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Title: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RobtheManx on November 26, 2014, 19:48:28 pm Here you are Russel , you want something to get people talking haha !
This is another little project I've been building , mainly out of stuff i had lying around . Project stands me at around £1200 all in , start to finish ! My Baja ...yes its an oval ! ....... Sorry ! Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Neil Davies on November 26, 2014, 21:18:11 pm Yes! That's ace! Are they my old front wheels on there, the 13" Saco rims with the mad offset? Looks great!
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: speedwell on November 26, 2014, 21:19:59 pm old school way to go for a baja 8)
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Russell on November 26, 2014, 21:43:21 pm Oh dear.........
Not interesting more like shocking, that poor oval !!!!! However good fun ;D Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RobtheManx on November 26, 2014, 22:05:52 pm Russel you did not see this oval before i started . the front and rear had been cut off already ( I made a baja flip front ) . the dash was so cut it was unrecognisable , semaphores welded up , heater channels non existent . It was a racecar at some point which been into the wall , pushed the B pillar in and pulled the A pillar backwards and had had a fairly major engine fire . I Paid £500 for the oval shell with one door .
The guy I ought it from was gonna make it a VolksRod , so as far as I'm concerned , I saved it ! Neil , your rims are still on the buggy , these are similar but are not split rims . These ones are destined for my 67 , the baja will maybe have some 13 x 7 spun ali rims . As you can tell , I love spun ali 13's ! This is just a bit of fun , and a way to use up a lot of the parts I had laying around . A whole car for less than £1200 , with a 1600 twin port , thats pretty good going I think . Rob Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Rick Meredith on November 26, 2014, 22:09:58 pm [attachment=1]
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RobtheManx on November 26, 2014, 22:14:53 pm Is the shock because I built a baja from an oval , or because I posted a Baja on the Cal Look Lounge ? ;D
If anybody want to restore this oval , its yours for £2000 ! Rob Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Rocket Ron on November 26, 2014, 22:16:44 pm .
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Rick Meredith on November 26, 2014, 22:36:05 pm Is the shock because I built a baja from an oval , or because I posted a Baja on the Cal Look Lounge ? ;D If anybody want to restore this oval , its yours for £2000 ! Rob ;D Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Lee.C on November 26, 2014, 23:17:39 pm Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: vwhelmot on November 27, 2014, 09:18:35 am Rob should be banned from the lounge and made to think about what he`s done! ;D
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: modnrod on November 27, 2014, 09:48:57 am or because I posted a Baja on the Cal Look Lounge ? ;D ;D OOPS!!! I slipped........ ;D (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc458/MODNROD/VW/SlammedBaja_zpsfacebe3a.jpg) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/MODNROD/media/VW/SlammedBaja_zpsfacebe3a.jpg.html) REALLY bad when I got it, front lowered so far it had been ploughing up kerbs for years, so just cut off! :o Note the 14" rims, the stainless flat Chrysler hubcaps, the "turbo" mirror, the Peppermint Blue aqua-yuk colour........... yep! Late '80s! 1.80 60ft-ers on radials between every set of lights I could find all day. That's what Baja kits are for I think, cheap (sometimes ugly and nasty! :D), cheerful and light little hotrods Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: jick on November 27, 2014, 13:58:39 pm Love it Rob!
I have a rough front ended 68 in the barn that I'd thought about Baja-ing... There was an immaculate black lowered one in some magazines some years ago.. It looked fantastic. Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RobtheManx on November 27, 2014, 15:26:51 pm Hi James/Jick , The guy with the black one is called Ryan , he made his baja panels quickly removable , and he also had a full set of gasser panels from me . So in less than an hour he can turn his car from a slammed black baja into a slammed black gasser 1 excellent idea .
