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 Dasdubber
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 08:22 PM |
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Last one to show the backside of head unit etc. Looking forward to wiring it all up.....not. Ah well, I'll get through it eventually.
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 08:41 PM |
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SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!
[size=5] Calling all NSW Mid North Coast Veedubbers
Click Below [/size]
[size=6]Mid North
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 08:43 PM |
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beast!
you havent put in the guts yet have you?
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 08:58 PM |
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trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy! trophy!
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Dasdubber
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 09:05 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Kroozin_Kikko
beast!
you havent put in the guts yet have you?
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By guts I assume interior (seats etc) - if so then nope not in for a while. No point until I finish the kick panels and sub box....and doors...and
sound deadening.
Patience my friends....if you're getting antsy waiting for it to be done, spare a thought for how I feel after working on it solidy for 18 months
(pretty much every weekend and most days after work). No-one wants it finished more than me, but no point rushing now. :duh
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 09:38 PM |
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Hey Das, you won't be able to drive the car with the height of your car if you don't get that driveway in soon........ :duh
ps. 063bug will be cruising this weekend...... might let you have a spin this weekend to keep the motivation up  |
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 09:50 PM |
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Whoo-hooo - great to see it back in action! Make sure you pop around!
Re. driveway, if all goes to plan the rest of the concrete should be poured weekend after easter!
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 09:56 PM |
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tell me something, this has blown ur budget u originally planned by heaps hasnt it?
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 10:00 PM |
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Probably only by about three times initial estimates :duh
Lucky I have a very understanding wife! :kiss
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 10:16 PM |
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arent u a lucky one! those are rare items 2 my knowledge
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| posted on March 17th, 2005 at 08:40 PM |
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Just a quick pic....put the flat 4 mirror on today as well as a bit more door assembly and continued pan sound deadening with Fusion stuff (not as exy
as stinger or dynamat fortunately as the pan is a pretty big area).
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 10:51 AM |
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Jaw dropping work alan! Gott in himmel that's some pain staking work you've done! Keep up the fantastic work..
btw.. where did you source the sound deadener material? Got a url?
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 11:10 AM |
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Mate....... fantastic....
Da Time For The Aircooled Revolution Is Upon US.
Brothers & Sisters Lets Hit The Streets, Roll As One. And Feel The Power Of The Aircooled Storm.
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 12:24 PM |
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Alan,
I'm interested in what you would call this look. I am by no way a purist of any VW style. I thought that due to the 17 inch wheels and the Type 4
engine = German Look. The bodywork and interior is Cal Look styling.
Perhaps you would consider coining a new term. This car is truely one of a kind.
I'm think everyone who religiously visits this thread (myself included) would like a synopsis on what brought you to this point. I'm sure it would
make good reading.
Regards
Brendan
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 12:59 PM |
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yeah das we want a 5 page essay on ur feelings at this time... ten pages when its done
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 01:22 PM |
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It could still be termed a Cal looker, as Cals can run any style of Porsche rim.....17 inch....why not? But then Cals will usually run 135 or 145's
on the front as well. Maybe it's an "early German Looker" or a "Resto Custom"
.....luv it all the same.
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 01:34 PM |
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I think perhaps a brief summary will suffice
When it all started I was quite content with my old beetle (#76 logos, BRMs etc)...just enjoying cruising in it. One day I drove up to the local post
office to post something (funny that) and an old lady sitting on the bus stop came up to me to comment on how nice the beetle was which was
cool....and she then said that they had one under their house for the last 10 years after their daughter had crashed it. Glimpses of excitement of a
split or an oval conjured up in my mind so I told her I'd love to check it out.
Turns out it was a 63 in pretty average shape (accident damage and rust) but it was one owner after all so hadn't been bodged up. She offerred it to
me for free as long as when I finished restoring it I'd take her and her husband around the block in it for old times sake which I agreed to.
