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Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:41 pm

My car is not as great as a lot I see here, but i love it and you guys are the only people that might care! so here goes.

Here is what it looked like last year about 2 month before i parked it for winter:

First thing i finished over the winter was the disk conversion and drop spindles from Cip1, ofcourse I lost the nice pictures of the sexy disks. But here is a shot of stock shocks and tires for those that care.

After i got that over with i did some other misc stuff, like clean and detail engine, but no pictures of that yet. Added a deep sump and new hoses to the engine and car. The other day i changed my shocks out for new KYB GR-2 Gas Shocks. Wow did it ever make a difference. But you would assume it would when you were running blown up original shocks...

I ordered new BRM's rims from CIP1 and some tires from kal tire.
I called the day i was booked to get tires on rims and car. the guy at kal tire said the tires had arrived 45 minutes before but they SOLD them...
anyways after some large screaming matches. 3 hours of waiting for express shipping of new tires then 3 hours of fighting at the store. i got my tires. BUT they did not put them on my car because the manager said it was a safety issue... but I am getting carried away, here is what it looked like semi clean today:

Car rides awesome and gets even more looks now. only problem i found is need to take the eyebrows of the lights, cannot see nothing at night with the new angle of the car!

Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:42 pm

Sharp looking ride.

Very nice.

Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:44 pm

Sweet man. Throw a narrowed beam on that bitch and roll. 8)

Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:55 pm

looks good.
narrow the beam and put the nose down a little bit more and itll look perfect!

Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:03 pm

Thanks guys. I was going to narrow the beam and drop it down a bit more, But wife won't let me spend 1 more penny after the cash i used this winter on it haha. After driving it today though into town i doubt i will lower the front anymore, between the new pot holes and dips I already nailed my tow bracket on the road a few times :( so i will keep it safe where i am.

Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:03 pm

hey, you from the lower mainland? nice N :roll: , i refuse to to roll with mine on

Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:08 pm

Soupbowl wrote: Thanks guys. I was going to narrow the beam and drop it down a bit more, But wife won't let me spend 1 more penny after the cash i used this winter on it haha. After driving it today though into town i doubt i will lower the front anymore, between the new pot holes and dips I already nailed my tow bracket on the road a few times :( so i will keep it safe where i am. Just put a narrowed beam on it and don't lower it any more. It would look tons better if it were tucking...

Thu Mar 20, 2008 8:26 pm

dirtydeedss wrote: hey, you from the lower mainland? nice N :roll: , i refuse to to roll with mine on

I'm right outside kelowna, N's are dumb :( I been so lazy i never got rid of it . I got my license like the week the new rules came into affect and still have not done the next test to get rid of it lol...

As for narrowing the beam, i probably still will. Just not this summer. :)

Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:51 pm

hey hows it goin, from the island, my mom sold that car to you :) i remember putting the n in that spot for you....are you saying you haven't takin it off since then? haha

Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:19 pm

oh wow, haha. Yeah it has not been taken off since! hows your bug project going?

Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:57 pm

whats the deal with the N?

Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:59 pm

in British Columbia we have to have a L for one year with all sorts of restrictions, then get a N for 2 years with few restrictions then you can get your full license......it sucks

Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:51 am

way nice

Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:42 pm

This is what it looked like as of around may.20th:

The day before the biggest local car show I was having my car in. Some idiot hit my bug while my wife ran into work on the empty side of the parking lot. Left no note and no one seen anything. Pisses me off because you almost can't have anything nice now a days. It either gets stolen or some idiot wrecks it!

The good news is, the #1 (as far as I know) hot rod shop in Kelowna does amazing work, so I got to keep my O.G. fender:

To bad it costed me my car allowance for awhile. Next job I am doing is replacing my toasted rear torsion bars!

Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:50 pm

Car looks great! Glad you got it fixed and looking good again.

Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:36 pm

That sucks someone had to hit it the day before the show :evil:

I was wanting to get a early model bug without dents and bondo like mine has but now days and being in highschool i am better off leaving my bug the way it is.

I love your bug.