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 Dasdubber
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| posted on May 22nd, 2005 at 10:17 PM |
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Sweet thanks Drew - I'll look into these things in more detail shortly!
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| posted on May 23rd, 2005 at 04:14 PM |
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can't wait to see the wheels on the car man 
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| posted on May 23rd, 2005 at 07:39 PM |
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That's kinda like a "shadow chrome" or an anthracite yeh?
LOVE IT. I always think that the silver stuff that most wheels come out in is too light in colour - besides, this colour will hide the amount of brake
dust you have on your rims!
you have great taste !!
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| posted on May 23rd, 2005 at 09:55 PM |
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Those rims deffently look the goods,yeh yeh!!!!!well done Das. JVLRacing
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| posted on May 23rd, 2005 at 10:33 PM |
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have you gotten sick of saying thanks to everyone for saying its coming along nicely yet? oh yeah gr8 wheels 2
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 10:11 AM |
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have you gotten sick of saying thanks to everyone for saying its coming along nicely yet? oh yeah gr8 wheels 2
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Nah not just yet - but thanks again to everyone :kiss
Believe it or not it does help to maintain the motivation at times when the will to work on it starts to diminish! Hopefully I'll get them back on
the car soon!
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 10:20 AM |
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Awesome wheels. Great idea man, you should start a new business, Car restoration consultant. Customer comes in with a beat up car and you tell 'em
exactly what will look good. Somebody said it, you have good taste and it shows. BUT, why are you showing us the wheels and not the wheels on the
car, you got the spacers, put some rubber and slap them on... wll in your own time of course
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 12:33 PM |
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not sure how to to do it without fouling up the adjuster screws (perhaps they'll screw right out, or you can mask them off or something) but with the
finish quality you're going for it'd be a reaaallly good idea to paint up your fuel regulators with something (mebbe if you have some of that luvly
anthracite left over, or just a clear coat or two). I have the same ones and it takes about a week of use before they start getting the dreaded flaky
white oxidation look. I circumvented it by hitting them with some WD40 after the fact, but they still have that pitted look, and the WD only lasts
until it gets good and warm and gets rained on a couple of times. Small point, but they look really shabby on my engine, and they'd stick out like a
sore thumb on yours. ALSO they use NPT fittings, which leak like a sieve under pressure, so you'll need to use a compound like loctite 577 to seal
them. I had to pull alllll my fittings apart and redo them after leaving great puddles of fuel all over the place the first time I started it. I'm
running a Holley black, and I assume the Holley blue has the same fittings.
Just a thought that may save you some grief later on.
Have fun :thumb
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 08:57 PM |
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Exceptional. Can't wait for pics of them on the car.
Steve
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:04 PM |
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Okay okay....if you all insist....gee you're all impatient 
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:06 PM |
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This is the first part of the project I've second guessed - I am stoked at the finish of the paint on the wheels but now think I maybe should have
done them a little lighter. I guess it's just because they are so different from the original light silver - may take a little time to grow on me.
Thoughts? :jesus
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:09 PM |
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just when we thought it couldn't get better :thumb
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:11 PM |
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I haven't posted on this topic yet but all i have to say is F*%K yeah. The car is the bomb and looks so sweet. keep it going, i worked 3 years for
mine and its on the road, still some performance upgrades to do but i know how it gets sort of like a chore but it well worth it when you get to drive
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:17 PM |
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Das they look so much tougher in the darker colour!
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:19 PM |
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Cups look excellent in paint Das. And that rear speaker enclosure is a work of art mate.
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:28 PM |
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Das
what did you do with the caps??
Did you paint them as well???
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:37 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Das
what did you do with the caps??
Did you paint them as well???
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Yep painted the same colour as the wheel faces. I was going to paint detail the crest in black or red/yellow but didn't want to f*ck it up and make
it look $hit-house. Best left subtle I thought.
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:39 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Peter Leonard
not sure how to to do it without fouling up the adjuster screws (perhaps they'll screw right out, or you can mask them off or something) but with the
finish quality you're going for it'd be a reaaallly good idea to paint up your fuel regulators with something (mebbe if you have some of that luvly
anthracite left over, or just a clear coat or two). I have the same ones and it takes about a week of use before they start getting the dreaded flaky
white oxidation look. I circumvented it by hitting them with some WD40 after the fact, but they still have that pitted look, and the WD only lasts
until it gets good and warm and gets rained on a couple of times. Small point, but they look really shabby on my engine, and they'd stick out like a
sore thumb on yours. ALSO they use NPT fittings, which leak like a sieve under pressure, so you'll need to use a compound like loctite 577 to seal
them. I had to pull alllll my fittings apart and redo them after leaving great puddles of fuel all over the place the first time I started it. I'm
running a Holley black, and I assume the Holley blue has the same fittings.
Just a thought that may save you some grief later on.
Have fun :thumb
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Cheers Peter - thanks for the heads up, I might paint it in engine enamel or something that will be somewhat fuel resistant.
Cheers everyone else - like I said the wheels are probably love it or hate it....but at least they're different which was my primary aim.
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 09:49 PM |
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 10:38 PM |
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leave it! BAM! right on the button Das! The dark really offsets the lighter rim - awesome dude..........
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 11:23 PM |
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i must admit I'm not a fan of the porsche twist wheels. and I didn't like them when I first saw pics of your car with them
BUT NOW... :bounce :bounce :bounce speechless!
speeding is bad!
relax - god's in charge
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| posted on May 24th, 2005 at 11:34 PM |
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All i can say is i am excited........ even thou it aint my car!
NICE!
1958 Beetle, 1966 VW Beetle, 1996 Holden Statesman!
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| posted on May 25th, 2005 at 12:35 AM |
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hmm. love the colour, though I'd probably have carried it to the rubber, sans silver. just makes it even more individual I suppose I do, however, especially like how you removed the rounds off the rims,
nice one. It's the little things you know.
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| posted on May 25th, 2005 at 09:05 AM |
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damn those wheels look tuff with just the face the dark colour!
Jon
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 10:10 AM |
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You will stand out, even if a porsche with twists comes next to you at the lights, yours will stand out.
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 04:36 PM |
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man you have to love a bug owner who lets his beetle live on a rug to keep the car clean rather than the oil of the concrete ..:blush
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 04:47 PM |
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Looks bloody great Alan. The cups are the bomb....better than Porsche could have put them out from the factory. So what's next to do?
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 06:50 PM |
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Awesome, they look like alloy stripes on the tyres :thumb
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| posted on May 26th, 2005 at 07:48 PM |
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Yep, Cured, i can now throw away the viagra, one look at this little baby and those sick boots and it's rearen to go... thanks das, awesome ride....
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| posted on May 27th, 2005 at 01:11 AM |
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they look more like a modular wheel now ,very nice.:thumb:thumb
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