So the resto began....I had always wanted to do a full body off resto and after finally finishing uni and having some money rolling in it was perfect
timing. Stripped, blasted, repaired, panel beated over many months. Original plans were for a cal-looker (hence started with Fuchs and swingaxle box
for straight line stuff). As time went by I was leaning more towards the german look (big wheels, type IV etc)....so out went the fuchs, in came the
turbo twists. Then began a phrase which I have caught myself saying many a times over the last 18 months - "I've spent this much time/money on it
already, may as well not cut corners now".
By no means do I necessarily consider myself a non-conformist, but I do like to stand out a little. So I just combined different aspects of different
"looks" into a package that I thought would work well. Stock upholstery (cal look) but minimal headliner (german look), roll cage (german look) but
big stereo (? look), type IV (german look) but painted and prettied engine tin (custom ?), 17in wheels (GL) but swing axle box (CL), custom colour
(GL) but stock side trim (resto custom).....too hard to analyse!!
Anyway, enough rambling, I just know through trial and error what looks good together (in my opinion) so just ran with it. Many factors have changed
throughout the project which ultimately cost more money but I won't be doing another resto to this extent for a while so I'm not too worried. As I
said, lucky I have an understanding wife :P
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 02:18 PM |
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I would like to see the look int eh faces of the previous owner when you show up with the DasResto :thumb
PS. (hey, maybe that should be the name of the new look, not Resto Cal, not German Look, not Cal Look, but DasResto).
'We teach best what we most need to learn'
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 02:27 PM |
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How about DasLook?
Well said Alan. There must be a male gene that is triggered by the length of time it takes to do a resto. T x $ = n x direction change
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 02:32 PM |
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How about DasLook?
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yes that's better.
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| posted on March 18th, 2005 at 03:03 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by oval TOFU
btw.. where did you source the sound deadener material? Got a url?
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I got it from a car audio outlet where I bought my stereo stuff from - Northfield Car Audio:
http://www.northfieldmoorooka.com.au/
Almost any decent car audio place should have it though. Good stuff is not cheap so beware...probably cost me around $500 thus far (hopefully that
will be all I need!!!) Ouch yes.
Re. the look, I guess its not warranted coining it with a particular genre as you'd have to build one pretty much the same to class it under the same
banner. I'm just happy with DasResto....you'd almost have to call it DasHybrid or something similar to encapsulate the combination of
"looks"....but that sounds crap so I'll stop talking now. :duh
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 05:28 PM |
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Less talk, More Pictures :P
or just More pictures.
Need my daily dasCar fix
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 09:02 PM |
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Started work on the kick panels finally today - started masking up the footwells and surrounding areas. You can also see the fuel level guage attached
to the steering column - tried to tuck it away....didn't want to make it look too ricey.
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 09:03 PM |
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Here it is all masked up....
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 09:04 PM |
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Spray adhesive was then applied over masking and alfoil attached (and taped at joints).
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 09:07 PM |
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Plastic was to stop resin from getting everywhere. Foil is to avoid resin seeping through any cracks in masking and messing up the paint, sticking to
it, and potentially ripping it off. It provides a seal as such.
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 09:10 PM |
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Here it is after two coats of chop mat and resin applied - this will form the basis of kick panels so they are sealed enclosures for better response.
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| posted on March 19th, 2005 at 09:13 PM |
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Hopefully tomorrow I will cut and router the mounting circles for the dynaudio splits - they will be glued to the glass moulds seen here, then fabric
stretched over it to give the kicks their shape and complete the enclosure.
Surf is cranking again though so not sure how much will get done :P Have to have some way to stay sane through this ordeal!
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| posted on March 20th, 2005 at 02:25 AM |
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how do you do it mate? i go insane when im changing a carby let alone this!
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| posted on March 20th, 2005 at 08:36 AM |
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what about Al-look?
kkk
that little ol lady is going to get a MAJOR shock!
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