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10 years on, finally aircooled again
Well 10 years after moving from a super fun 1970 Beetle to a very safe and boring VW Golf (followed by an even safer and equally boring Passat)... i
have finally taken the plunge and bought myself a 1960 beetle. Will be slowly working on it, replacing some of the incorrect parts, and adding
accessories. Looks like Day of is on the cards this year
Not sure if the Flash trim is original, but i quite like it anyway.
My daily and my newly aquired weekend warrior
My first fill... am i overdoing it with Optimax?
Cant wait to start accessorising this baby
Non VW, but very very cool. Was getting my Unregistered Vehicle Permit, and bumped into this beauty at Vic Roads 
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Love your bug. Can you post a better pic of the flash.
That van looks insane. Love it.
Futue te ipsum!!!
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Nice lookin ride man, and welcome back to air-cooled !!!
Dig the look of the Rossi headlights... does it have the 50/50 tail lights up back ???
Love to know what the insured value is on the Airstream....
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| posted on March 15th, 2013 at 06:14 PM |
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I usually use 98 octane, 20c extra over 30 litres is only 6 bucks at the end of the day, about 1 beer at the pub for 300 Klm's of driving. Looks good
I've also got a 60.
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| posted on March 15th, 2013 at 07:10 PM |
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posted by Sides
Nice lookin ride man, and welcome back to air-cooled !!!
Dig the look of the Rossi headlights... does it have the 50/50 tail lights up back ???
Love to know what the insured value is on the Airstream....
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Ye I'm still in two minds about the Rossis, although they are starting to grow on me. No 50/50s. I'll probably go the glass lenses, also have to
change the decklid, hence why i didnt post... yet 
The Airstream is HUUGE. Biggest caravan i've ever seen, looks like a rocketship hehe. Must be worth a fair bit.
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| posted on March 15th, 2013 at 07:23 PM |
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Love your bug. Can you post a better pic of the flash.
That van looks insane. Love it.
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Hey, i'll take a better pic when I get a chance (this was one of those artsy angle shots).
Ye the van is tough!
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| posted on March 15th, 2013 at 07:31 PM |
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I usually use 98 octane, 20c extra over 30 litres is only 6 bucks at the end of the day, about 1 beer at the pub for 300 Klm's of driving. Looks good
I've also got a 60.
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I agree!
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| posted on March 16th, 2013 at 08:11 AM |
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Welcome back!
Your car looks solid, and I like the flash too, a lot larger than others I have seen. Nice to be different.
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| posted on March 17th, 2013 at 10:52 PM |
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Welcome back!
Your car looks solid, and I like the flash too, a lot larger than others I have seen. Nice to be different.
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Ye it's freakin huuuge, i think it will suit the accessorised look i want to go for.
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| posted on March 24th, 2013 at 01:34 PM |
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Car still not on the road. Fixed up the drums, dropped the beam, took the whole front end apart and now cleaning all the bits n pieces.
Spent hours scrubbing with a wire brush, think i may need to acid dip them to get them back to new, not sure if i want to go chrome, powder coat or
just spray them black. I like the idea of chrome on trailer queens, not sure it will really add anything to a weekend warrior.
Heading down to AVWPC this week to talk disc brake kits, suspension and narrowed beams.
Might need to ask some questions re beams on general chit chat. Oh well... while im here, two questions....
1. How narrow can i go with an adjustable beam and still have shocks?
2. Who does these beams? (preferrably in Melbourne)
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| posted on March 25th, 2013 at 04:46 PM |
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Cool bug. You should be able to run a 4.5 inch beam easily with shocks, just need to find yourself the correct shock towers. Got a mate who can build
you a beam. If you want to run low, grab a pair of drop spindles. I run a 4.5 inch narrowed beam with spindles and 145's - handles surprisingly
well.
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| posted on April 4th, 2013 at 01:35 AM |
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Cool bug. You should be able to run a 4.5 inch beam easily with shocks, just need to find yourself the correct shock towers. Got a mate who can build
you a beam. If you want to run low, grab a pair of drop spindles. I run a 4.5 inch narrowed beam with spindles and 145's - handles surprisingly
well.
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Well, based on your suggestion and after speaking to afew blokes at Bendigo last week, I finally decided upon the 4.5" narrowed beam as I'm slappin
some big ol' Empi 5 Spokes on there. So with the wheels, disks and drop spindles i should fill that guard up quite well Re sway bar, we'll be cutting the ends, heating the beam and bend it to
shape. Makes sense in theory, hopefully we can pull it off.
At the moment im stripping the beam ready for narrowing, couldnt find the safety glasses or dust mask for the life of me so had to resort to sunnies
and a rag... all i need is a Molotov Cocktail and im ready for the streets of Dublin.
Should have some pics of the car with the new stance in the next week or so... to be honest i can't wait to move from the front endas its taken me
ages to decide how narrow to go. Fingers crossed it all turns out good.
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| posted on April 4th, 2013 at 03:26 PM |
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The beams is ready to get narrowed Here we go!
Fingers crossed the next image i post will be of the new wheels on the car
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| posted on April 4th, 2013 at 07:29 PM |
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cool
the lastest hot vw has a story on beams .
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http://www.hotvws.com/
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 12:00 AM |
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Havent seen HOTVWs in ages! (this was my favourite magazine as a
teenager) Does anyone know where you can buy these in Melbourne?
Also i recall there was an Australian VW magazine years ago, does that still exists??
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 10:35 AM |
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Yep, the magazines still exist. Should find Hot VWs and VW Magazine Australia in most decent newsagents as well as a few different Pommie mags as
well. You can subscribe to VWMA at http://www.vwma.net.au.