Cheers , Rob Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Good-Old-Ragtop60 on November 27, 2014, 17:46:29 pm Hey Rob,
I like early Bajas ;D Nice Project! Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: mg on November 27, 2014, 18:03:08 pm more early bajas. 8)
[attachment=1] 60s/70s cal look and baja was hot stuff in So Cal. 8) narrow headlights remind me of early baja kits. [attachment=2] Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: andy198712 on November 27, 2014, 19:04:38 pm or because I posted a Baja on the Cal Look Lounge ? ;D ;D OOPS!!! I slipped........ ;D (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc458/MODNROD/VW/SlammedBaja_zpsfacebe3a.jpg) (http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/MODNROD/media/VW/SlammedBaja_zpsfacebe3a.jpg.html) REALLY bad when I got it, front lowered so far it had been ploughing up kerbs for years, so just cut off! :o Note the 14" rims, the stainless flat Chrysler hubcaps, the "turbo" mirror, the Peppermint Blue aqua-yuk colour........... yep! Late '80s! 1.80 60ft-ers on radials between every set of lights I could find all day. That's what Baja kits are for I think, cheap (sometimes ugly and nasty! :D), cheerful and light little hotrods Set of Rossi lights too! Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Rick Meredith on November 27, 2014, 19:25:13 pm Rob should be banned from the lounge and made to think about what he`s done! ;D At least he should have to sit in the corner and have to write "Baja Bugs are not appropriate on The Cal-Look Lounge" 200 times. ;D Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: JS on November 27, 2014, 20:59:54 pm Very Cool Rob!! ;D
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RobtheManx on November 27, 2014, 21:31:05 pm Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge
Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge Baja bu ... Bored, going to play in my Baja ! Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: jick on November 27, 2014, 22:13:23 pm Haha....the trouble is this is already one of the most interesting threads on here for quite some time!
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Lee.C on November 27, 2014, 22:36:37 pm Haha....the trouble is this is already one of the most interesting threads on here for quite some time! Yep.... Hit the nail on the head ;) Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: modnrod on November 27, 2014, 23:30:04 pm Baja Bugs are not appropriate for the cal look lounge Baja bu ... Bored, going to play in my Baja ! Hehehehe! Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: plasticblack on November 29, 2014, 18:06:40 pm Better saved than scrapped :)
It's a beetle not a Bus or a Van and that's great news in my book. Any money or time not spent on a Bus or Van is Good news for the VW scene right now. ;D Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: jamiep_jamiep on December 02, 2014, 17:08:44 pm Love it Rob!
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Dave Rosique on December 02, 2014, 18:03:05 pm Ok, I'll jump on the Baja Bandwagon with my trusty ride ;D
[attachment=1] Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Lee.C on December 02, 2014, 20:00:59 pm Ok, I'll jump on the Baja Bandwagon with my trusty ride ;D [attachment=1] I was hoping you'd drop in Dave...... Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Zach Gomulka on December 02, 2014, 20:05:07 pm Dig that decklid!
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RobtheManx on December 02, 2014, 21:43:18 pm Ok, I'll jump on the Baja Bandwagon with my trusty ride ;D [attachment=1] Sweeeet ! Rag top too . Would love to have done a rag top . I have the same type of deck lid too , so much better looking than the weird scoop ones which cover the vents and retain the lines of a bug . Rob Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: RichardinNZ on December 02, 2014, 22:16:32 pm I have to admit that as my first 'VW' was a Tamiya Sand Scorcher in about 1980, I have a soft spot for a 'bug eye' Baja...
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Dave Rosique on December 02, 2014, 22:36:33 pm Thanks guys!
I bought the rolling shell real cheap off CL a number of years ago. Best part was the ragtop, black plates & it's rust free. I really got lucky! The car was cut in the early 70's. It now has very simple running gear.. AS21L case, 78X94, 044 heads with a little work, Engle 110 & single Zenith. It pulls hard from idle & has lots of torque. Even has a working heater. I raised it a little & have KYB gas on all four corners. Still a swingaxle but I have everything to convert to IRS when I get around to it. Inside is all stock with exception of the Hurst shifter & steering wheel. Please note the Herrod Helper wing out back.. Not for everybody.. I take some heat about it but it's my trademark 8) Always surprised me how much people like this car ;D [attachment=2] Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: Lee.C on December 02, 2014, 22:52:54 pm Love it Dave! A proper Cali Baja :)
Title: Re: Another interesting topic ? Post by: jick on December 02, 2014, 23:04:24 pm Kick-ass Dave!
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