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Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:40 am

Hey all, im kind of quiet on these forums but i figured i would say Hi and show you what iv'e been up to. I got my 1964 Beetle when i was 14 or so... im now 30. I restored it way back when with my father and then it got sort of put on the backburner due to lack of "coolness" at the time. I got into watercooled stuff and 4x4 offroad stuff. Well now there seems to be a new "younger" cround getting into aircooled stuff and i like what i've been seeing. Reciently i went to a big watercooled show in Ocean City MD with my Rabbit Truck only to discover a small group of Aircooled guys.. i talked to a few of them and became RE OBSCESSED with my beelte. I came home, pulled the cover off, jacked it up, removed wheels and started ordering stuff. Orriginally i was going for "stock" look but now that i have a good head on my shoulders im taking it to the next level. OEM+ ;) I decided to "drop it like its hott" and build up a set of OEM+ style wheels for the rear. Currently i have everything i need to lower the car minus a narrowed adjustable front beam and spindles. I have a 1600ccDP dual carbed motor that i hope to freshen up and replace the blown up 1200 with. Well, enough talk, here are some pics for your viewing pleasure...

Just Pulled the cover off.. all tires (once brand new) are popped and flat!!

Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:44 am

glad to see that you came back to your senses :lol: j/k

Nice looking car.. those wheels should look great!

Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:21 pm

thanks! I dont know who would ever want to mess around with those darn watercooldes... VR6's in MKII's, 16v's in MKI's, Giant turbo's on AWD cars... jeeze.. stupid kids... ;)

I've got soo many darn cars its almost sickening...

Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:40 pm

Welcome back! I towed my first bug home at 14. But I did it and many others over the years. Lost the fever for some years and got bit 6 years ago again. The obsession never leaves. Good to have ya back!

Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:03 pm

Did you have those wheels widened or buy em like that? If you had them widened, do you mind me asking what you paid to have it done and how wide they are?

Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:48 pm

Ahhh H2o, I was there myself...I love any and ALL vw's, it was an awesome time down there in Ocean City. 8)

Awesome beetle btw...it's still super clean lookin'! good luck with it.

redbug64 wrote: Reciently i went to a big watercooled show in Ocean City MD with my Rabbit Truck only to discover a small group of Aircooled guys.. i talked to a few of them and became RE OBSCESSED with my beelte.

You mean these guys?

Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:27 pm

thats a clean bug, those wheels should look awesome on there, cant wait to see it!

Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:07 am

Nice looking car. It doesn't look like it will take too much to get it back on the road.

redbug64 wrote: Currently i have everything i need to lower the car minus a narrowed adjustable front beam and spindles.

So you have nothing? :lol:

Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:08 pm

Mitey62 wrote: Did you have those wheels widened or buy em like that? If you had them widened, do you mind me asking what you paid to have it done and how wide they are?

I widened them myself. I paid $20 for the two 8" wide truck wheels (barrel donors) and $20 for two used beetle smoothies (center donors). I made a jig to hold it all together and welded them, sandblasted and painted all myself. Ordered smooth caps, new cap clips and red stripe porto walls on their way!

Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:26 pm

now just waiting on porto walls to complete mini project!

Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:07 pm

I know you have finished wheels and i know you have tires...

Mount that ish and post pics! I want to see this! :D

How wide are the rears and what size tire is that?

Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:22 am

thearab wrote: I know you have finished wheels and i know you have tires...

Mount that ish and post pics! I want to see this! :D

How wide are the rears and what size tire is that?

hehe.. easy simba! Just waiting for one more thing before i can put them together. My wheels are 8" wide in the rear and the rear tires are 195/50/15

Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:35 am

here are some updates.. front tires were a giant pain to mount.. may still go with 135's depending on how it looks when i get my beam and spindles. Car looks stupid now cause its stock height.. but soon it will be cool!

Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:11 pm

nice ride any more pics

Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:28 pm

yeah, you can check out my thread on my local forum via this link:

http://www.dubsnorth.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=9789&p=102682#p102682

here are a few just for some cool update action!

Thank you Mike for the great deal on a super complete beam!

Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:04 pm

Looks great! heres my fav pic of it on my old bug [/img]

Mon Feb 22, 2010 1:42 pm

Nice!

Does anyone know if there is a 6v to 12v kit out there? I want to swap this thing over to 12v.. pretty much i just need new light bulbs, a 12v gen or alt, voltage regulator? annnnnnd?

Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:01 pm

That bug needs to be dropped bad. I like the idea of deep dish in the rear but with it I like to see meaty tires. Just drop it and get some pics please.

Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:15 pm

Those wheels look great.

Its a very nice looking car, you did a great job on it.

Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:14 pm

thank you! Ive been tinkering on my car but havent had a chance to upload more pics yet.