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| posted on August 6th, 2006 at 12:50 PM |
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Any Bajas in Victoria? if u are sellign even BETTER!!
Maybe i was right there are no BAJA"S IN VIC!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO oh well maybe i'll be the first one then hey
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| posted on August 7th, 2006 at 10:55 AM |
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There was one for sale on ebay a few months ago. I've seen a couple of them at swap meets and pass one on the road every now and then. And then
there's mine which still has a fair way to go to be finished.
So yes there are a few victorian bajas out there.:thumb
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| posted on August 12th, 2006 at 10:29 AM |
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have you got any pictures of your project?
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| posted on August 12th, 2006 at 05:48 PM |
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There are some pics on my website here. The're a bit out of
date as I haven't updated in a while. And ignore the stuff about the diesel conversion, I've long since decided against that option.
If you go here you'll get an idea of
what the finished product may look like (I'm still a little bit undecided on the whole camo thing for the moment).
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| posted on August 12th, 2006 at 09:22 PM |
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that's not bad! that baja (military look) has'nt got a body kit huh? was it all hand made? i'm just curious coz i'm thinking off getting a cheetah
kit
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| posted on August 13th, 2006 at 06:15 PM |
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I'm pretty sure that baja just has an ordinary 7 piece kit on it.
I like the look of the cheetah kit, that's the way i'd go if I was going to use a fiberglass kit.
The guards on my baja will be all metal, the fronts will be cut down original guards and the rears will be based on another set of front guards kinda
like the ones in the baja bug & buggies book.
[ Edited on 13-8-2006 by BajaChris ]
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| posted on August 14th, 2006 at 02:20 PM |
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oh yeah i've herad of that as well i wouldn't mind seeing the results! it would just b a bit heavier yeah?
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| posted on August 15th, 2006 at 10:36 AM |
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Yes it'll be a little heavier, but the extra strength will be nice.
I'm working on the front at the moment, so it will be a while before I get to do the rears. I'll keep you posted on the results.:thumb
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| posted on August 16th, 2006 at 02:41 PM |
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do you recon it's worth getting those rear guard kits?
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| posted on August 17th, 2006 at 10:02 AM |
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I'm not sure what you mean, do you have a link or a pic of one of these kits? A fiberglass kit, if that's what you mean, would be easier and quicker
than the way that I'm doing it.
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| posted on August 17th, 2006 at 08:45 PM |
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what about the rear (tubes) i saw some that came as part of a kit but i don't know if it's worth getting a customised one?
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| posted on August 17th, 2006 at 08:45 PM |
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and is the empi brand a good one? i know they sell lots of parts
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| posted on August 18th, 2006 at 11:33 AM |
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Oh, you mean the engine cage/rear bumper. I guess it depends on what you want it to look like. There are some good pre-fab cages out there, you can
get them second hand if you ask around.
As for the empi stuff, I haven't had any first hand experience with thier products. If you do a google search, you should find plenty of info.
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| posted on August 22nd, 2006 at 09:26 PM |
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is it worth converting the engine to unleaded?
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| posted on August 23rd, 2006 at 07:51 PM |
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Well, there's nothing to convert really. The vw engine should do just fine on unleaded, as long as the octane rating is right i.e as long as it
doesn't ping. The handbook for my vw (a '71) says 91 is the minimum rating nessacery, which is what most standard unleaded is.
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 02:33 PM |
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G'day
Just wanted to poke my head in and say that i am a Vic Baja owner. well currently a half a baja. Shouldnt be too long. Would be great for all the
bajas to get out for a day trip. Anyways, theres also another baja i know of nicknamed 'Flynn i think'. hes in the vw club of vic.
With the unleaded, im pretty sure that you need hardened valves.
Ant
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 03:47 PM |
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thanx mate.
good to know that there are other ppl outther in vic. the day after i bought my 1969 i saw a baja on chapel street.
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 08:28 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by beetle from hell
G'day
With the unleaded, im pretty sure that you need hardened valves.
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being alloy heads the valve seats are already hardened so the only thing you may need to do is play around with the jetting to tune it on unleaded
(they seem to flat spot out of roundabouts) even running 98 octane unleaded
neil
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| posted on August 31st, 2006 at 08:59 PM |
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read this for unleaded info;
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=49875
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