The Cal-look Lounge

and here's another cal look which marked its time : the india red 62 of  rick wallace  :o  rick was the painter at the vw chuck iverson  dealership in newport  the car was sitting on a set of fuchs who was screwed onn 356b porsches brakes drums redrilled to 5x130 porsches pattern
that car was the best of show at the bug in 15

the  engine was an 1200cc who was displaced to an 1700cc he had an 32 ndix carb bolt on an berg manifold ,power pulley  ,full flow system added to the fan shroud , bosch 010 distributor , and muffler was screwed to an gene berg header  8)

inside there's an racemark steering wheel , vdo clock on a small console , stereo tape deck seat were scheel 300  , door panel were made by rick himself  he using rainbow patterned fabric & black leatherette  :o

 ;)

 OMG!! That's a sweet car!! Seems to be built in exactly the spirit I'm building mine in.
Doesn't it just look "real" (built in the old days)

Lets pick it apart, what parts would you not fit if you were building this car today??
Lets hear it...   

the red talbot looks weird

How about that antenna ?

may be change the red turn signal too a chrome to remind the chrome touch of the bumper  ;)

Center console, very 70's but I am happy that some tricks aren't around so much anymore  ;) All of the dahs mods center console has to be the most ridicilous one, sticks always out like dobermann pincher's balls  ;D

Head light grilles woundn't be body colour.. Never liked the Talbot mirrors.. Without bumpers or both bumpers would have the overriders(?)

The HotVWs cover photo from the side is just awesome, I've always liked this car more than the Aaronson '63..

nice car

the black handle is not mi first choice, i would go for a chrome one. but the painted deails look nice, different but nice. maybe we'll go back to that look, if everybodies car resembles the next one...

That's make me idea for mine ...  ::)
thanks Speedwell ... ;)

Like Luftsick, I not fan than center console ..  :-\

How about the firewall? And the door pannels?

OK Guys There Should Be Nothing Bad To Pick Apart on this Car! It is apart of Cal Look History The Things that are Different Are the Owners Taste and Budget Building That Car, Thats what Made The Cars Different Back In The Day! Like you Said if you were Building it today the Changes you would Make?? The Problem Is You Guys All Build The Same Thing Think About It!!! Back in the 70's No two Cars Looked the Same. Today The Cars are Very Much the Same Different Wheels,Size Motors,Carbs,Steering Wheels,Paint Color, Everybody today Builds The Same Thing They Use Idea's they See on Someone else's Car,  If I Owned That Car Today it Would Be Built Just Like it is with Maybe One Change?  "MORE HORSEPOWER"

as we can see the dashboard has change rick added some 911 vdo gauges

jhu : why change the firewall the inside of the front headlight was made is the same spirit

jhu  may be not the right topic  ;D but watch the licence plate  ::)... ;)

hey hey, I didn't say it was anything wrong with this car. My point was lost along the way, but thanks to Shubee its now pretty clear. If we removed all "we" don't like today from this car, what would we end up with??  Another Generic looker...

I claim , to be able to build a period car, you need to throw a few curve balls... give them something to "hate"
Its all good Shubee! The looker of the future will be more like the first ones, not two will look the same. "Copying" is getting old... but  "inspired by" will live for ever!
Peace!

"Wally's" car was way ahead of its time in some many ways. You really have to look closely to see all the small changes he made. Notice the painted OEM front turn signal shells, and the rear taillight bezels, painted handles, mirror. Also, he had a Haneline stainless license plate frame. In the engine compartment; relocated coil and oil filter, polished Motorola alternator with wires passing through the fan housing, 90 degree spark plug wire ends, and one of the first use of "plaid" seat inserts shown at the Bug-In....

The "Garys" agree. Shubee, you are absolutely right. Budget, taste, and inspiration were all contributing factors back when "the look" was still emerging. Not everything on that car is what I would do, but certainly another great ride from days-gone-by.

I agree on that Shubee....MORE HORSEPOWER and this car would be THE hot topic of 2007......just becuse it ROCKS!!!!! No need to put a "Cal-Look" sign on this one........................................just some rubber on the pavement!!! :)

Painted headlight rings were very much a part of the true cal-look.  Bumpers with over-riders absolutely were not!  :)

So that makes the Empi bumper bars a no no to? ::)  ;D

Shubee Thinks Dean Would Love to Get His Hot Little Hands On That Haneline Stuff I Know I Would. I Do Have a Pair of the Headlight Trim,plate frame,and Door Sills Never seen the Firewall Before Might have to Hit Ric up at Big Wig For One to use on my next Looker LOL

I love the Scheel 300's in this car.  I have a pair of them in my 911....wonderful 70s era sport seats.

This is one area so many people miss an opportunity to really do something different  With so many manufacturers doing retro racing seats, why does everyone insist on putting OEM VW seats in their cal-look cars?  I have a contact in Germany who will sell a complete Scheel 300 replica for approx 550 euro.  Several companies do vintage Recaro race seat replicas.  Thats cool stuff IMO!  :)

All The Empi Bolt Ons Were never a Part of the Past Cal Look that is all Resto Cal

Well, Im not saying what is right or wrong, but I dont recall ever seeing a Cal-Look car with EMPI bumper guards until the 90s.  From what I have always been told, none of that EMPI stuff was popular "back in the day".  I can think of one magazine feature Cal-look car with an EMPI steering wheel for example.   Shubee could probably speak from more experience.
I am as big of an EMPI nut as the rest, but it really isnt Cal-Look in its most strict sense.

