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rusty12345 Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:20 pm

what kind of home made stuff is on your bug

Nubby Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:43 pm

I have a dimmer knob that slows down the speed of the wipers when it rains! :D

j8bug Wed Oct 20, 2010 4:52 pm

tach mount.. Its not rocket science but you have to be a brain surgeon to afford one :lol:

Itawayoflife Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:12 pm

My wife and I made these door panels completely from scratch. I don't have a pic of the matching quarter panels, but we made those too. The car sold last week so I won't be getting any new photos anytime soon. We used type 3 dash grab handles and some extra chrome running board moldings I had laying around to finish the job.



DHMaher Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:55 pm

Been thinking about using an old belt to make some assist straps... I'll post pics if I do it.

The_Codeman Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:33 am

Aluminum steering column

zeroclearance Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:01 pm

Itawayoflife wrote: My wife and I made these door panels completely from scratch. I don't have a pic of the matching quarter panels, but we made those too. The car sold last week so I won't be getting any new photos anytime soon. We used type 3 dash grab handles and some extra chrome running board moldings I had laying around to finish the job.




what did you use for the actually board? seems a lot cheaper then buying them!

They look sweet!!

Dangermouse Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:01 pm

Accessory switchbox








zabo Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:53 pm

fuel tap extension - $6


GB2S Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:32 pm

I have a pillow that my mom made for her last car.

Geoff

zombie Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:45 pm

This should be a good thread. Dangermouse, that switchbox is sick.

Some little crap I made.


The shifter, the e-brake handle out of an old metalflake schwinn grip, and the radio delete plate :lol:

gt1953 Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:20 pm

made my own partial tay including cup holder..wish I knwo how to psot that picture darnit.. yea I have tried.

j8bug Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:25 pm

Dangermouse wrote: Accessory switchbox







like that :idea:

buguy Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:18 pm

Just some random stuff from the back. Home made turbo system, put 1950 Pontiac tail lights on it, made the bumper holes and exhaust cut-outs disappear.


durfeec Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:12 pm

your tail lights arent equal...

rusty12345 Thu Oct 21, 2010 6:18 pm

how come everybody puts their turbo so that the carburetor feeds into the turbo on their volkswagens

zeroclearance Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:10 pm

rusty12345 wrote: how come everybody puts their turbo so that the carburetor feeds into the turbo on their volkswagens

i have heard its the cheapest.. cause you dont need any blow, or pop off valves. but you also have to get carbon seals for the turbo, or a turbo that already has them. as long as your intake from carb to turbo is short and sweet, then it wont be as bad of an issue for fuel puddling.. but regardless some does puddle inside the turbo, and gets chopped up from the blades, which in some cases i have seen, makes the motor run like complete crap.


his setup looks clean though! besides the blower holes on the shroud :wink:

dangermouse.. can i steal that idea from ya? would be a good look for air bag switches, if i could fit original knobs over some toggle switches!

rusty12345 Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:12 pm

i see
i run mine before the carb

zeroclearance Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:15 pm

which is a blow through.. his set up is draw through.. i personally think blow through is the setup to go with.. but my wallets keeps pointing to draw through :P

rusty12345 Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:37 pm

all i had to use that would have costed alot was the turbo and everything else was just little stuff i had already



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