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Title: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 09:23:08 am Here's my project.
Started a few years ago, with a 60 floorpan, and a 62 body. This car was a really good project, with a lack of rust. :) Since my first pc broke down, i have lost all the photos from the beginning, but i was a complete teardown, and re-build with lots of new parts. The body needed some welding, and a trip to the local paintshop. I rubbed i down to the bare metal and sprayed it with some epoxystuff myself first. I think i could have done this car much faster, but with a family, two small kids, and lots of other things to do, the project has been taken a while.. ;) Here's some pics so far.. Body mounted to the floorpan, and finally ready for the paintshop.. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 09:31:14 am ready to go:
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 09:33:42 am Back from the paintguy, and some parts are mounted..
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 09:35:40 am Some more job's done
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 09:40:13 am Soon to become car..
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 09:43:12 am Here's the engine. This is a 1600cc with some small upgrades.
Good for a daily driver. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: speedwell on April 13, 2008, 11:34:24 am nice car 8)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: Turtle001 on April 13, 2008, 12:11:13 pm very clean car (not a big fan of the steering wheel)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: JeePee/DVK on April 13, 2008, 12:19:21 pm Nice car,and nice color.
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on April 13, 2008, 13:13:28 pm very clean car (not a big fan of the steering wheel) He he.. ;) That steeringwheel is mostly for fun. I had it in my last bug as well.. :D Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: 71CALRIPPER on April 14, 2008, 08:13:25 am Very lush dude :)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wolfswest on April 16, 2008, 15:18:30 pm nice car. I guess that the steeringwheel is not an all time favorite for everybody but everybody has different taste. I kinda like the steeringwheel.
good job. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: benssp on April 16, 2008, 15:44:56 pm nice 8)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: airstuff on April 16, 2008, 17:04:45 pm such a nice car :)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on May 06, 2008, 19:56:06 pm Thanks..
A little more work is done. The engine is in it's place, and ready to go. Hopefully... Some work left on the seats.. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on May 06, 2008, 19:58:08 pm seatframes. Powdwecoated, and ready for som stuffing, and covers..
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: jamiep_jamiep on May 07, 2008, 09:28:47 am Nice job!
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: 67worshipper on May 17, 2008, 23:40:44 pm nice car wide 5. steering wheels are a personal taste.theres not enough on the market for cal lookers to look any different from somebody elses.i quite like yours though.sort of hot rod themed :)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: EL PINGO 66 on May 18, 2008, 02:02:26 am COOL, MAN. WATH COLOUR ITS????
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: roland on May 18, 2008, 19:09:11 pm diamond green i guess... ::)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on May 18, 2008, 19:49:05 pm Diamond green it is. But the silver in the paint is changed. We used rougher silver than original.
This gives a more shiny effect. I took it out in the sun a few days ago. It really looks glossy.. He he.. ;D Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on June 01, 2008, 11:27:00 am Hey...
some more work is done, and the interior is finished. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: JeePee/DVK on June 01, 2008, 12:02:58 pm Nice work. :o
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: gibber! on June 01, 2008, 13:12:58 pm That looks great...! ;)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: 67worshipper on June 01, 2008, 23:10:23 pm coming along nicely wide 5 ;)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on July 10, 2008, 20:13:14 pm So far so good...
It's time to drive and have a little fun.. There's some more work to do, but now it's summer.. He he he ::) Here's some pic's of the car. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: kev d on July 10, 2008, 20:48:35 pm Nice looking bug! 8)
Like the colour too, a bit different from most other cars out there & all the better for it IMHO 8) 8) Chers, Kev Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on February 22, 2009, 23:23:41 pm Long time sice last post, but wintertime means garagetime.. ;)
Just some small mods have been done. Like converting to 28mm torsionbars, mounted CSP torqebar, changed gearbox, powdercoated different stuff, got a hand on a set of steelwheels and overhauled a set of original US-spec headlamps. Some diamondstitch doorpanels is allso made. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: jick on February 23, 2009, 12:21:24 pm nice looking car dude.....great colour!
where did the diamond vinyl come from?....it looks embossed rather than stitched, does it come on a roll like that?.....i might need some of that for my hotrod project! cheers...jick Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on February 23, 2009, 19:31:12 pm Hey..
I think it's from a roll. but I just bought a piece that was enough to make doorpanels, and rear sidecovers. I think rocket racing knows how to get a hand on this stuff. petter. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: 58vw on February 24, 2009, 07:01:22 am great color and great work...keep it up!! ;D
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: Luftkraft on February 24, 2009, 08:50:53 am cool door panels, dig the diamond stitching
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on March 06, 2009, 21:38:35 pm Thanks for nice words. That's the reason for keeping up the work..
Here's some pic's of my new wheels placed in the rear fenders.. Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: Sander/DVK on March 06, 2009, 23:59:28 pm Nice job you're doing there. You can be proud on that!
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on March 30, 2009, 21:28:21 pm So far... so good..
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: Mags on March 30, 2009, 21:34:22 pm i like your T-Bars :D
Mags Ps; is the parts ready? I need them now :o Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: Nico86 on March 30, 2009, 21:37:19 pm Great ! 8)
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: jamiep_jamiep on March 31, 2009, 08:31:55 am Banded steels look really cool and make a nice change! Nice!
Title: Re: diamondgreen 60. Post by: wide-5 on September 15, 2009, 12:08:50 pm Hey.
Summer is soon to become fall, and that means garagetime.. ;D During the summer i have replaced the forntseats to something better. The old ones looked ok, but more than 20 km pr hour around a corner, i really had to get a grip on the wheel. So a pair of racetrim seats is installed. I think the look is ok, together with the diamondstitching in there.. Some instruments are added to the dash as well.. 8) the plans for the winter is to build a 1776 cc engine. I have started a little with the enginecase. The oilgallery is drilled an tapped for fullflow. next is to get the crank and stuff in ballance, and start to build. This is just a kind of a budgetengine, but hopefully it will run well. I'm thinking of using a web 109 cam together with 10,5:1 compression, ported heads, new rockers and shafts, all hardware new, +++ Just a small, but quick engine.. heres some pick's.. Petter. |