The Cal-look Lounge

How is the Volkswagen scene in Netherlands? I have been to VW Euro in 2000, seen some event pictures like Budel, visited Ploon's side for many years etc, but otherwise I have no idea how things are in real..

Are there good shops? Engine builders? Meetings?

Could some of you guys registered in here shed some light?

How come the interest in the dutch scene  ;)  there's only a few of us on here, JeePee;
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/20733.jpg)
 
Jordy, still building his cal-look 67 (model 68), and Dokke (DFL) when he was on TV with a few other resto-cals and german-lookers on the background to get an idea of the scene here;
(http://www.airmighty.com/index/Gallery/albums/autoxperience_10-02-2006/IMG_2254_jpg.jpg)

and i guess two or three that don't post that often and probably a few i don't know.

I try making it to Budel every year, it's big but the thing that bothers me is that there are lots and lots of standard VWs driving around. And i'm not that much into that. Cal-look scene on the Budel show are mostly German and Belgian cars. Only a few dutch ones. Resto-cal is a lot bigger here.

We have a few shops selling parts for, in my humble opinion, ridiculous prices. That's why i'll be ordering most of my parts for my engine project from the US. And again, German look and T4 engines are more popular to build for them.

I know that JeePee has had his engine built professionally and as far as I've read he's very satisfied with the result. Then this other guy that went to DDD3 and DD4 that you described as Resto-cal - yes he used to run towel rails, but he even raised the rear and runs smart tyres to get max nose down stance:
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/39491.jpg)
had his 2110 professionally built, don't know where, but it looks and sounds phenomenal!

Then, there are no cal-look meetings yet, that will need to change  ;D  And meetings i attend are either the big events or so-called aircooled cruise nights and all of the guys i know there are into slamming and narrowing, nice rides though, but when i bought my 67 it was slammed and i drives like shit with all the speed bumps in holland.
Well, this probably also the reason why Dokke has joined a German club, and the others have no club. Perhaps we need to get in touch with the Belgians and join their clubs  ;)  i wouldn't mind they have some nice rides. Just let us know if you're up for that  ;)

So, i suppose the general conclusion here is that we are undervalued  ;D perhaps some of the other dutchies can leave a comment as well. But feel free to ask or say if i missed anything.

the unattractiveness of this thread resembles the solitude and loneliness of a devotee in the dutch cal-look scene  :'(

 ;)

Obviously trying to make them ride like a more familiar form of transport, the bicycle, only with crap steering, and without the stability. :P


Sounds desperate!  :o  ;D

Hey Mat, when it comes to narrow beams you Brits are way ahead of rest of the world.. It doesn't get any narrower than this one :P ;D

(http://i6.ebayimg.com/06/i/08/68/78/14_1.JPG?set_id=7)

Good old Reliant "resto cal" Robin.  :D

I personally like the look of a narrowed beam on a cal look car, nothing excessive, but enough to get the tyre away from the wing. Helps the stance no end as well. ;)

Seeing that particular modern design masterpiece it occurred to me how long before we see a Resto-Cal with fender skirts on the front?  :P

Narrowed beams are for dorks!   ;D

Hi Diederick, don't forgot this guy. ;)

Extreme 5" narrowed jobs I agree, they look very bizarre and when moving down the road make a Bug look like Hovercraft, but a few inches out and a little bit of wheel tuck, looks prety damn good in my book.

Back on topic... this is a cool car...

(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/20733.jpg)

True Sander, that guy has a nice oldspeed engine! Are you gonna raise the back of your car any time soon btw? And are you going to KWF on 6-01-07?

I'm very desperate Mat  ;)  Constantly have to surf the forums abroad to find the rides that tickle my fancy  ;D  But i don't mind! Great people on here.

The blue 64 is very nice, he redid the front end after hitting the back of another car in the rain.
It sports a 2" narrowed beam, with CB brakes and a 2180cc engine. With a nice TMI interior etc.
I think JeePee is on here too. How can we check to get him to respond? Will you do that Sander?

Cheers!

First club coming up? Keep me posted, who are in it? Count me in  ;D

So, are you coming to KWF on saturday? I'll be there! Let me know

Hi Diederick, something go wrong with the quote ???

Yes I'll be there on saterday. See you there! ;)

He, you forget mine, ;)

Its a mexican body on a 1973 chassis with the features of a 68-72 beetle.
I stole the color of SOB callook beetle(member here) Fjord bleu, sorry sven!!!!!
It is a body off restoration which took place in 2003/2004.
At this moment it has de wrong wheels and engine.
I am building a engine for it (2.0 typ 4 upright conversion(cali style) with kadron carbs)
And when the cash is there fuchs or gasburners are comming.

Kind regards Eddie

Hey Eddie, you find the way to the lounge also?! :D
Nice beetle you have there, only I think that a type4 engine is a big no no for a real callooker :P


Cheers,
Sander

Sander wrote:

I know, but it is going to look like a type 1 engine(cali conversion).

Wait and see, and then tell me if you don t like it...I hope it is ready in the summer of 2007..

Kind regards Eddie

PS SOB (big member here) also drives a typ4 upright engine in his car.

I think I recognise a couple of those.  :)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/DAS%20Drag%20Day%204/DASDragDay4Bitburg33.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/SanchoPancho/DAS%20Drag%20Day%204/DASDragDay4Bitburg25.jpg)

exactly!

i've only met dokke once, though he's on here too! dutch msg to dokke: hey gozer, als je weer op kwf bent laat ff van je horen!
saw his bug at the very first meeting i attended in may 2004, wasn't into cal-look back then, only looking around. then again first meeting i attended with my beetle - heavily lowered back then - later that year i suddenly really liked the look so much! even though i had never seen such dull rims, though i think differently of it now  ;)  really suits the style... how much can opinions change?  ;D i always have that with girls as well, though i won't elaborate on that haha  ::) ;)

and michel is a very cool guy, his oval is amazing! traditional tasteful look - though not original -, amazing sound system, but a roaring engine that literally brought up goose bumps when he fired it up!! last year at budel (event) he was cruising around the camping site pimpy stye  8) and his 2110 sounded so neat. loads of berg parts... amazing car overall!
he's not on any forums, but he's very much into cal-look. though he would get disqualified but the stance police i suppose - as was discussed some time ago -... ps. what should he change else but the smart front tyres?

anyhow, hope the dutch scene is coming up strongly next season!  ;D

good night  ;)

michel at DDD3 in 2005:

(http://www.volksaddiction.nl/bitburg2005/DSCF1732.JPG)

yes it sported bumpers back then, and ever since he has even increased the rake by raising the rear! and he swapped his muffler and rear lights for stainless steel and red lights.

(http://www.volksaddiction.nl/bitburg2005/DSCF1879.JPG)

The front turn signals!!! Shave them or get the correct bullets!!! Just my opinion!!!

Hi Diederik,
I am a Int.truckdriver.
So I only react in the weekend.
ABC tuning built mine engine.(abctuning.nl)
But don.t forget Hotrod,that is a good tunner aswell.
It is nice that you asked of the dutch scene Tero,do you like it?
Grtz:JeePee.

PS.How far are you Jesse?He is waiting for lowered spindels?

you're right! didn't think of that... it's a US version so it should have those tits or whatever they're called...


Hi JeePee, i suppose you didn't mind me posting pics of your 64 here. was i right about the specs?
And from what i've heard big plans are in the making, but we'll meet in rosmalen, right?

