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Yes, The Dog will race once again, base car arrives tomorrow.... will be unloaded, stripped, painted, engine and box fitted, lowered, BRM'd ready for a new life........

Start with a rather fine cheap 65 from the samba (thanks Larry)

Then add this..... yes the orange door....

if  you need another fibreglass door theres some on vzi nice and cheap :)

Great project :)

Cool, can't wait to see how this one turns out.

--louis

louis for that you will come to the EBI2 this year  ;D ;D
@ russ ;you 've the original door ???............. :o :o :o :o

Wow, I am really impatient to see the UnderDog replica at the Bug-In.
It is one of my favorite non top chop race VW.

 :o :o :o I can't wait dude  ;) :)

Yes the original door has come from Ron for the car, as well as the Fleming/Hunsaker Motor for it....

I was at Fat on monday and they said they'd sent a door to the uk ;D

this is really cool!

this is really a project to follow up. good luck with this one.

sounds like an awsome project, will turn out real nice, can't wait untill EBI II  ;D

:o :o :o you're DA MAN russell  ;)

I'm not gonna say TOO much but I think there will be another repro vintage gasser there that would look awsome racing against the UNDERDOG  ;) :)

LOL Lee  Wonder what that Car Looks Like Hint Hint  LMAO

:o

Hi Russel,

Looks great, what engine you are putting is this Project.

Very nice door. Looks the same as:  www.underdog-vw.com

Cheers

What engine: A fast One

Cool web site by the way.

Guys I need as many different pictures of the underdog, if you have any please post thanks

so now the car and door are united....

so tomorrow the car has its MOT (uk safety check) then on Tuesday it will be stripped for painting and rebirth. into the Dog !!!!

Guys please post any more pictures thay you may have, PLEASE.

Bet thats the first time that car has seen snow

Yes and its passed its MOT 1st time..... now the fun begins.

Watch this space.

RUSSELL i don't have any news pictures before last time i sent you all pictures i've from the car
sorry buddy
fabs

Wait tillI get home... ;)

The woman I bought it from would only sell it to me if I was going to restore it. I told her it would get done right and lots of people would see it. Did you see the note she left with all the papers? I'm glad it made it over in one piece and you like it.

really ???

;D  ;)

Shhhhhh  ;) :)

here we stripped and ready for prep, prime and paint....

how clean is this for a base car, its perfect...

more

and more

Looks like a ( one careful owner ) if only she knew  ::) what a miss guided bunch of kelts with a big tool box had install for her old pride and joy  :o
I just cant wait to see it in its new guise  8) 8)

Thats it off to the painters today......

And all the parts required arrived from CSP on Friday.

Just waiting on the GearBox now and in 3 weeks time it will be back.....

will keep you all posted.

cool russ  ;)

:D ::)

Which version Of the Underdog are you Building? the white one with red and blue painted panels and Blue BRM's or the Orange one?

gary it's on the page 1 of this thread  ::) ::) ::) http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,3811.msg56369.html#msg56369 (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,3811.msg56369.html#msg56369)
rgd
fabs

SHEEEEESH!

>:(Troublemaker! ;D

big change of plan....... the bodys been taken off the pan now, thank goodness EBI2 is still 4 months away..........

Here the pan being stripped

and here it is powder coated and the refitting started...

The shell nows its blasted !

more

nice work russ she will be ready for ebi 2 ???

shame that it was a panama beige 65!!  :-[ (but that now makes them even rarer :D)
check out those inner arches!!!!???!!!  :o :o are most cali beetles as good as that?

but your idea sounds awesome!!! 8)

is it going to be running on original brm's?  8) 8) 8)

Yes its for EBI2

Yes it will have original BRMS and Flat4 ones for racing  ;)

Its the best shell that wasnt new that Ive ever seen for $2000.00

 8) 8) 8)

Update Russel?  ;)
I KNOW you have Kev slaving on that thing day and night!
Some details on the "fast" engine perhaps?

here it is finally panited, it took 8 oranges to get the right shade but its done now, now on to the rebuild and only 7 weeks to go ! Shit, Ive done it again.......more stress  :o

before you say it yes the light is shit and it looks yellow but it is underdog orange trust me, if not get Ron F to confirm when he proves hes old but fast ron at EBI2 when he takes it for its maiden trip down the 1/4 at Chimay !

Nice color,forget the stress and just get it finished ;D

michael

good job guys  8)

Good work team gasser , cant wait to see it up close in the flesh  8)

insane colour!  8)

so its going to run one piece windows?

nice paint and color

Nice one Russell! looks wicked...

Outch !!!!  :o :o

Congret' , you must be like a child  :P

Go go go guy !!

 ;D

Update:

No Pics till its finished. Sorry

Pan 95% complete
Body 2% complete
head 100% lost it.

23 weeks and its Finished  ::)

The actual time to build this has been with the exception of the painting has been 27 days !

A Massive Thanks to everyone who helped me this week.

EBI 2 here we come the Dog is back.

What caused the delay?  :P  ;D

Wow! 8)

I see pictures of EBI, very nice replica !

For the fun...
(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/604/197/20080710/dyn005_original_692_262_pjpeg_2604197_da189f9e656e4b820cb58a0e8a1986ca.jpg)

Amazing job, guys! Now if Kev can remember where that tow hitch is...  ;) :D

Cheers Jonny ;)

Good drive home with `der epxress` then?

Cheers,
Kev

Hi Kev, thanks for an excellent weekend!
Excellent, we spent a day at CSP, and next morning at JPM. SCC bus performed very well.
We thought about driving Der Express to Norway, but we had no fan belt for it so we gave up!  :o  ;)
It was a real special experience to drive trough Germany looking at Der Express and Stage Fright in front of me...   ;D

Guys alittle late with the photos but heres some ggod ones and an update for you all.

Firstlt the dog came back from the painters today and under the engine lid is all matt black instead of orange, the rear wings and valance have all been cut and shut (i.e 1.5" cut off bottom approx)
new front hubs have been fitted, removal hinge pins have been fitted and i just need to get two 6W or 7" Slicks for the rear and shes ready for SCC.

Yes SCC the dog will be there, going for its bone in the 10's

Next Stop DDD6 !  :P I hope

cool, see you there :)

Looks great!

Sweeeet!

Congratualiton Ritchie and team!  :)

It was amazing to see the car at EBI!  :)

What an amazing replica, turned out in such a short time!  :)

Dude  8)

the dog