind!
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| posted on November 24th, 2012 at 01:54 PM |
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[size=4]Update 13[/size]
Over the past week:
- Rain gutter on the passenger side... gooooone!
- New channel on the passenger side to replace the horrendously rusted one
- Bonnet edging finished and antenna hole sealed (I want this thing smooth so will run the antenna inside the bonnet, I don't pretty much never use
the radio anyway)
- When I have time lately my mind inevitably wanders towards the restoration and what else I can do in preparation for the process and the next steps.
I then go to cip1.com and start spending money! This week it was rubber! Window, bonnet, engine cover, chassis > body and body panel rubber!
All original German and brand new.
By next weekend the driver's side replacement channel should be in and the rain gutter removed. After that the body metal work should actually be
done! Onto the chassis which shouldn't need too much done. Anyway, on with the latest pics and comparison shots!
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| posted on November 24th, 2012 at 02:39 PM |
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Geeezz..........she was really peppered eh?
looks like they are fixing it up well??
It should come up a treat
You picked a colour yet??
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on November 24th, 2012 at 04:05 PM |
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wow what a huge job, sorry about x custom but hopefully the new guys will do the right thing by you.
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| posted on November 25th, 2012 at 02:50 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Geeezz..........she was really peppered eh?
looks like they are fixing it up well??
It should come up a treat
You picked a colour yet??
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Yeah I've been really happy with the work! I've had the colour chosen for a while. No-one but me knows what it though so you'll just have to wait
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wow what a huge job, sorry about x custom but hopefully the new guys will do the right thing by you.
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Thanks Paul. They're going quite quickly though. One guy solidly on my car which is going well.
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| posted on December 15th, 2012 at 04:25 PM |
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[size=4]Update 14[/size]
*SIGH* So I figured it's time for an update. It's not a good one...
So 2 weeks ago on Friday I messaged Chris who owns what is now called Xtream Customs to check if it was okay that I go down to Campbelltown on
Saturday to take update pics. He tells me that since Tuesday he had been in discussion with his lawyer because the owner of the property that he is
leasing from, has hired security guards and changed the locks on the property. He had no access.
I spoke to him the next day and he was hoping to get access on Monday. I couldn't really deal with it at the time because my dad passed away on the
Saturday morning. So Chris said he would take care of it all and we would be in touch the following weekend (last weekend). I didn't hear from
Chris so I drove down to Campbelltown. I knew that one of the investors in Xtream Customs also owned a car audio store. I Googled and found...
Xtream Car Audio! He filled me in on the details but there wasn't much of an update: they were still in talks with the lawyers. Chris arrived and
said I needed to get my rego papers so that he could send everything to his lawyers.
But then earlier this week Chris said the property owner was going to be opening up on Saturday and car owners could come down and collect their
gear.
I've just got back now. Spent the whole day collecting it and because Chris doesn't have a new location yet, I had to tow it back from Campbelltown
to Sydney So now it's all sitting in my carport. My 2 x Pioneer subs
and 7" Pioneer DVD head unit are the only things missing. I say "only" because there are a lot of other car owners missing much more (even whole
cars).
So now I either wait for Chris to find a new location or I find someone else who can do the work. I live near the Artarmon auto district so I'm
going to ask around. There is maybe only 2-3 weeks of metal work left then it can be prepped for paint. In the meantime though I will be treating
the surface rust with deoxidine and then coating everything with a wax for protection (or something else, any recommendations to spray/coat on to
protect for the next month or 2?).
The epic restoration saga continues. More news in January I suppose...
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| posted on December 15th, 2012 at 05:25 PM |
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sent you a pm
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| posted on December 16th, 2012 at 03:39 PM |
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Thanks Paul. Any other recommendations on body shops appreciated. I am trying Paul Holden and Stephen Muller currently
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So I found these guys: http://www.oandssportscar.com.au/
Emailed them details on my project and then went to visit.
OMG I was blown away by the quality of the work. We're talking expert stuff here. The father and son owners are coming to my place tomorrow to have
a look at my car.
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| posted on December 18th, 2012 at 02:40 PM |
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Update 15
So the O&S Sportscar guys are amazing. It's now settled. The father and son owners of O&S Sportscar Restoration came by to look at my car
and I'm going with them. It will be towed to their workshop on Saturday. I will get some photos of their place and current projects to show you
guys.
On a worse note... Seriously Australian Customs. WTF?
