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Fri May 21, 2004 7:29 pm

BOUGHT HER RECENTLY ALREADY CUT LIKE THIS. THINKING OF MAKING A STREET RACER, MAKING HER AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. LET ME KNOW WHAT YA THINK.

Sat May 22, 2004 7:03 pm

its your car do what you want, whats in your taste, and price range
#1, get rid of exhaust
2 fiber glass one piecer

Sat May 22, 2004 7:13 pm

now i can finish my list i ran outa time at the coffee shop

3 clean up wiring
4 not orange
5 w deckid (real or replica)
6 911 cooling fan
7 356 or brm wheels
8 empi 5s are played out
9 LeCarra steering wheel
10 have lotsa fun and look cool
11 mabey a stinger or glass packs
*remember this is what i would do* 8)

Sat May 22, 2004 9:58 pm

your ideas aren't bad, and i understand about the exaust, it's pretty ugly.
already have a set of 356 16 slot rims not yet mounted. fronts are 15x5, and the rears are 15x7. dont ask, i have no idea where they came from.
the one piece that i have now, i dont really like (too racey... in a bad way). i recently came across a good deal on sheet aluminum, and got around 80 sqft for nothing, so i'm think about attempting my own front end. check out clyde bergs berganator (tube front end looks primarily stock), something similar is planned. w-decklids are hard to find in this area, but my search continues. the 911 style cooling fan is cool, but too expensive right now. i work at an aircooled shop out here, the work is a lot of fun, but the pay isn't enough for things like that just yet.
either way, she'll be fun. let me know what the rest of you think!

Sun May 23, 2004 11:52 pm

56_oval,

Check out The Samba classifieds (parts section) for W decklids. You can find them there for a couple hundred from time-to-time (saw two yesterday for less than $200.00). If it was my '56 I'd work on building a resto-custom: ditch the fiberglass front end, change the exhaust and add your own influences where you see fit. I'm not all that excited by "pure stock," totally OG bugs, but when it comes to splits and oval windows, I believe in keeping them in the close-to-stock condition (where they don't require too many MAJOR modifications to be returned to stock). As for me, I'm keeping all the stuff I take off my '55 in case I want to put it back on one day (including my original motor). With that said, some modifications simply can't be "undone"....and those are the tough decisions to make. Mostly, I say "have fun with it and enjoy." --Late.
--G

Sun Jun 13, 2004 10:08 am

jsut an update...
recently traded the prostock front end for a stock looking piece. we finished mounting it on saturday, will post pics soon.
it looks wicked with the camelion paint.

Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:48 pm

Can you really make your front end with fenders after you got a one piece front end?

Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:50 pm

i'm hoping so, i put the headlights in today and they kindda turned out like shit. they'll work to get it inspected, but they dont look good at all. i have a guy building a lightweight tube frame for me. basicly, it's just 2 bars that run from each side of the dash, and curve right under each side of the hood. i have aluminum panels i'm gonna cut for the side panels, and then pop rivet the whole thing together. i think it'll look a whole hell of alot better than the one piece.
if that fails, i guess i'll have to go to plan 2. creativecarcraft.com offers a pre 66 one peice with headlight buckets and mounting hardware. the only problem with that is that it costs over $700, and the shipping is over $300 including crating charge.
so needless to say, i hope the one i build will work out.

Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:50 pm

i'm hoping so, i put the headlights in today and they kindda turned out like shit. they'll work to get it inspected, but they dont look good at all. i have a guy building a lightweight tube frame for me. basicly, it's just 2 bars that run from each side of the dash, and curve right under each side of the hood. i have aluminum panels i'm gonna cut for the side panels, and then pop rivet the whole thing together. i think it'll look a whole hell of alot better than the one piece.
if that fails, i guess i'll have to go to plan 2. creativecarcraft.com offers a pre 66 one peice with headlight buckets and mounting hardware. the only problem with that is that it costs over $700, and the shipping is over $300 including crating charge.
so needless to say, i hope the one i build will work out.

Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:03 pm

this is the front end i was talking about in the previous reply.

Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:16 am

looks good but thats a whole lot of green :shock:

bug looks good, lotsa potential 8) good luck

Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:46 am

BAJA BUG, J/K J/K!!!!!!!!get the realsource magazines, they will help you out alot with the front end replacement stuff

Tue Jun 29, 2004 5:34 pm

i work at an aircooled shop in irving, so finding parts isnt really a problem. i can get a front clip easy, it's the sides that are the problem. i found a guy online that has a 56 front clip dash forward for only $60, only problem is location. either way, shes my daily driver right now, and she's fun to drive.