Big plans?I don't know?

i was referring to the dutch cal-look club plans

That has to be a secret :-X

Well it's not a true cal looker yet. But i'll post a pic of my 64 beetle. I just bought it 3 months ago, i'm still waiting on the dropped spindles :(.  I know the extra chrome bits aren't cal look but I think that if I remove them there will be a lot of shitty paint under it.

(http://members.chello.nl/t.mast2/kever/DSC05097.jpg)

Old mirror I found in my grandmothers garage.

(http://members.chello.nl/t.mast2/kever/Mirror1.jpg)

(http://members.chello.nl/t.mast2/kever/Mirror2.jpg)

I don't think my car will be a real cal looker but I love the nose down stance and the influence of 50's hot rods. But I also like period accesoires like roof racks etc.

Here's my car with my brothers car behind.
I'm still in doubt about the backwheel stance..

Hi Sander,
don´t worry about the stance - I think it´s perfect! 8)
BTW: I like the way you polished your Pedrinis!
Bye,

Tobi

Thnx Tobi! :)

 Hmmz... I think we have to unite the Dutch Cal-Look freaks to get more people into Cal-Look...
 If only we could make the spiral go upward and create some interest for the look that would be a huge leap forward...
 
 

i know what you mean jordy, if only we had a little more cal-look love in holland...
guys, let's get together on saturday the 6th, have a beer at kwf and a good chat  ;)

your stance looks pretty good sander, what kind of tyres are you running?
your brother's looker looks pretty cool too! slightly higher tyres than the smart would really sort the look  ;D

cheers,
Diederick

Hey Diederick, I have 145/65 at the front and 195/65 on the back, but I will chance that for 205's

My brothers car getting a total paint job, and a hot engine is comming.
He will also be there @ the 6th with his beetle.

Cheers,
Sander

that's the business  ;D
and paint looks tight indeed!

i was just wondering, changing to 145/80 and 205s would change a lot for the look! what kind of 205s you getting?? my brother still owes me a pair off rear tyres, and i feel tempted though i wanna burn my 165s first  8) - but that would require a hotter engine  :-\
plus, i'd have to get my outer ring of the rims repainted as the balancing lead has chipped off my paint...

laters
Diederick

Hi Diederick,

Actually I'll be on the 6th at KWF, have to work for Budel team.
Just give me a time and where you guys wanna meet ...

Cheers

hey dokke,

hope we get to speak for a bit longer this time aye?  ;)
definitely let you know!!

p.s. will you be driving the blue or the beige 67?  ;)

cheerio,
Diederick

I will put 205/70 at the back for a classic look.
I have a pair of 145/80 Firestone's, but I like the way it is now.

Beer?Is a coffee also good?

right now i feel like having a beer, but i'm sure a coffee will do too  ;)

jesse, this is a very nice car and I would love to see it like that (not lowered!) with a bigger engine. this looks soooo 60ies! :-)

cheers
Andi

Alright, long awaited but well received by all. The dutch scene met up for some constructive talks yesterday at the Beetle Winterfest (KWF), also honorary invitee ( ;) ;D) Dokke cared to spent some time with us.

From left to right: Sander (Das-looker elsewhere), Diederick (67-indeed), Dokke, Jan-Peter (JeePee) and Jordy

Hey guys,

Type1, (martijn for the dutch peeps)

Just leeching through the Callook scene to get my own stance maybe next year..

(don't mind the neg.camb. @ rear ;)) maybe next year more callook... ::)
(http://www.xs4all.nl/~martijnc/GL2800.jpg)

So i'll be around also sometimes..  Oh, and Jordy/Sander made me register ;) haha.. just kiddin' guys :)

The dutch callook scene is small wow :o

Small indeed, but...

I loveddddd your car before you lowered it!! 10 times more than i do now (sorry)

Sell your narrowed beam and some options, then get some decent tyres are you're sorted  ;D

Let us know Martijn!!

Well well Martijn! Great to hear that! :) :-*

Welkom to the Lounge!!

Cheers,
Sander

Hello!

I know there are three guys in the southern region of the Netherlands with cool cal-look cars. Their club name is FDK!!! See the pictures!!!

hi,

i have seen pics of this ride before, but i've never seen it in real life
nor have i heard of a club called FDK...

do you know them personnally?
any more pics you want to share?

 I have seen it in real life and it's a nice car, but FDK... :?
 Never heard of it... Do you know what it stands for?
 Freude durch Kraft maybe?

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Narrowed beams are for dorks!   ;D
In your opinion ::)I run a narrowed beam with dropped spindles and discs, nothing rubs,and it rides nice,it,s not a roofrack,it,s not got neons,and it,s not got a hot water cylinder hanging off the window ;D,(sorry swamp cooler)to me a narrowed beam is something the slammed boys came up with ,that has a useful application on a hot motored fast car,to make fitting good brakes and dropped spindles without having clearance issues, easy...........Some things aren,t worth getting hung up on.
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b76/toooldforthis/insurance005.jpg)

Whooo nice car, never saw that one before on dutch shows......or did I miss something...

Kind regards Edgar

Edit...
ment the picture in BRMMARK s post.
What color is that?

Hello!

This week I will post more pictures. And FDK stands for Freunde durch Kraft!!

Greetings,

Brmmark

Cool, JeePee send me a wile ago a picture with that bleu bug.
Looks awesome!

Hello!

Just wanted to let you know there are more people in the Netherlands who think cal-look is the only way to go!!!

Greetings

Mark

nice one mark  ;)

do you have a ride of your own as well?

feel free to post pics here! this topic is what represents the dutch scene!!

Hello

I looked for pictures of my car but I don't have any pictures on the computer! But it is a oval window, 1957, us specification (with bullet turn signals on the front fenders and coral red color. Wheels are flat 4 BRM's. Currently I am running a new 1600cc with dual kadrons and a berg linkage (I hate the original kadron linkage). I bought my oval window fron Ron at Classic Car Centre Brabant. He imported the car in 1997 from california. In 1998 I could buy the car, because Ron wanted a porsche (I believe). First he wanted the oval window to become a shop car, to put next to his stand on the vw events. The picture I posted is from Nao Fuijta, the guy who works at flat4 in Toyko and is in the DKP club. It is the same model and wheels!! And when I saw this car I knew cal-look was the way to go!! First I wanted to paint the car this color, but coral red is the original color for my car. So that was the color to be!! This weekend I will post the pictures!!

Greetings

Brmmark

 Where exactly in the South of Holland do you (and the other guys) live? (send me a personal message if you like)
 I live near 's Hertogenbosch...

hi guys, im from england my self and have a few good friends who live in holland, and thay are well into there volkswagens, lovely people, lovely place. get in! :) :) :)

Hi there guys - I'm from England too and I have been chatting to a friend of mine Dean Bradley who owns a rather cool Slammed blue and white Devon Camper that was featured in UltraVW a while back and he was tell me that he knows a few of you Dutch guys  ??? and he was telling me that a few of you are planning the same trip as me this year ie Bad Camberg and Bugin and maybe a visit to the factory :-\ So I was thinking seeing as me and my good friend Gav (member G77) are planning on making a small detour through Amsterdam  ;) on our way to Camberg - How about we meet up with some of you guys and Cruz down to Bad Camberg together ???