Look at some of the old Hot Vws You Dont See Any of that Stuff on the Cars Even The Empi GT steering Wheels?  no one ran them Either it was a Racemark,Formuling France,MOMO,Nardi, All the Others Came out On the Resto Cals

LOL MR EMPI HERE!!!  It wasnt Popular till mid 90's  They Did Make some Neat Stuff But  I Like Cal Looks  Not A Resto Cal with all the Crap on it.. If EMPI had Made Fender Skirts Someone Would Put them on there car Today and think it was Cool NOT!!!

NICE SEATS CORN!!!

Of course I cant talk, I have an EMPI steering wheel, stock seats and (gasp) side trim still on my car.  Its like a goofy turbo resto-cal poseurmobile!  ;D ;D

Someday I will get the balls to re-do it and I will dechrome it, put my Racemark on it and find a cool wink mirror!  ;)

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o


Well I hate to take on Cornie and Shubee in the same post but in 1983, my '67 had an EMPI Camber Compensator, an EMPI GT Steering Wheel, EMPI Bumper Guards, and EMPI Defroster Guides. Along with black powdercoated trim and stock seats. Also I know that Greg Brintons car had EMPI Bumper Guards at the same time. We bought them together.

The Empi Wheel did replace a Racemark.


Rick

All That Tells Me Is You two were ahead of your Time Rick LOL  PRE RESTO CAL you Guys Had LMAO need to start a new thread Now Pre Resto Cal  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

You are SO right, Cornpanzer!
There are heaps of cool seats out there, I have had my sights on the 300 for years, I even started making some. until I found a pair of really special Recaros to put in it.
I try to think of my looker in a "small sports car" way and it seems this has led me down the same path as Wallace.

Empi might be rare and cool and all, but there is something weird about adding chrome doodads to a looker.

Cal-look history is a fragile thing... it changes EVERY night at the Lounge....  I love it!! ;D

I was into the small sports car thinking when I put my '67 together. I lived in a hilly part of Orange County and I loved throwing it around corners.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Yes, but did you have a wink mirror like all the cool kids?

As I recall, you also had a louvered firewall, so how much credibility can we give you?   ;D ;D ;D 

No Wink Mirror! And yes a louvered firewall but that too was cal-look in 1983.

 ;)

That means it still IS!!  ;D ;D ;D

Here are the Scheels in the 911.  Now picture these in your cal-Looker.  Plus they are super light (17 lbs) and way comfy.

upholstering my stock front seats and the backseat in two-tone fat-bisquit design was around 800 euros. easy choice :-)

Throw away the rear seat, buy two cool vintage sport seats and for only 400 euro more your car will be faster, more comfortable and unique.  ;D  j/k

Seriously tho, this isnt exactly a budget minded route.  But when I see $50,000 Cal-look cars with stock seats I wonder if perhaps some creative opportunities were not left on the table during the planning stages.  Not trying to be overly opinionated, just throwing some ideas out there.  :)

I know what you mean. Personally, I'm not a big fan of this kind of seats, but there are indeed some nice ones available. Bielstein offers some nice seats, but they're not cheap

(http://www.bielstein.com/BF-Sitze/NURBURGRING/bfnuer910.jpg)

http://www.bielstein.com/BF-Sitze/bf-sitze.html

cobra seats are also quite popular and not too expensive.

(http://web3.ichwobbledich.com/cms/images/stories/1up300805/walt_66race1/1walt_66race_gr31.JPG)

My only beef with the Cobra seats is that they have metal framework instead of fiberglass.  Plus they are very small and dont offer a lot of lateral support on the backrest.

BF has a nice selection of seats and they actually are some of the most economical on the market for this type of seat.  Not cheap, but if you are looking to do something different, they are a good option. 
Wow, we have derailed this thread, eh.....sorry..... :-X

this REALLY is pretty funny.......some of us ( with our faults ) still have AND drive our cars. i've chucked too much stuff, and am sorry......but.....(said it before) I'm still here.

LMAO @ RICK  get him Corn LOL  I Dont Remember Louvered Stainless Firewall Ever Being A CAL LOOK THING If you going to Run that you need a WINK mirror and Toranado MIRRORS Then YOU CAN BE Cool That Was The HOT TICKET   NOT!!!!

Also I know that Greg Brintons car had EMPI Bumper Guards at the same time. We bought them together.


here's greg's car  featured in the vw trends note the stickers on the windows were dkk

So? The point was what would you not do/fit personally..


Seems to be bit of a moving target.

You got that right, even with our personal tastes thrown in to the mix, there is hardly any problem finding a historical alibi for what ever mods you want...  except Louvers ;-)

I've got another one that you might not like, thinking of mounting blue dots in my rear lights.  I now it's more a hot-rod thing but I like it!

Shubee is Loading his Gun ;D  Dont you Dare  Jelli   LMAO ;D ;D ;D ;D

I spoke to Rick Wallace (now only known as just "Wally") today (5/25), and he told me that he sold his car around 1977-1978 for $3400, and it was later stolen and never recovered. I also told him that he has a bunch of fans here on this web site of his old '67s, which he just laughed.

Wow, that is a cool looking car. It’s good to see some cars that can't be summed up by stock exterior, stock interior, fully polished Porsche rims, big motor, nifty brackets. Sorry, but I find the current crop of "Cal-look" cars boring. But let’s not get to restrictive in our interpretation of Cal-look. Then we will be back in the same place, building cars to some pattern that never really existed. The individuality of this car is what makes it so cool.

Lets see some more period cars posted.

--louis

Actually, Dave Kanase's car had louvers on the decklid and it looked pretty cool. Another car I have always liked though I probably wouldnt do it myself.

--louis