My transmission arrived in Sydney last week via air. I have already paid for the shipping. This is just to get it through customs:
Duties $58
GST $145
Customs electronic entry $55
International terminal fee $65
Terminal fee $42
Airline documentation fee $46
Cargo automation $20
Border security $25
Customs agency fee $125
Postage and petties $12
Verification $12
Cartage $44
Local fuel surchage $6
TOTAL $698.29!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[size=4]Update 16[/size]
- Chassis, body, fender, doors and a few other parts were all taken to O & S Sportscar Restoration today for them to commence work straight away
in January!!!!
- My transmission and IRS axles arrived
- I finally picked up 5 boxes with something very shiny in each (Dub Drone 16x7, 4x100 wheels)
On Monday Fedex will be delivery some MASSIVE presents too Expect an
update then!
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| posted on December 22nd, 2012 at 08:23 PM |
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Good on you mate for seeing this through. Hopefully that is the end of the bad luck and everything starts moving in the right direction for you. 
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[size=4]Update 17[/size]
There won't be updates for a couple of weeks due to the Christmas holiday period but I received some nice presents today! Some of the larger/more
interesting items highlighted
O&S said that it would be cheaper for me to get them to replace the floorplan than repair. Same with the front apron which was already repaired
but with shoddy welding.
GERMAN RUNNING BOARD W/10MM WIDE CHROME STRIP LEFT
GERMAN RUNNING BOARD W/10MM WIDE CHROME STRIP RIGHT
CHROME FRONT HOOD HINGES PR
FRONT HOOD STRUTS PR
VINTAGE STYLE 3 POINT SEAT BELT- BLACK
COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS
OE GENUINE VW - EMERGENCY BRAKE HAND - INCLUDES HANDLE - ROD - SPRING - BUTTON
COMPLETE FRONT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY W/AMBER LENS - LEFT - SEAL INCLUDED
COMPLETE FRONT TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY W/AMBER LENS - RIGHT - SEAL INCLUDED
CHROME HEADLIGHT RIM - HIGHEST QUALITY
OE GENUINE VW HELLA (MADE IN GERMANY - SEE SPECIAL NOTE) - 12 VOLT HELLA HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH HALOGEN BULB
BEETLE SEDAN REAR KICK PANELS
TAIL LIGHT SCREW - 4mm x 80mm
4 PIECE BUMPER BRACKET GROMMET SET
SET OF 8 - DOOR HINGE HOLE COVERS - BLACK HARD PLASTIC
DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR LEFT
DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR RIGHT
OE GENUINE VW - LIFT CHANNEL RUBBER INSERT
LIFT CHANNEL FOR DOOR WINDOW
FUSE BOX - 12 FUSE TO CHASSIS
GENUINE HELLA - HORN 12V VOLT
TAIL LIGHT HOUSING TO FENDER SEALS PR
DOOR LOCK MECHANISM LEFT
DOOR LOCK MECHANISM RIGHT
DOOR JAM STRIKER PLATE LEFT
DOOR JAM STRIKER PLATE RIGHT
HOOD HANDLE SEALS BLACK
FRONT APRON W/O LOUVERS
FRONT HOOD LATCH BRACKET W/ PIN & BUTTON
FLOOR PAN BOLT KIT - BOLTS & WASHERS FOR 1 PAN HALF
FLOOR PAN HALF HEAVY DUTY - LEFT
FLOOR PAN HALF HEAVY DUTY - RIGHT
BUMPER BOLT KIT
SHOW QUALITY CHROME BUMPER BOLT - 8MM X 15MM
BUMPER BRACKET LEFT REAR
BUMPER BRACKET RIGHT REAR
BUMPER BRACKET LEFT FRONT
BUMPER BRACKET RIGHT FRONT
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Gotta love a "no budget" project !!!
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I have just read over all of the last threads since August, I am very sorry to have read about the loss of your father. That makes the car troubles
seem small in the big scheme of things.
And shit you have had some bad luck. As you pointed out, you were lucky in the little amount you lost compared to others and then lucky with what the
new owner did until he was closed down.
Sounds like you have had your fare share of a bad run and things are looking up. It great when getting boxes of parts, although the import mob
didn't miss you at all.
As stated by others, good on you for not giving up and working around all the difficulties and seeing your plan all the way through (when finished)
Hopefully one day we can all get together with our finished beetles and have a beer (or coke for me )
Merry Christmas and may the new year bring you much happiness and a completed car, Kev
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Thanks Kev, I appreciate it. No matter what, this will be completed in 2013. I have a vision in my head of what I want it to look like when complete
and I'm going to follow it through!
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| posted on December 26th, 2012 at 07:57 PM |
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look forward to seeing it completed, what r u doing about the engine?
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