I'm not sure whether i'll go to Bad Camberg, when is this?
But meeting up anywhere is cool with me!!  ;D

 I'm going to Bad Camberg. Went in 99, 03, and I'll be there in 07...
 Hopefully with my own 51 this time, but I'm not sure if that's gonna happen... ;)

Hi Lee,
if you´re going to visit the factory we can meet there if you want to as I´m living in Wolfsburg. 8)
Bye,
Tobi

Hi Mark, I saw this picture from a newpaper artikel on keversite.nl
Is this the guy from the bleu bug?

(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/45486.jpg)

Sounds good but are you not coming to camberg ???

And come on 67indeed you've gotta come to camberg with us lot  :)

Fitted my t bars today (late x-mas present off my brother)
And my quiet pack exhaust.

So naturally, i went for a (loud) spin around the block

YESSSS!!!!!!!!  ;D

 ;D

I actually jacked up the back today to get to see the right height. Looked even better, too bad the front always jacks up as well  ;)
I might put myself to the task of raising the rear tomorrow with a little help of my brother. 1 outer spline should sort it, i hope?  ::)

 Don't wait too long with dropping the front and raising the rear or the stance-police is coming to get ya!!!
 
 (they're after me too...  ;) ..but not for long.. thanks Sander ;) )
 

And they should be after you, fit that new beam a.s.a.p.  ;)

I reckon raising the rear will suffice, i think the empty space between tyre and fender should be similar on the front and back. And if i do both, my 145s will probably scratch the fenders. I have avis adjuster and only 2 teeth left i think, 1 tooth is quite a lot. Just look at those early pics i posted on the other forum, it was slammed back then when i bought it  :-\

I think 1 outer spline could be too much. Look at the pic, this is my bug before it became cool  ;D
It was lowered 1 outer spline at the back and looks lower than yours. Maybe you should measure the amount to be raised.

cheers
andi

The time the beetle ran out of the production line they had some pos. camber, all bugs do have this.

So i've lowered them one inner spline, and one outer notch up, so most of the positive camber is out :)

Don't go to high diederick, or you'll get positive camber... with the 205/70 tyres you'll get a bit higher as well..

 a little positive camber looks pretty good imho... most old gassers and fast lookers have it...

short vid i just made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54d4LXRUBp0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54d4LXRUBp0)

hoping to have an even better sound once my kadrons arrive and i get the chance to carry out my little plan  ;D
still this is definitely better than the peashooters, though those didn't bang when stepping off the throttle at high rpm.

 Are those imperial minutes or something... I'm waiting for a while now, but I still can't see the movie...

youtube takes a while, but it's working now...

Nice movie 8)


Hi Brmmark,
is it this one?


(http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/9149/39299qf5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Hello!

Yes thats my car, but I ordered a A1 muffler with low down merged exhaust. Tiger is working on my exhaust, so within two weeks it should be on the car. Currently working on the car, there is always something you want to change...........
And the article in the newspaper is dennis'bleu bug, but the reporter got the whole story wrong! I believe dennis never would do it again.

Greetings

Mark

Thats a very nice car Mark!
You should be proud with it ;)

Hello,
i would like to introduce myself. My name is Dennis  8) ;and i'm the owner of the blue late looker on the artikel on keversite.nl. First of all : What a cool forum is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice to know that cal look isn't totally dead in the netherlands! ;D When you visit aircooled events around here you only see bad "restored" cars on high heels with tar overspray on the fenders (and some people they want to create the smallest disco on earth in their bug) hate that!!!!!!

My car is actually a mexico bug swapped on a'68 automatic pan. Whit this car i would like to represent the late lookers on the scene. It got on the road one week for spa 2006 after a three year during restoration. It now runs a 33 year old 1600 unit with dual kadrons and a merged header, stil drives a top speed of 165 km/h with the use of a At gearbox!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy shit don't you think?
Now i'm getting some parts together to build an 78 X 90,5 engine with dual 44 webers ;)
I will post some nice pictures of my looker next time.

have fun,

Mr Pedrini.....

Hey guys,

here are some pictures of my ride, hope you enjoy them

greetz, Mr Pedrini....

where?  ;)

Welcome here mr pedrini

You got a nice car.

Mr Pedrini wrote..

I got the same combo only I used a 1973 swingaxle pan.

Kind Regards Edgar

I think there's something went wrong with posting the pictures!!!!!!!  I' ll try again some other time, greets Mr Pedrini... ???

Yo Eddie!!!! You do have a nice car also, i saw it in real life in Budel (don't know what year) but i was verry impressed :P. Maby you shouldn't swap your tele-dial wheels couse they're really cool!!!!
I only would put some 205/70 tires on the back for giving the car some more cal-look stance. Our cars have simulair styles don't you think? Do you have some more pictures of it you want to share?
Greetz,

Mr Pedrini.....

Thanx for the kind words......Mrpedrini.....


Well I love the tele-dial 'cause not a lot of people use them...
but they are not considerd cal-look wheels ...so maybe one day I will swap them for gasburnes....
he we will see...yeah the tires need some change ..I know...
I will look if I can post some pictures....

I like your color is it a vw color..?

Kind Regards edgar

Hey Boys and Girls, let me introduce myself. I started the FDK stuff with the confidence that we could profile ourselves against the rest of the Dutch Standard Scene. (could be a club name... DSS...  ???). My car is a '84 Jubi, currently running a 78 x 94 Engine, 044 Heads done by myself, WebCam etc.,  DTM cooling system, 44 IDF's (shitty carbs) , Freeway Flyer Tranny, Discs on all corners and 4 bolt Flat Fours. Before i knew this Forum i drifted off to the Street Racer Look, but seeing the pictures of you guys i'm going back to my (Cal-Look) Roots. Hope i can send pictures soon. So brmmark, Mr. Pedrini we are complete!

First of all, Hurry - Brmmark and Mr Pedrini ; welcome all to the lounge !!!

Second, Mr Pedrini : the cal-look scene in the Netherlands has never been dead, it's only that it was never been the most popular chooise of the dutch scene ...

Welcome to the lounge both of you!

BTW Hurry, I liked the alu pieces in place of T bars, innovative!

welcome also me and G77 were also just discuing those pieces  :) great minds think alike i guess  :)

Trying to post more pictures.

more and more and cal-looking here  8)
 :P

decided to try a bit harder on the pics yesterday after having gone through the complete wash and polish  ::)

Nice pictures dude!!! ;D

Finally a clear picture of your car ... looks a way better now !!!

B.T.W : I got the dvd, thank's a lot Dude !!! I owe you some biers !!!

Yes,the bullit is true the church.
We got oure own Dutch Club.
And we call here:"Der Vollgas Kreuzers"
So Dokke?

Nice guys !!!

Thanks,We know that we are Nice Guys.
We are working on the logo,that will be cool too.

 :o JeePee! ;D

good decision :-)

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Yesssssssss!!!! finally did it whit those pictures ;)
Eddie, the colour of my car is capri blue. Its an oval colour from 1957.
Greets,

Mr Pedrini....

thanks for the kind words jeepee, dokke!
you're welcome dokke, hope you enjoyed. i only realised later that i didn't even write my name or some words on it, but well you figured i suppose.

and we're very pleased with the fact that are long awaited plans become reality!  :)

Hope it works...

Pedrini Dude, you gotta help me with da pictures man...  BTW KG is the latest Project. Yáll have a good evening.

 Looks good... Can't wait for some pics of the entire vehicle... :)

Thanks Jordy, just trying to get them damn pictures smaller in format.

 Try to upload them on http://www.keversite.nl ... You can select a size for your pictures there. You can also display those images here by using the [img] tags... ;)

Trying again. Ghia rear end.

