1963 Project Euro/Aussie look Beetle - FYI

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Sat May 28, 2005 5:04 am

custom mix

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Sun May 29, 2005 4:01 am

Rear apron went on today - wiring continues slowly but surely....getting closer and closer

jdub96 · Post by **jdub96** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:56 pm

What color is that camel lookig interior? And where did you order it from?
I am planning on going that route in the future with Spanish Olive Green paint.

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:43 pm

Hi, the tan interior is custom made by an upholsterer here in my home town. I have no idea of the colour code as I just flipped through all his colour samples before choosing this one. I went back to get the sub box covered in vinyl and the one I originally chose was out of production so I had to choose something as close as possible.

Ta
Alan

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 6:04 am

I pretuned the dual 40 dells (with cb performance update kit and ceramic coated manifolds) before bolting them up.

After struggling with the limited access to manifolds nuts for an hour and a half, I finally got them into position! Slowly but surely its getting closer. Dizzy is wired up along with oil pressure and temperatue sender.

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:58 am

Started playing with the battery clamp (aluminium) and mdf surround....

The two long bolts will go through the floor up through the mdf and aluminium (through those two holes). The mdf will be fixed to the battery clamp and supported underneath the fuse block which can be seen here.

Of course the mdf will be tidied up, edge routed (roundover) and painted in body colour to match fuse panel box...and aluminium will be milled and polished.

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:38 am

No major progress - just prepped and painted the battery surround in two pack base/clear - will look pretty nice for something that no-one else will see! I'll have to lift the backseat up at shows

Hopefully more progress pics next weekend if the car is back from the trimmer by then.

cre8iv1 · Post by **cre8iv1** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:18 pm

what type of exhaust is that??? Is it custom made??

looks very sweet.

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:36 pm

cre8iv1 wrote:what type of exhaust is that??? Is it custom made??

looks very sweet.

Cheers, yep it is a custom exhaust made by these guys:
www.cesracing.com.au here in Brisbane, Australia.

Here it is before polishing/ceramic coating:

cre8iv1 · Post by **cre8iv1** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:32 am

Damn...that is sexy!!!!

I was debating whether to fill my exhaust cut outs in the rear apron and then I saw this exhaust...damn!!!! they should sell those to the masses!!!!

Great car, I just hope my car comes out half as nice as yours.

Here is a photoshop of what I hope my car looks like...except maybe frenching the headlights.

See ya,
Brett

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:05 pm

Wow - that looks awesome! Nice photoshop work - I hope it all goes to plan....I look forward to seeing the progress pics!

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 3:59 pm

Car is home again - here are a few pics of the beetle - home once again.
The canvas ragtop turned out very well:

The trimmer did a great job on the headliner - its supposed to sag a little as there needs to be enough slack for when the top is open:

Aerial view...

Didn't have a huge choice in carpets but it turned out pretty well:

racelook · Post by **racelook** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:23 am

damn sexy!!

Sixty3GL · Post by **Sixty3GL** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:30 pm

Looks comfy!
That top of the roll bar fits nice now

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:04 am

Thanks guys.

Finally a little more progress was made....

1/0 stinger hpm gauge cable was connected to the +ve terminal and inline fuse holder.

Sub enclosure is finally bolted into position and sub connected.

Passenger seat is in, drivers to come soon.