"Raisedup58" L245 Light Bronze 1958

[Russ]

[Raisedup58]

Im a little ashamed to say that not much has happened since my last post. Just a bunch of parts collecting, sending and receiving parts from powered coat and dreaming. Between having a baby in June, a job promotion, and enjoying our other car we haven't had much time for the 58.
I did just put in a rather large Wolfsburg West order for the rest of the stuff to make the pan a roller and ready for the body to be permanently installed. Im hoping to have this all done during my week of from work for the holidays. The one thing I haven't ordered is the soft lines. Were going to be driving this car pretty hard as we do with all of ours. I want to hear what everyone thinks about the steel braided lines compared to the regular rubber soft lines. Are they worth the extra money or should I just stick with the norm?

One of the bigger things from the summer is I tracked down 2 more L244 Moss Green wheels. The best part is they were semi local so I was able to pick them up during our event VWs At The Springs. One of my 6 went to a very deserving Diamond Grey car in New York, so I'm down to the 5 I need.

The wheel on the left in the picture is the wheel at the front in the first picture after I worked my magic on it. It seems like thats all I do anymore, just wish it was on my own wheels not other peoples.
I do have 2 more located in a neighboring state that I just need to pick up from the current owner. Once that is done Ill pick my favorite 5 and use them for the car, the other two will go into the collection. Im constantly cycling wheels so I'm sure the remaining two will make it to deserving original paint cars.

I also sent my spindles to the one and only Mr. OGPaint to get rebuilt, as I don't have the stuff to do it. They came back looking great as you would expect with anything coming from him. Ill forever be in FlyHopper DIPA debt to Patrick with as much as he helps me out.

Anyways, hopefully this thread picks up steam once I get my WW package this week. The wife has already made plans that were taking both cars to Washington for Volksfest in September.
Let me know your opinions on the steel braided brake lines!
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L245 Original Paint Light Bronze 1958 Ragtop
L456 Original Paint Ruby Red 1961 Sedan
Orignal Paint Beetle Wheel Collector
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[motofly196]

My thoughts on the steel braided brake lines, they migrated from the off-road world. We used them for protection against abrasion in desert racing. I don't really see the need for using them on a street car. I know the high dollar ones have a higher PSI rating, but I would imagine the ones sold for use on VW's are just a rubber line with steel braiding.

Is that color wheel a grey in person...or green? I may have one in my stash if it's grey.

[vwfreek61]

[Raisedup58]

[Raisedup58]

[vwfreek61]

I usually order the lines with the AN fittings then get the adapter to match the car. If you wanted the VW ends crimped on you would need to call or email.

It looks like they do have Porsche 356 lines listed. Not sure how the lengths compare to VW though.
http://www.technafitstore.com/PORSCHE-BRAKE-LINE-KIT-p/por-400.htm
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Kenneth
1964 Bug with Saxomat
1976 VW/Harley Trike Autostick
1987 Vanagon Westy w/Subaru EJ25 and reversed 4EAT

[thechief86]

I don't know how they'd act on a beetle, but braided hoses made a huge difference on my motorcycles, but both of them had rubber lines that were more than 10 years old.
Now my squishy brakes feel very solid and responsive.
Stopping when you want to is a good thing on a bike.

As for the ride height, my last bug was quite low, and rode pretty rough, and I got stuck on speed bumps occasionally. The thing that has convinced me to keep my 62's ground clearance was one of the crappiest experiences I've had in a car.
I was going about 50mph down a main road, and the road had been graded down to a point that the manhole covers for the sewers were sticking up about 4" out of the road.
Traffic was moving well, but I had cars all around and couldn't really swerve or change lanes without pissing someone off or getting run over.
BAM! I hit one of these things and came to a complete stop so quickly that I sat on my nuts, and had to get out of the car and barf. Boy did that suck! My 19mm front sway bar now looked like a horseshoe, and my beam was pretty tweaked. The car behind me was only barely able to avoid hitting me.
I love the look of the lowered car, and I drove mine that way for 10 years and several hundred thousand miles, but this one isn't going that low, because I plan to drive it.
The class 11 look is starting to grow on me haha....
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"A poor workman always blames his parts... Ya gotta have skillz to hang junk." -johnnypan

[Raisedup58]

[sled]

[Raisedup58]

[Raisedup58]

Pulled my seat covers out of the basement last week, haven't looked at them in a few years.

These never made it on the car before it was pulled apart to rebuild. I bought them off a guy in Missouri who had a all original diamond grey 59 back in 2010 or so and sent them to a upholstery shop to have them stitched up. Unfortunately when the guy turned them inside out to stitch them he royally Fu**ed the piping.

I cant complain to much, they are still incredibly nice 58/59 green-grey seat covers. A couple people have commented on the color, as it doesn't look like the typical green/grey interior you see. But looking at the spots on my door panels that have never seen sun light, the colors are very close. The seat covers are definitely not blue/grey, Iv compared them to a set a friend has.

Once the pan for the car is rolling ill order the horse hair for the seats and get these installed. Anyone have any suggestions for keeping the vinyl soft and pliable besides baby oil?
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L245 Original Paint Light Bronze 1958 Ragtop
L456 Original Paint Ruby Red 1961 Sedan
Orignal Paint Beetle Wheel Collector
Instagram: Raisedup58
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[Pruneman99]

Glycerin maybe? Works for perserving leaves and flowers.

[TheDon]

Aerospace 303?
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[Raisedup58]

[motofly196]

I haven't heard of it either. I have some original interior for my 55', and some crusty pieces to practice on. The Amazon reviews were really good for the 303. I think I'll give the 303 Multi surface cleaner and protectant a try. I like the UV protectant...I plan on driving the car and leaving it in the sun.

Thanks for mentioning that! I like that it's 100% free of silicone and oil products. I don't want that stuff near my shop!

[EverettB]

[Raisedup58]

[TDCTDI]

I thought raised up 58 was going to be a class 11 look, while disappointed, you’re doing a great job. I’ll be doing the class 11 treatment to my oval soon & my 5” raised Ghia has been much more fun than any of my pan draggers ever we’re.
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[thechief86]