And again...

Wiring Job.

BTW, are there any Engine builders out there in Dutch Scene Country ? I would like to learn more and share ideas or "thinking offs". Both T1 or T4.

Yo Hurry, what's up dude?
Cool pictures of your ghia!!!! Have you worked on it today?

All Day,,, Jubi runs well. Just have to sync the carbs. (lots of poppin an banging after installing the new intake manifolds) Apron and exhaust coverplate painted and rubber installed. All looks good. Worked my rear end off. Now finish the Ghia wiring job....

Nice pics guys, go on! ;)

For Sander...

For Sander 2 :

Deeply sorry to all of you Girls and Guys....

Thnx :-*

No pics of your cars?? ;D

Trying again...

Sorry...

You guys also come to the keversite meeting in De Meern the 3thd of March?
Check http://www.keversite.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14634 for more info.
Lets have a chat! :)

Good Evening, Like i asked, are there any Engine People out there in the Dutch Scene who are homebrewing their own thing. Both T1 and T4. Sofar i only saw that Eddie is building his own T4. BTW Eddie,  I would like to know how your T4 project is developing. From what i read it's old skool. I'm doing a T4 for my KG as well.

 Sander had built his 1776 all by himself, and I'm planning to build my own engine as well... (but that could take a while... because I'm still studying...)

Go for it Jordy. Like Gene says: YOU SHOULD BUILD IT. (it's your money). Sander lets have some engine specs. please. Or is the Dutch Scene a Picture Scene...

I've got my 2165 i'm my head  ;D now only the real deal... ::) after next year it will be...

 I have also built my 2276cc engine in my head. I've figured out all specs and parts... but....

 I think I'm gonna go for a 1914cc instead, since that's a more feasible option with my current budget/phase in life...
 I'm gonna build a bigger one when I have a fulltime job and my wallet allows me to... but that could take a while...

 

I know it Hurts, but Gene Berg used to say: buy the best and cry once. I did it the cheap way once and it costed me a fortune. He was and (still is ) right. But lets talk REAL engine specs. What crank, heads, pistons,  lifters, cam, oil pump, etc. Wouldn't that be interesting for all of us. Good Evening You All.

Well, its nothing special.
Pistons and barells are from Cima/Mahle, original crank, Engle W110, CR 1:9.7, titanium retainers, HD springs (single),
35,5 x32, ported heads and a lots of torque!!

Yo T1/DVK, lets hear it. Love to read about engine/combo's. Have a good evening.

NOTHING SPECIAL ??? Its A Cool Combo Dude.  What about compression ratio and oil pump size?

Thnx! ;)
My compresion ratio (CR) is 1:9.7, and I have a 28mm Shadeck oilpump.

I also thinking (dreaming??) about my next engine. ::)

Compression i read. What about your, case machining,  heads , cc's, rockers, oil pump, and all the small shit that makes an engine really work...

Autolinea case, mahle set 2165 or '94s, 044ers, DTM shroud, 48IDA's, MSD, A-1 exhaust, + rancho 4.12 swingaxle, the usual hot flavour  :P no screamer but torquenstein..  ;D

I'll go for the Berg 'style', build only once the best that suits your own needs ;)

Dream Dude, Lets Have It.

T1/DVK i did this combo and i will (if you like) give you some do's and don'ts (but that's up yo you).  I'm not a master, but i speak of my own experiences. But for now .... Have a good evening.

Hurry:

Well I had some financial drawbacks, so my engine project is laying around for a year now..
But the plan is to build a 2 liter engine with upright cooling system...

specs are going to be:
CU type 4 bus engine
CJ case for the upright generator stand(done)
Standard crank
same weight ligthed rods(done)
flattop pistons (94mm)
CU heads with 41/34 valves
Kadron carbs for the old school look
36 hp fanhouse with modified doghouse for typ 4 cooler (done)
CSP upright kit.

aiming at 100-120 hp for good highway use and some strip action...

But at the moment I am still saving some cash for it.

Kind regards Edgar

PS Pictures were to big to post...

 Sorry, but I disagree with mr. Berg on this one. You don't have to spend top $$ to have a powerful and enjoyable engine...

 just some basic/loose ideas for a 1914, with the main goal to keep the reciprocating weight and internal forces down...
 
 - counterweighed crank
 - std balanced rods
 - forged aluminum pistons
 - straight cuts
 - 1.4 CB rockers
 - 44 IDF
 - lightened flywheel
 - equalizer pulley
 - Steve Tims stage 1 (??)
 - CB lightweight lifters
 - cam??
 
 Nothing more yet...
 

I did,nt see a answer?
Are you guys comming?

Think 'm speaking for the guys. We're not burning fuel for 400 k's for a Dutch Meeting. Chimay is the goal this year.We need the Exxon Valdez anyway behind....

Hi Hurry,where are you guys come from then?

BTW T1, DTM is a poorly fitting piece on a T1. I'm going back to fitted and welded T1 steel shit. DTM T1 is horrible. I made the mistake....

LIMBABWE, Zuuuuid Limburg

On the T4 it fits perfect, but i bought one of the first kits of Joe Locicero. The Inventor. If you go for T1 , save the money, it sucks

I'm looking desperatly for the 2 first cd's of Vals LIcht... Can Anybody help me.....Please..

Okee,I understand.
Maybe we met somwhere else this year?

JeePee. We HAVE to meet

Are you guys coming to Chimay...

Camping ways Chimay sucks. they should organized thes at Zolder or Spa. Could we meet on Budel ?

we will be at budel fo shizzle  ;D

edit: zeker weten :)

shizzle?

Hi,I will be in Budel.
And I also go to Bitburg and EBI.
I hope to race there aswell.

Coool. We have to discuss this at Budel over: eithe a couple of Beers or Breakfast.

I know i'm i am a woossy , but i still need the first cd's of Vals Licht. ASK YOUR GIRLFRIENDS....PLEASE. Maybe i can save your  relationships.....

JeePee. EBI ?

Hi,In Budel we wil have oure own clubstand.

Going to adjust the carb linkage loosely for tomorrows adjusting, hit the music and then the sack. Bye Guys.

Yes indeed, should be a nice treat  ;D

OK,today we had a afternoon cruise.
Nice,and 80% of the DVK was there.

(http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3103/pict0010klgv6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7705/pict0002klsx0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

i know it's not as good as jim's threads  ;)
but i couldn't help posting this one pic, i think it looks pretty cool...
...don't mind the custom looker with type 4 engine and noisy ahnendorp exhaust in front of me  ;)
my 1300 sp kept up with it pretty nicely, right jordy?  :D

(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/46722.jpg)

I like the way you guys think in this thread...

"Narrowed beams are for Dorks! ;D "

"Type 4 Engines in a Cal-Look are a no no."

It's great to see such dedication out of such a small group of die VW friends!  I can definitely relate to you guys.  Before I moved to the desert southwest part of the US, I lived in wet, cold, damp, wintery western New York.  There were no real VW Cal-Look fans in the area.  I WAS THE CLUB.  I had 3 members: ME, MYSELF, and I.  ;D

If it weren't for my internet friends on the Cal-Look forum, I don't know what I would have done!  ???

