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« on: December 04, 2007, 19:10:15 pm » |
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Hi guys, Finally after 5 - 6 long years the project has almost reached the end. First a little more info about the car and myself. 8 years ago I turned 18 and got myself a vw rabbit/golf MK3. I drove it for a couple of years but in the meantime I was looking for a project car. I used to wrench many hours on my mopeds and I tought the time was ready to test my skills on a car. My neighbour had a 1972 bug that he stripped completely and welded for 80%. He was getting a bit tired with working on the car, so he decided to sell the car. He also needed the money because he bought another house. So, knowing not much of bugs I bought the car. He told me he gave the bug an older look, pre 67. I didn't know anything about the different models and thought it was ok. First thing I did was putting the car in primer and my cousin did the finishing paint. After it was painted I was discovering differences in different model years. Then I discoverd my car had some "mistakes"  For example: the longer bonnet, pre 67 head lights, ect... but because I didn't know much about it I didn't remove the "ears" behind the quarter windows and the tank lid is still there.... Since it was already painted it was to late to fix these "issues" OK, I know that I'm pretty stupid to "rebuild" a 72 to a pre 67 model, but like I said: My neighbour is the one to blame!  First I hated my car because it was "a little bit of something" but I learned to live with it and now I found peace with it. I hope that some of you guys still like my car and not only judge it on the not completely time period correct look. I started buying "volksworld" magazines and the first look that I liked very much was the resto look. I wanted to give the car a slammed look with a roof rack but with a powerful engine... Years went by and I bought the bible written by Keith...  Many hours of reading went by and I was totally hooked up with the california look, so I changed my plans. The roof rack had to go and I needed a more powerful engine. I sold the second hand 1914cc I had and started saving up for a hot 2 liter stroker engine with 48 IDA's... The chosen colour is not really "true" california look and the car is also not dechromed but like I already mentioned, my first plan was to build a resto cal. Many updates and stories to come with the "more recent" work in progress pictures, but for starters: some old pictures I found on my old hard disk. I hope you enjoy it. Ok, here we go. Dem |
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« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2007, 19:20:44 pm » |
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one of the first pics how this basket case arrived
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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2007, 19:23:21 pm » |
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the back and a picture of a freaky mate of me... It's not me!! |
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2007, 19:29:22 pm » |
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next stage: a fresh painted bug, ready to start building... As you can see I was then in my "resto cal" fase... Glad that's over...  |
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2007, 22:26:00 pm » |
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Just passed the MOT today. So soon I will provide more pictures and tech. specs of my car.
Dem
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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2007, 22:31:09 pm » |
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OKAY, time for more Cal look progress. Here are the first pictures of the engine in his test build up.
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2007, 22:40:04 pm » |
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Just passed the MOT today. So soon I will provide more pictures and tech. specs of my car.
Dem
congrats!! |
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wolfswest
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« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2007, 23:46:09 pm » |
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Just passed the MOT today. So soon I will provide more pictures and tech. specs of my car.
Dem
congrats!! Thx!! And I enjoyed my first real drive today bigtime. I also nailed a renault Kangoo @ the red lights.... okay, not something to brag about but I'm one happy camper! |
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« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2007, 20:52:47 pm » |
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here is the engine on the dyno for his first startup.
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« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2007, 20:59:03 pm » |
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the engine is a 2165cc, IDA's, CB heads done by Steve's VW shop.
The engine produced +/- 190 hp @ the dyno.
here are some pictures of the enginebay...
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« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2007, 21:58:37 pm » |
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The engine looks promising!! Like the turned alu panels, did it yourself? Or did Steve do them?
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« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2007, 08:41:32 am » |
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I came up with the idea and told Steve made them.
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« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2007, 12:49:00 pm » |
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That's a nice ride  I saw it in steve's shop this summer, cool ride. Have fun with it Mycha |
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« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2007, 23:00:16 pm » |
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thx mycha...
More pics to follow, but I'm very busy with detailing and finishing the car...
here a few pics with the engine in the car.
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2007, 10:54:02 am » |
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I like it! The green and gold works really well with the turned panels! |
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« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2007, 10:35:33 am » |
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thx Neil!
Soon more pictures of the exterior and interior of the car...
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« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2007, 07:26:02 am » |
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nice. ireally like the backpanels, steve is really someone who has many tricks up his sleeve. that should come out nice. still beeting kangoo's or has it a bigger appetite now? |
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« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2007, 20:43:38 pm » |
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nice. ireally like the backpanels, steve is really someone who has many tricks up his sleeve. that should come out nice. still beeting kangoo's or has it a bigger appetite now? Right now I'm waiting for my license plates, I think I will receive them in january... I see you have started your stroker project? Dem |
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« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2008, 21:18:08 pm » |
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thx mycha...
More pics to follow, but I'm very busy with detailing and finishing the car...
here a few pics with the engine in the car.
very nice engine |
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« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2008, 17:15:41 pm » |
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thx mycha...
More pics to follow, but I'm very busy with detailing and finishing the car...
here a few pics with the engine in the car.
very nice engine thx!! Got my license plate today, so soon new pictures of the car, the interior etc how it looks now. more cal-look, less resto-cal |
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« Reply #20 on: January 18, 2008, 19:09:48 pm » |
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dont you have a video yet? |
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2008, 20:15:22 pm » |
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dont you have a video yet? no, not yet, I will get my canon running one of these days and show my spielberg tricks Dem |
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« Reply #22 on: January 19, 2008, 17:51:37 pm » |
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It's about time a real car is cruising the streets of downtown stekene it will be great hearing that car scream @ de cramme  |
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« Reply #23 on: January 23, 2008, 12:43:32 pm » |
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Any progress on the car?
PICTURES please.
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wolfswest
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« Reply #24 on: January 23, 2008, 16:23:52 pm » |
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Any progress on the car?
PICTURES please.
Progress yes! pictures: no! Soon pictures will follow. I'm having some dilemmas: the sidetrim is bugging me... Don't know exactly what to do with it... paint the sidetrim, leave it chrome... install black window-rubbers or not, etc... I need to start a poll here... |
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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2008, 16:32:46 pm » |
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Any progress on the car?
PICTURES please.
Progress yes! pictures: no! Soon they will follow. I'm having some dilemmas: the sidetrim is bugging me... Don't know exactly what to do with it... paint the sidetrim, leave it chrome... install black window-rubbers or not, etc... I need to start a poll here... paint the trim body color and put black cal look rubber my 2 cents lol |
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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2008, 16:34:09 pm » |
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i'm gonna go with what shubee suggested. i just need to find a darn 67 hood trim   |
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« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2008, 16:37:40 pm » |
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I would also replace the window rubbers with callook rubbers, still not sure about the trim do, never seen that before, it it's not a bad idea |
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« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2008, 16:43:41 pm » |
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oh and about the cal-look rubbers; there's quite a few different ones around. are the any good makes around? i don't want them to dry out after 2 years. can i just go with these? |
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« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2008, 17:11:24 pm » |
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Progress yes! pictures: no! Soon they will follow. I'm having some dilemmas: the sidetrim is bugging me... Don't know exactly what to do with it... paint the sidetrim, leave it chrome... install black window-rubbers or not, etc... I need to start a poll here... If you've got a picture of the car as it sits now, that might help... I think it's one of those colours which needs the chrome to break up the green. You could try blacked out trim? |
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