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 dak dak ute
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beetle ute
hey i am in the process of purchasing a beetle ute, and i was just wondering how many are actually out there, and if anyone else out there knows of
any. i just want to get some ideas of what to do to it, i am thinking resto cal look, but unsure, maybe baja, as i have plenty of baja parts,
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VWFREAK
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| posted on May 19th, 2004 at 07:06 PM |
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You'll find a few of them about, I know of 3 in tasmania and 2 in NSW. They can be great little conversion if done right. I had a T3 Ute, one of 2 or
3 in Aus, that was done perfectly and the finnish showed. That ute is no longer with us thanks to a kid down the road, a match and a heap of petrol.
Little shits.
There a great car and a real eye catcher. Go for it.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on May 19th, 2004 at 11:45 PM |
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One of the Locals here [Damian Bateman] built a Beetle ute about 3-4 years ago...
but sold it.. haven't seen it since... did a real good job...
Would have liked to have owned it... Utes come in Handy...
The type 3 utes look great too...
Lee
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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1303Steve
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| posted on May 20th, 2004 at 12:04 AM |
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Hi
This one was at the Nationals, its owned by Hans Klaack.
1302Steve
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jenz58
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 11:41 PM |
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We have toybug working on a Type 3 ute down here in Melbourne
It's a massive change of ride for him...but I'm sure he'll do something weird and wonderful with it!!! :thumb
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 11:57 PM |
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theres an orange one going around Campbelltown most days
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dak dak ute
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| posted on May 24th, 2004 at 10:27 PM |
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[img]c:\dane\beetle\unnamed.bmp[/img]
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dak dak ute
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| posted on May 24th, 2004 at 10:28 PM |
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[img]c:\dane\beetle\untitled.bmp[/img]
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nbturbo
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| posted on May 25th, 2004 at 12:56 PM |
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This is one I built 25 years ago and it was checked and passed by the then RTA and had no under pan strengthening.It could use either an upright or
Type 3 motor and was an excellent car to drive.Its only downfall was that if I had it loaded up with a decent weight for any distance,the rear torsion
bars used to sag.I remember jacking it up several times,but seeing it was an original oval pan,I could have found some Type 3 bars which would have
been better.I'll bet if I was to build another one that it would be a real PITA to get it approved.Not a good pic but the only one I can find.
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| posted on May 25th, 2004 at 05:34 PM |
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thats not a beetle steve :P:P
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd
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Kai.A.
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| posted on May 25th, 2004 at 06:02 PM |
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posted by Bone Collector
I had a T3 Ute, one of 2 or 3 in Aus, that was done perfectly and the finnish showed.
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got any pics of it?
kai
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dak dak ute
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| posted on May 26th, 2004 at 05:14 PM |
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| posted on May 31st, 2004 at 12:24 PM |
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Years ago I saw a ripper in Sydney that was done roadster pick-up style.
I think it was at a Volksbahn open day back 91 or 92....Wish I had a pic.....
From memory....
It was black, with a Willys style stepside tray, standard early bug front end, the body extended back about 150mm past the 'B' pillar, with chopped
windscreen and no top edge on the glass. It was also VERY low!
Oh where is it now?
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| posted on May 31st, 2004 at 01:27 PM |
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These are some old sale adverts of utes
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VDUBXTC
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| posted on May 31st, 2004 at 01:28 PM |
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VDUBXTC
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| posted on May 31st, 2004 at 01:30 PM |
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humpty
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| posted on June 4th, 2004 at 03:35 PM |
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Here's one I found recently......This is nice!
Enjoy
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humpty
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| posted on June 4th, 2004 at 04:10 PM |
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And another!
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| posted on July 15th, 2005 at 08:34 PM |
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Deutche ute:
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StenGuns
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| posted on July 15th, 2005 at 09:30 PM |
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Here is my favourite
http://www.kevercentrum.nl/specials/gele-pickup.htm
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