Scott Faivre

Funny, I've looked through this thread a few times and enjoyed the cars...Just never gave much thought until I read an article in this months Rodders Journal.  The article is about a serious hot-rod enthusiast from the Netherlands who is into photography...specificaly colorized black and white photos.  The RJ staff interviewed this guy and you'd think that he had a rod himself, but he dosen't....he dosen't even own a drivers license!  Reason being, according to him, is that it costs roughly $5 an HOUR to PARK a car...about $30,000 a year!   :o :o :o  Hat's off you to guys...no wonder there's only a few of you in the pictures  8)!!

 I don't know how the guy came up with the bullcrap, but I don't pay $5,- an hour to park my car... ;D
 It might cost $5,- in Amsterdam (and other cities), but most of the people who live there have a free-parking-license or something...

 I pay € 75.- a year insurance, € 0.- a year tax, and € 1.40 for one litre gasoline... and parking is absolutely 100% free... ;D

 (getting my drivers license has cost me about € 1800,- though, that's not as easy over here as in the USA I guess... and it's obligatory to take lessons and do examn in a stick-shift car.. otherwise you'll get a note on your license... but that'd be a cheap excuse for not driving a bug... )
 

Well i can sort of see what Sarge means. When i still lived in Rotterdam parking was an issue, i didn't have to pay for it though.
And so it can be a problem if i'd move to work in Amsterdam and choose not park my beetle at my parent's anymore...

But you're right on the numbers Jordy  ;)

 Yeah in Eindhoven parking was an issue too, it can be a problem, but nonetheless I know someone who's building a hotrod there.. so..
 In my opinion the guy is just making up lame-ass excuses for not driving a hot-rod. ;) ;D
 
 
 

Hey Dudes, Is anybody going to Ninove on Sunday ?

BTW, DVK cars Rock !

thanks hurry  ;)

i wanted to go but i have exams coming up  ::)
gotta get my priorities sorted, otherwise i'll have to do retakes around budel-EBI time...

 :-\

Thanks Jim!  ;D
I'm gonna sort out the stance with JeePee in 2 weeks, hopefully thrown on the 205 but then i have to get the outer ring of my rear wheels painted again and i'm short on time right now.

I'm very determined on getting it to look right this season  8)

Hi,

The Dutchies are by far the coolest and devoted.... I have some very good friends there and the love for life and cars and friendshp is real. Last year, myself and and friends went to 'geezerfest' (a muckabout) over to Utrecht to see Pim (PLOON) and Jeroen (okrasa geeza) and Luna de Puna.....

Anyway, as I say, lovely people, and a lust that is refreshing. I am a member of the netherlands VW club and went to the barn of club spares, what can I say, a real supply for the needy. Off the top of my head, A crate of NOS 25hp heads and 12 NOS schwimmer carbs.....OG panels as far as you can see, (no kiddin) all for those who really care.  oh and the official records of every VW sold in holland for 30 years. that was worth a look. ;)


Just musing, they are my mates and long live the Dutchies

Lookin forward to Bad Camberg and European Bug In 2007

GET IN


Andy

Nice to be part of the site, It's a refreshing change for me

DRR

Yeah, we have to pay for everything. We even have to pay tax about our tax! :D
Sometime's I dream how it is to live in the states. A huge garage next to your house, very cheap parts and a hamburger restaurant on every corner of the street. O boy o boy ;D ;D

Funny to see how you guys think about us. Thnx ;)

Lovely, what can I say  :)

In all absolute honesty, the only americans into VW I ever met were Rich Kimble and Ron Flemming, 2 years back at BBT's barby on the way to Hessisch.. Ron said me and my mate Tez reminded of him back in the day.......


I will die a happy man ;D ;)

Look forward to meeting all of you sometime

Andy Poncho

GET IN

Hmmm, sometimes I catch myself dreaming of Amsterdam and those cool little "bars" you have there...probably a 60's thing, ya think? ;)  The important thing here is that there IS a Dutch scene and that you have very nice cars!  8)

I like my car in the weeds

 Don't do weed, that's boring... try hallucinogenic chocolate bars... they might provide you with a whole new insight to the California look... ;D

 http://peety-passion.com/peetypassion/2006/08/21/hallucinogenic-chocolate-bars/

I have to admit, that some years (7-8 years) ago, I thought, that the dutch scene was strange. Strange cars somehow, but great parties and very nice people. Sometimes, you saw two or three cool cars (I remember seeing JeePee's blue looker for the first time in Budel and going around (and under) it for 5 minutes - it had it all). Then I met Dokke and his family and was even more convinced, that you just have to look for the right people, no matter from which country the are. I think the Cal Look "spirit" is growing in Holland, nice to see that!

And Amsterdam is amazing. Spent a wonderful week with the missus there.

Hi Jordy, cool chocolate bar site. Some of us have to eat one of those prior to Budel...

Hé Hurry, I saw a picture of your car in Ninove this weekend, and I remember the text of yout licence plate.

I search in my magazines, and I found the Vw Käfer&co from 2002 with your car in it

Oh Man...I'm gettin' OLD. BTW, NINOVE Rocks.

Thanks Sander, next year DVK and FDK should team up and hit Ninove. It really was a blast. You really get the vibes for the coming summer.

 Weird coloured mufflers, what make are those?
 And do I see a fake DKP sticker in the side windows...  :o  >:(  ;)

 Too bad I couldn't come to Ninove, but sold my Shorrock that day and got quid for real HP... ;)

yesterday at freddy files  ;)

Yeah, who knows. ;) I saw a lot of nice pictures of the Freddy Files.

another one sander  i saw you yesterday but you don't recognized me  ::).... ;D

Hi Speedwell, nice pics of a beutiful car, but it isn't mine.
This is Dennis his car, he is one of the FDK guys. ;)

This is my car.

You see a Blitzkrieg bullshit sticker GRRRRRRRRRR. WRONG, Wrong, wrong. The mufflers are Flowmasters , powdercoated gold and discoloured by the heat, and the pipework is home made.

Yes

Good evening Guys/Girls, are we closing the Dutch Scene Topic. I don't think so. Let's make this a major site...

 DVK Present @ EBI what about you guys? ;D

Sure you are wright.
After "The first Volgass Cruisnight" you see a lot of nice pictures here.

Hey Sander, like in the E-mail, if it doesn't rain shit, Mr.P. and me (Dennis and Harry) are surely hitting the Burger King in Veenendaal with (again) the Exxon Valdez behind.
Have a good evening.

Jordy, where there. BTW. do you know Remco Vervelde ? (German Look Bug)

Thats very cool guys, its a big trip from Limburg.
How about Brmmark? Does he comming to??

Hi Sander, probably talk to him tonight. I will let you know.

 Nope.. that name doesn't ring a bell... Should I know him?

Hi Jordy, Remco lives in Arnhem and drives a baby-blue German-Looker, hefty T4, and all the rest. Thought you would know the guy. He's probably coming over as well to Veenendaal.

Good job Harry, spread the word ;)

Today was a good day  ;D
JeePee had offered to help me fix my stance a few weeks ago, and today was the day to get to it.