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| posted on April 5th, 2013 at 05:54 PM |
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Yep, the magazines still exist. Should find Hot VWs and VW Magazine Australia in most decent newsagents as well as a few different Pommie mags as
well. You can subscribe to VWMA at http://www.vwma.net.au.
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Cheers Poe, might just make my way down to the newsagents see if they have anything in stock... it looks like the internet didnt
kill the magazines afterall.
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Mmmmm Shiny Cant wait to get em on the car!! Not long now.
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| posted on April 15th, 2013 at 01:02 PM |
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Collateral Damage
An ingenious new way to move a beetle that has no beam.
Before.
And after.
The shit thing is that after travelling around corners, over speed bumps, all over the place just to get it back home it got damaged in the driveway
THAT MURPHEY WAS A PIG OF A MAN!
I know the damage is only small, but to be honest i was looking forward to cruising the car for a couple months before i start body work...
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| posted on April 15th, 2013 at 01:48 PM |
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And after.
The shit thing is that after travelling around corners, over speed bumps, all over the place just to get it back home it got damaged in the driveway
THAT MURPHEY WAS A PIG OF A MAN!
I know the damage is only small, but to be honest i was looking forward to cruising the car for a couple months before i start body
work...
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I'd just leave it man, get abit of patina going on, some rust stains, will look sweet in 6 months
Wont make much of a difference to the amount of body work you have to do so enjoy the car for abit first.
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| posted on April 15th, 2013 at 05:27 PM |
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And after.
The shit thing is that after travelling around corners, over speed bumps, all over the place just to get it back home it got damaged in the driveway
THAT MURPHEY WAS A PIG OF A MAN!
I know the damage is only small, but to be honest i was looking forward to cruising the car for a couple months before i start body
work...
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I'd just leave it man, get abit of patina going on, some rust stains, will look sweet in 6 months
Wont make much of a difference to the amount of body work you have to do so enjoy the car for abit first.
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Ye i suppose, but i am a pedantic bastard and wil probably fix it up before i get the beam back from narrowing... pisses me right off lol
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| posted on April 15th, 2013 at 05:31 PM |
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Love the new wheel where and how much
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| posted on April 16th, 2013 at 12:26 AM |
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Love the new wheel where and how much
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Empi chrome 5 spokes 15" x 5.5" (5x205 lug pattern / wide 5) running 145/65 x15" smart car tyres on the front and 205/65 x 15" on the back.
From memory the wheels came in around $950 including shipping to Melbourne. Got them at http://www.vollks.com.au and they arrived within a couple days.
Luckily my mate owns a tyre shop so got tyres for dirt cheap,
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| posted on May 27th, 2013 at 02:09 AM |
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Looking at the pics of the car when i bought it, it feels like forever. To be honest i couldnt understand why it would take so long for someone to
build a car, but now i can see why!
Anyway after 12 weeks im finally rolling again... I think now i will give it a couple months of cruising before i do any major work.
- 4.5" Narrowed beam w/ shock towers, micarta bushings and needle roller bearings (no nolathane here!) by http://skinnedknuckles.com.au/
- New Disk brakes up front
- 2.5" Drop Spindles
- New King/Link Pins, tie-rod ends
- Chrome Empi 5 spokes all round
Hopefully it rides nice... finally got the correct bolts to attach the calipers so we are putting that all in tomorrow and off i go
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| posted on May 27th, 2013 at 02:33 AM |
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^^^ agree. drive that baby
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| posted on June 5th, 2013 at 09:28 PM |
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'60s the best year
.. be SO careful with the hood prop! It's so annoying when someone else doesn't know and closes your bonnet without properly unlocking it and
creases it 
Any pics of inside?
Heidi - 1960 White Beetle
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'60s the best year
.. be SO careful with the hood prop! It's so annoying when someone else doesn't know and closes your bonnet without properly unlocking it and
creases it
Any pics of inside?
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I tell ya i think i got pretty close to creasing it myself in the first few weeks haha.
Interior is a work in progress (in other words... it's freakin UGLY). I've purchased the early Porsche 356 seats to replace the highbacks, will be
upholstering them in either red or cream leather and rechroming the seat hinges together with a bunch of other bits n pieces.
Here is a more recent pic of the outside... to quote the VW mechanic who had a look at it recently "Thats one hell of a rake" haha. As you can see
I'm toying with idea of Eyelids and Rossis, will need a little "convincing" to make it work tho.
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Ok well its been a while since i updated this thread, so thought i would add some bits n pieces here.
Saw my engine together today, will be goin in tomorrow. Tinwear powdercoated by Jimmy Bitolas and Engine by Volkshome Automotive in Thomastown.
Gearbox is a 1600 unit converted to swing axle. Engine is a 1776 dual port with lightened flywheel, counterweighted eight dowel crankshaft, Engle110
Cam and bunch of other bits n bobs to make it run better. Single carb is temporary only while i run it in, then its an upgrade to Dual Weber IDFs and
a sidewinder.
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Looking forward to getting it home, clean up the body a little and kill the big black flash with a simple insert (for now). The plan is to cruise it
for a couple months, and then take it off the road next year for body off resto and interior. To be honest i am glad i have done it this way. Because
I dont have a second car i can cruise on weekends it would be awful if now i had to take the car off the road for another 6 months for body and
interior. This way i can enjoy it on a weekend here and there during the good weather, and concentrate on other bits next year (hopefully have it
"complete" by DOTVW 2015 Also gives me a chance to restore some of the
cool accessories i have for the next show and tell hehe.
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| posted on November 10th, 2014 at 11:29 PM |
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Also here are a couple trinkets i will be adding to the car as i go...
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