TheSamba.com :: View topic - Airkewld Double Cab is sketched ready for the goods!

Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:15 pm

We just picked up a 1959 Double cab that is in Ok shape. No real rust anywhere just years of abuse by PO's. We are going to make this a very tastefully done Double cab with no hacking but subtle details to set the truck apart. Here are some before picks of the double cab.

Here is the sketch that is in the making for the rendering that should be done late this week.

We are going to drill out the spot welds on the dazsh for the speedo pod and we are going to modify a banged up Barndoor Speedo Pod to fit the dash.

We just got a Barndoor speedo pod that we are going to have restored to make the dash look classy but different.

We are going to out fit the drivetrain with a set of RIZZAG drop spindles, BAD series Frakes front and Rear with 4 Piston Wilwood calipers, IRS Trans Conversion, Type 4 Fuel Injected motor with DTM, Custom Stailess steel dual exhaust. a 1.5 shortened rear end to fit 17x7 wheels up front and 17x9.5's in the rear. We are installing Early Pressed bumpers, Wolgang Safari's front and rear and we are powdercaoting all the frames black. Vents in the rear quarters will be removed in favor of a remote activated crotch cooler style flaps in the back to allow air into the motor compartment.

Here is a pic of the wheels that we are installing on the bus. The trick though, is we are going to get the center of the wheels BLACK CHROME Plated with the lips of the wheels a standard chrome.

We are going to anodize the brakes blue to really have some BAD ASS Brakes.

The overall paint scheme will be Dove blue on the bottom and black on the top.

I will keep all of you posted on the build up of this one. ETA Volksworld 2007. I will be shipping this car to the UK for the Volksworld show in 2007.

Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:18 pm

I'll be watching. I really think it would look cleaner without the skylights but Im sure you will have that thing looking sweet regardless. :o

Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:22 pm

This is gonna be one sick looking bus. Keep us updated :D

Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:06 pm

Who are you getting to paint it :?: and one more question how much is it too ship it over ther cause i will ship mine also and if it cheaper for both of them let me know cause i'm down for it.........Good luck Pete :D

Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:13 pm

Rich's 50 wrote: Who are you getting to paint it :?: and one more question how much is it too ship it over ther cause i will ship mine also and if it cheaper for both of them let me know cause i'm down for it.........Good luck Pete :D

Nobody wants to see your burnt piece of shit in the UK BITCH

Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:31 pm

man that thing is gonna be sweet , i think you are reading my mind . about two months ago i was thinking a black and dove blue bus would look good. cant wait to see it . :wink: deluxe trim?

Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:38 pm

Rich's 50 wrote: Who are you getting to paint it :?: and one more question how much is it too ship it over ther cause i will ship mine also and if it cheaper for both of them let me know cause i'm down for it.........Good luck Pete :D

F & J Body shop in Downey, Ca. is going to do the paint and body. Volksworld is looking inot sponsoring my car over there but if that doesn't pan out i will look into regardless. I look at shipping a car over there in a container by itself and it was $1200. I will let you know!

Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:40 pm

volkswagenut wrote: man that thing is gonna be sweet , i think you are reading my mind . about two months ago i was thinking a black and dove blue bus would look good. cant wait to see it . :wink: deluxe trim?

No trim, i want to keep it monochromatic. Kinda german look style but mixed with our flavor. Handles and headlight rings will be paint matched to give it a clean look.

Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:04 pm

Airkewld wrote: I look at shipping a car over there in a container by itself and it was $1200.

Wow! I thought it would it cost a whole lot more. But I guess that $1200 each way. What is the ETA on something like that?

That DC is goona look kickass Im sure, if its like any of you other cars.

Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:11 pm

Airkewld wrote: volkswagenut wrote: man that thing is gonna be sweet , i think you are reading my mind . about two months ago i was thinking a black and dove blue bus would look good. cant wait to see it . :wink: deluxe trim?

No trim, i want to keep it monochromatic. Kinda german look style but mixed with our flavor. Handles and headlight rings will be paint matched to give it a clean look.

that will look good too. thought with the sky lights you might go deluxe look all the way. all your cars look good so cant wait to see it. :wink:

Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:11 pm

Looking foward to the updates 8)

Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:18 pm

Naked wrote: Airkewld wrote: I look at shipping a car over there in a container by itself and it was $1200.

Wow! I thought it would it cost a whole lot more. But I guess that $1200 each way. What is the ETA on something like that?

That DC is goona look kickass Im sure, if its like any of you other cars.

2-3 weeks ship time

Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:21 pm

I guess I`m just old but I really think it would look better without the big billet wheels.

Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:59 pm

Skim wrote: Rich's 50 wrote: Who are you getting to paint it :?: and one more question how much is it too ship it over ther cause i will ship mine also and if it cheaper for both of them let me know cause i'm down for it.........Good luck Pete :D

Nobody wants to see your burnt piece of shit in the UK BITCH

You aint right Skim :roll:

Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:05 pm

:lol: :wink:

Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:25 pm

Bryan67 wrote: I guess I`m just old but I really think it would look better without the big billet wheels.

i would most of the time agree with that , i am partial to the wide five wheels .looks more vw to me , but i think the way there going with that one it will look good. its more custom than resto. :wink:

Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:39 pm

i guess it is more like the "FOOSE" effect. Make it bad ass! Thats what we are going for!

Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:13 pm

Airkewld wrote: i guess it is more like the "FOOSE" effect. Make it bad ass! Thats what we are going for!

yeah it will look sweet, hey a freind of mine bought some wheels from you guys and a air ride kit, from the speed shop in tenn. that is a small vw shop about 15 minutes from my house. guys name is mike and his dads name is larry he owns the shop. cant wait to see his bug its a 63 it will probly be pretty cool.

Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:41 pm

New sketch is done with the modifications.

We decided to go with the standard bumpers and we are going to air brush them to look like pressed bumpers. We are changing out the mirrors to a billet style but mounted in the original location. We ordered front and rear safari's from Wolfgang, had the frames along with the front window franes and side pop out frames all powdercoated for a good protectant. Got back my spindles from rizzag, they look sick! Pics to come later.

Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:55 pm

i wasnt going to go to volksword 2007 but i think i will now cause i want to see your dc finished.
good luck with the build :D :D :D