Because of the amazing help of JeePee himself, his friends and my brother (who fixed the electrics) I now drive around town with an amazingly nice rake, though i may lower the front another notch...  ::) ;)

Much too low with these temporary wheels:
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47776.jpg)

Off we went:
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47777.jpg)

My brother's approval of the final results:
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47778.jpg)

Drove it outside next to JeePee's immaculate 64 for some quality Cal-look pics  ;)
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47779.jpg)
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47780.jpg)
(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47781.jpg)

Pretty nice, aye? I'm well chuffed to say the least  8)

 SUBLIME!!! I like it!!  8) 8) 8)

 

It looks much, much better indeed!

cool stance now  ;)  and with the t bars is better  ;D
regards
fabian

hey diederick, looks definitely better now!

cheers fabian, andi!
andi, if you look through th windshield carefully you may see something familiar  ;)

if i feel like it tomorrow i'll be adding my caster shims, bugpack swaybar, and see if i can undo the bolts of my puma axle to lower it another notch  :)

 Is your "ex-Andreas-Rheindhold-Tach" already working?? ;)  Cool!!!  8)

 Can't wait to install mine! I hope it'll arrive soon!
 It's going to be a lovely day tomorrow, so I'm going to work on my bug as well!

 I hope I can't get my rims stripped and painted tomorrow, and I might fire up my MIG welder to fix some little holes...

 The front wheels are finished, tomorrow the ones in the back...
 (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47531.jpg)
 

yes, noticed already. :-)
did the bracket arrive?

Looking very tough!!! 205/70's I presume??

You're right about that Zach, Good/Year 205/70

I did Andi, but to be honest, i still need to wire it up.
But now did i've got the whole wiring sorted properly i shouldn't be a problem, i just i have to see how to run the wires "through" the dash. I'm thinking of the vent in the middle of the dash, but the wires are a little short  ;)

Cool Pics and Wheels !

 What about doing it like so:

 (http://images.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/1415418.jpg)

 
 I would at least try to run the wires through the tach mount and the button hole.

I have no idea how to fabricate those few holes, looks like a precise job.
And doesn't that require drilling another hole? I can't see how I could run those wires through or along with the bolt  ???

 The last rib is thick enough to make a guide for the cables to the bolt...
 If you make some space in the backing block and use a washer to secure the mount I think it's gonna work.
 If you do it on a column drill it will be precise enough. Just take enough time... Measure twice, drill once...

 btw. You can do the back with a 7 buck DREMEL HSS cutting tool. Buy one which you can also use for your head porting. A good investment...

Jordy, hit me up on that later. I am very interested  8)

And yes, my brother is a MUCH better photographer than i am. I just uploaded about 40 artistic pics of my ride, these are the 2 finest IMHO:

I've made a bracket that fits the wiperswitch hole.. with a hollow bolt :D the wires run through there, so no drilling!  The wiperswitch will be mounted inside the dashbord-glove..

If you need some soldering on those wires Deed, lemme know.. :)

@Jordy, hope to receive the Autometer shipment next week :D

Alright, just finished installing caster shims, 19mm bugpack sway bar and lower the front one tad on the avis adjusters - unfortunately that only turned out as a 0.5 cm drop  ??? Well, i can still go 2 teeth lower so i might have another go next time.

Took my brother for a ride to take some pics, i was just blasting over the dykes the handling is so much better now, but then i saw police car so i had to slow down  ;) They looked very questioning at me though  ;D

Here we go, the 3 nicest IMO:

Looking very nice!! The caster shims will slightly raise the front end, so another notch on the beam will probably get you where you want to be.

I suppose you're right about that Zach! Do you have any idea how much one more tooth on an avis adjuster will lower the front?

I was so surprised about how much of a snap the shims were to install! Feels good to have accomplished this much this weekend  8)

Just enough ;)

 ;D
Alright, i'll do that next time...

The weird is though that the upper bolt seems to be in the lowest position already, i didn't touch this one since i could already change the heigth by lower the bottom bolt  ::)
Aren't i supposed to loosen both bolts?

Just wondering...

Looking good, Diederick.   :o  Definetly notice the big tires in the rear.

"There are 2 things in this world I cant stand, intolerance of other peoples cultures and the Dutch." LOL

 "What? Take the fahza away! Dutch hater!!!!"

Diederick,

I just love the stance off your car in this picture!!!

(http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=783.0;attach=4464;image)

Thanks Jelle! I appreciate it 8)

It was a beautiful day and i drove around big time today, went to uni from my parent's place, and incidentially all my friends saw me driving around today.
They were all amazed, said it was so cool. Asking me whether i just bought, naaaahhh took me almost 3 years to get it to look like this  ;) Then i dropped a few guys off and the way home, they were pretty amazed by the monster tach as well  :D So, i told them as much about the california look as i could in a few minutes. Pretty cool, surely brought a grin to my face everytime.

But it did notice a few things during the 75km i drove today. All of a sudden (perhaps i didn't notice before) i have a pretty big difference in the brakes, if i don't hold on the steering wheel firmly it pulls to the right quite a bit. Could i have messed anything up on the brakes while pulling away the rear axles on Saturday? Perhaps the brake cable were stretched too far? I'm just guessing it's the rear...
And there's a click in my steering wheel/or the tube when i go over bumps  ???

Any ideas lads?

I still remember the party in Budel 2000. On friday night, there was an EXCELLENT(!) cover band, performing songs from rage against the machine, skunk anansie, etc. I will always remember this evening. I think it was this party, where a german guy broke his leg, "dancing" to the music. Man, I was DRUNK! :-)

Thanks DeNiro!  ;) I appreciate it!

We have a Vollgas Cruisenight planned on April 14th and I'm reallly excited to see what it will be like!
I won't be there with my ride, as it will be at the painter's  8)  I'm sure i can hitch a ride in JeePee 200hp monster  ;) Man, what a launch that was when he took off after we had been busy on my 67 all saturday! Took me about 5 minutes doing 75mph to catch up  :D
But hey, i'll be fixing up my motor in 2 weeks! Got my kadrons lying in my room at my parent's place, god i'm sure that the first carbs you use look massive at first, i've got them all hooked up to their manifolds and air cleaners and i can't wait to mount them. But i'm sure they'll just disappear compared to IDAs, but hey it's my first step  ;)

But i'm hoping for a big succes on the 14th! There are not that many lookers in Holland, and although it's not that far from the border for the Germans i'm hoping some may come! That would be awesome. We'll take pics for sure!

P.s. i found that the click in my steering wheel is a sort of electric shortcircuit, perhaps it's my horn or indicator that is faulty?????  ???

Andi :

it's on my agenda :-)

don't know, if I can make it. car needs some sorting out, the 010 is not ready yet, but maybe I just leave the 009 in place.

Diederick, Andi knows how to drive to Veenendaal, it's 1 village before Barneveld ... ;)

aarrrgh! it's near barneveld? !!  CHICKEN ALERT  !!
:-)

 :P :P :P

Barneveld ???  Cool Chicks... Let's Do It....

@Hurry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnevelder ;D

 :D

I didn't know the dutch had such big cocks ;D

I heard they were always clogged up??  ;D

At my Age, Anything goes...

Some pictures of the "first Volgass cruisnight"

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(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6803/pict0011nh0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

And what a blast it was! Great turn up - most likely due to the wonderful weather 8)
Some weren't even to go home until 2 a.m.  ;D

More pics to follow later.

Nice weather, 25degrees C. definitley a good first DVK meeting! the FDK guy's drove 400kms for this meeting!

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And what a hellride it was. I STILL HAVE ROCK-FESTIVAL EARS !!!

And then after 5 minutes we left, i thought throttle cable was sticking at 2500 RPM  :o, Dennis says Vapor lock... After 2 hours of cooling down ? Aluminum Cases don't stay That Hot. 20 minutes later all cool. Then Engine starts poppin'and banging again, when i went off throttle. I DID replace that stinking IDF. Made it home on FULL throttle with Freeway Flyer Gearbox  :D :D Then ran into Alcohol Hold-Up by local Sherrifs 5 minutes from home. I blow, and after the (no-alcohol) Beep the Officer tells me: Its Loud. I tell him: I didn't Drink. He responded: No, the fucking Car !!! Made it home at 24.00, smoked 5 cigars and had a few red wines to get back to earth... But it was a cool meeting...

Oh and the Poppin'and Banging. This morning i found out that the Distributor more or less was melted... ???

Bunch of nice cars but I'm wondering about the relative lack of 50's cars? Just one split is all I see, and no ovals at all? What's with that?

  Two ovals to be precise... ;)
  Here's one, but I don't have a picture of the other...
  (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/48781.jpg)

 It's just that nice lookers are few and far between in the Netherlands. So not many of them are splits and ovals.
Also splits and ovals are way harder to find over here than in the Scandinacian countries. Holland is small and many old cars were crushed instead of stored in a barn, just because most people didn't have the space to store it. And they use salt over here to clear the roads from snow and that salt solution is really destuctive for cars...

It was a blast! Very nice cars where present, and even the FDK guys are there after a 200Km trip! Awesome.
It was nice to meet you, you are nice guys!

Cheers,
Sander

Thanks Sander, cool Meeting. Hopefully a Next Time... See you guys in Budel !! PS, Good to see you Dokke !

Yep, good to see you as wel !!! It was been a long time ...

P.S : Nice club shirts !!!

He is their a ristriction on the www.cal-look.nl for the username Eddie.
I already registered 2 times, post a reply that i can t find back and am not aloud to log in again.
?????????????

Kind regards edgar

Nice oval!

Ok, can log on now on the www.cal-look.nl..

Hey Guys 'n Girls ! Any News ???

Yeah! About 4 weeks it is BUDEL!! :)
I'm looking forward to it.

And you guys?

Yeah....News from my side ! That my car is damn slow after i put in a 1200  :'(
My 1641 is allready out of the bug and under construction because he didnt work any more  :-[

BUT ! i can drive

Even when its slow but looks sharp it gets you there !!!

Hi Sander, are you guys having a (club) Banner made ??? If yes post me some details.

You mean a 'banner' for on the website?

This is sort of the banner we have right now..

Scrolling true some topics i came across this one.

Maybe its late but after living for awhile in holland i noticed that holland isnt really car minded like the states or zweden,uk.
If you go to certain vwshows here most "cool" cars are either german or belgian.
You have a select group of guys who are really into callooking or restocal.These days alot of guys are into hoodrides,narrowing and slamming and not really into performnace.
I think a reason that most of the dutch vw beetle drivers arent into performance is that besides that they are not so carminded parts are way expensive compared to the states.If i hear what some parts cost i could have build 2 engine in the states or Curacao where i came from originally.

What i also noticed here is that because holland isnt carminded they run behind on certain scenes but when they get into it they do it great.The callook is getting of the ground just now but its a small group of followers just like dragracers.
 ;D

Hey Stanford, welkom here dude!

Hey Sander thnx.
Forums are great and fun,wish they were there when i began during the 80's ;D

Some Updates...

Cool project Hurry,are you belgian or dutch btw??

we all know he has a funny accent, but he's dutch  ;) :D
and if he were belgian he wouldn't be posting on the dutch scene thread

 ;)

Watch it Died... :D

Diederick you always have those belgians that lost their way somehow,haha

Btw i have an accent too ;D

 ;D ;D what's the problem with those belgians  ???......... ;D ;D ;D

Dunno, i'm Dutch. My most beautifull girlfriend was from Belgium. No problems, untill we broke up. ??? ;D ???

Anyway, got the empty case and coolingsystem mocked up and functioning as a Christmas Tree in the living. As soon as its in the Ghia , i will try to make/post some pics.

No problem with belgians speedwell ;D

They are more into cars then the dutch ;D

i don't have any problems with the dutch guys   ;D, you know the problem in belgium with flamand & wallon  ::) , but for me it's the fault of people but the political guys ,they want to seperate the belgiun in 2 french side and dutch side , but  the people do want this , and i would like to said that i LOVE YOU MY DUTCH FRIEND  ;D ;D ;D
rgd
fabian  ;)

 ;D

You're cool Speedwell ;D

what? are you wallon my friend? 


 ;D

love you  :-*

dutch people, i have had the delight of meeting some very friendly ones. better than what i saw at most meetings.  ;D you know what i mean, big, loud and a car that looks like a toilet (sometimes it is actually a toilet)

but lots of love for all people

 :-* :-* love you too nicolas  ;D ;D.. ;)
fabs

UUPP. Even Sam my shopcat says keep the topic alive...

Well there isn't much to keep the topic alive, we guys from the DVK are all building our motors and collecting parts at the moment. The type 1 tuning scene in Holland isn't very big. Too much ratlookers at the meetings for me.

nice stuff guy's !! keep the pictures comeing. How is it there for finding parts, cars, sheetmetal and that kind of stuff-etc.....cool hearing from people from other countries..

Finding cars is ok, a couple of companies here are importing cars from Sweden which are a good base most of the time. Engine parts and especially tuning parts are much more expensive than in the states.

yeah, importing parts from the U.S. is the way to go.

Here a photo of a couple of cal-lookers from the Netherlands.

(http://www.cal-look.nl/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/Afbeelding_061%7E1.jpg)

See what i mean ?

Harry you have a Pm.

I love that cloudy day photo!

No??

Way too much chrome to be cal-lookers to me :P

michael

"Way too much chrome to be cal-lookers to me"

 :D ;) :)

Keeping this Topic alive !

Harry,

I've only seen one dashboard picture of your car.  I've seen it a few years ago in a vw scene I guess...  Do you have others pictures of your car to share?

I will try, going back to original (late looker) again. Shitty pics i think. Thanks wolfswest !

hey harry, i think it looks good to your car to bring it back too a late looker.

it's a very high detailed car. the finishing off, every nut and bolt in the car

Thanks Jeroen, but its not a pan-off resto, Because the car was and is still rust-free. Going for an older floorpan in the near future IRS or Swing. Don't know yet, Some more shitty pics.

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THANK YOU ! Youre Right Dem ! Hope we meet this Year ! Fuck "Correct".

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Youre not wining, i had to have listining to the same BS year after year. And you reach a point like: I'm fed up with this, i'm doing my own thing, and fuck 'em all, I Have To Be Happy In My Garage. Peace and Love in the VW scene... Sometimes it is like a MG, or Rolls Scene....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7j4yc0ZX08Ia

Without line-lock
 

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Jeroen,   Biertje and some bs about cars.

Adios Amigo,
Cervezas at DDD...

that's no beer on the table with you. how's your engine coming together?

I see the relax mode is on. cigar and some heavy cola ;)

Hurry, don t forget my late looker on the road from 2004 with not the "correct" wheels,
not the "correct" tires. but who gives a f..... we live the life...
bought me some correct wheels at EBI 2.

Sent you a PM.
 

That's a DTM (down the middle) shroud made by Jake Raby.

interesting - any more info  ??? :)

www.aircooledtechnology.com    or
www.massivetype4.com
 
check out these sites.

Fred, I'm going back to Standard Sheetmetal though.

Seven years a dead topic?

Jup seems to be....

think some guys have other interests these days..


Hurry is in to Harley's and other bikes right now. I stil love the lifestyle but i am a little bit low profile right now.. Being to bussy with my house and job.

Two years ago, I met Volksfahrer (Erwin) in Hessich-Oldendorf, and last summer, Ome Sander with his 411 was in Croatia in city of Vrsar.
Dutch scene is nice, and I'm familiar with some of your nice cars...

Where's 67-indeed?

Still driving around cal look style

Miss you Limbo guys, say hi to them for me.

Nice to see that there are some dudes alive.
I stil have mine 64 beetle,only with 1200cc engine.

I'm still alive Jeepee, haven't been out with the '72 lately.. 2 little girls an busy working on the lowlight ghia!

The plans for this year are EBI and DDD and maybe Wanroij.

Sander is still working on his bug, Jesse is building his house and has some engine troubles, Diederick his car is running as far as know...
Jeroen is busy as allways with racecars and everything.

We have some plans to get some new life in the DVK club... what i think is good.

So cal look is still alive  8)

JeePee, you need help building your engine or are you waiting on parts?
If you need help, maybe I can help.

Let me know if you do.

Hope see you more this year.
Last year was a shit year for me.

Regards edgar

Alive and kicking lots off plans this year 3 time's Santa pod  DDD Ebi meeting old and new friends

I've been low profile for like forever. Had my project parked safely a 3 hr drive away from home for several years.
Been working on the odd-bits on the drivetrain on and off (typ1 turbo engine, built gearbox)  the moments that i could.
It's coming back to the Netherlands soon and i might even put some work into it  ;D

1957 beetle i don't know what style it fits, my own at least  ;D

Picture taken 08-2012  :'( and didn't touch it ever since

Jeepee,

I still have the beige 67 car that is waiting too put the engine (2165cc ex Jesse) and the shorter gearbox in it with some upgrades.

Then i have a blue 67 with OG ragtop in it but no plans with it yet.

And the ex Otto bros flying bug i bought in July. Raced it in bitburg with only 3 passes i managed to get a 11.2.

The engine is with the Otto bros right now for some upgrades. Also bought a autocraft case, 86 flanged crank and all the other stuff to build a Bigger engine this year.

Oh and also got a 68 yukon yellow convertible somewhere.

So where are still alive and busy.

Jeroen.

Still have my car JP and sold the engine and gearbox to Jeroen. Very busy with the house at the moment but when I have moved I will be starting to look at beetles again :D. Don't know yet what and how.

Time for a get togheter  ???  ;D

My dusty 48IDA's will see fresh gasoline next month, project almost finished :D

And busy with the VW scene, '65 project/instagram/websites every day!  ;D :D :D

Tonight after a long time.Celebrating 40 years California look.

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Nice Line-up!  8)

Hmm unfortunately I missed that, looks cool!

Anyone who like to race on friday night? There is a street legal dragrace in Drachten, very nice track. Check out this website: http://www.dhra.nl/?p=2509

I'll see you on Friday?

And if that would be too soon, this is another very cool event:

http://www.quartermileshow.com/ (http://www.quartermileshow.com/)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/66sportfury/meetingfotos/meetingflyers/2015/quartermile2015.jpg)

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Ah! Nice to see that your gasoline is more expensive than ours  :) Cool car too!

-BB-

i think i have a go next year.....

Noooo, can you tell we are Dutch?

(http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/138470.jpg)

 :D ;D

yes, but and even worse, the dutch and belgians have no oil at their shores except the one that gets spilled… you can still dig up some more if needed.  ;D

Again a cap of 3 years?
Come on guys,lets see your rides ore project here?

see you @ Das Drag Day?

6 members of dthe DVK,and some friends visit the last edition of Das Drag Day in Bad Sobernheim in Germany.
Did you take some pictures of our cars?

Old picture from the shoot I did from mrpedrini's car many years ago.
Really nice car.

gr
Wout

Not only a nice car,but also a nice guy.
Thanks for sharing this picture Wout.

Indeed!
Have to look but still have more and also from your nice car JP :-).

gr
Wout

Thank you for the compliment Wout.
I wil waith and see.

Is the car still around and does he still own it?
And very nice late looker 👍

I have no idea, I don't do foto-shoots anymore and don't find time to do vw-events lately  :-[.

gr
Wout

Hi you guys! Thanks for the nice words vwcab, JP and Wout! The car is still around and lives in my basement under the house. Nothing much changed since 2007.Ones and a white i take it out for a spin. Still equiped with the 2017cc IDA engine. I still have the same passion for the hobby.. but times change.. having a time consuming job reduces the wrenching time. Having another vw project in my garage which evolves verry slowly. Raising the bar some more and try to build another awesome ride! How are you doing guys?

Your car looks fabulous. Do you have any more photos? I am thinking about eyebrows in my decklid, and yours looks good!

Already had a quick look for the foto's but couldn't find them yet. Will have a closer look and post them as soon as I find them. Changed computers a few times since the shoot so...

gr
Wout

New member of DVK.

The Dutch Cal-look club exists 12 years now,but in the nineties Michel,Jan-Peter and Hans drive cool VWs.

Found some foto's  :D

gr
Wout

 :D :D :D
Thanks Wout,these are old.

You're welcome  ;). DDD4 so 2006 I think, we're getting old  ::). Was in my highdays as photographer I assume  ;D



gr
Wout

2019 was a cool year,Ron Flemming visit Holland.

2020 starts good for the DVK,with a new member.

DVK is a dutch club,with a new member from Belgium.
Yannick,welcom to the club.
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And the latest member is Eddie,welcom Eddie.
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Thanks JeePee and thanks DVK for adding me..

Some nice pics JeePee, great to see Eddie and the guys getting their club badges.

nice adds to your club, the blue late looker is awesome!

Wow, two very beautiful cars there!

Thanks everybody for the kind words.

dutch scene in the 70's at OCIR bug in
i'm not sure but it look like an nederland plate

now may be the car was exported from nederland to california , or the guys just found a pair of NL license plate

that license palte model look like the 51 => 65 model or 65 =>73

Nice car Fabian,
It could be dutch plates.
BN is a special plate that used by US military that has a base in The Netherlands.
So it good be a us military that has worked in the netherlands.

cool to know those info about those plate , but it's seems that the guys came back to the US  with his split windows and went to the bug in

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And Merry Christmas to you too!

DVK Cruise & BBQ ‘21
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Last saterday we had our annual DVK BBQ & Cruise which took place at Oud-Turnhout 🇧🇪
It was good to catch up with friends, enjoying the sun (sometimes  ::) ).

The club went out cruising, exploring the Belgian country side close to the Dutch border. Taking photo’s at cool locations is always fun  8)

In the evening we all enjoyed a beer or soda while Luke and I took care of the grill  ;D
Who doesn’t love a BBQ?!  ;)

DVK


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Love the steel sunroof car on gas burners, is it fontana grey?

cool cars!

Cool club, that green car is lovely  8)

The dutch scene is truely alive! Very nice to see!

looks good!
I saw that you are also attending the Airmighty Show, see you there :-)

NICE cars!!  Now where's the tire smokin' pics?!? ;)

Thanks  8)

Yes we are!  ;D
Come and have a chat with us then  ;)

Oops… we forgot  :o ;D

Yes it is  ;)

Thats like 15 minutes from where I live.
Nice get together

That was a long time ago,that we did a update here.
we got 2 new members and a small repirt in Volksworld.
Wim Devincke,with his gorgious 67 bug.
And Luke Pronk with his beatifull late looker.

great new cars, that 67 is close to perfection