Project build your own Doka

joetiger · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:43 am Post subject:

Are you posting progress on your Rabbit resto on any sites? I'd love to follow it. (Former owner of three beloved '79 Rabbits...)
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NINETEEN85 · Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 3:05 pm Post subject:

i'll put up some pics in the "other vws" forum.

Crankey · Samba Member Joined: July 11, 2004 Posts: 2656

the Mk1 forums on the VW Vortex is very active and the best Rabbit Mk1 Golf forum. lotsa fun over there.

purplepeopleeater · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject:

any updates?

NINETEEN85 · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:54 am Post subject:

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fastwagens · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:11 am Post subject:

It is starting to resemble Chris's photoshop rendition.

insyncro · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:23 am Post subject:

I finally had the chance to meet Blair inperson and see this truck.
How we have missed eachother for all these years, living in the same area and having shops about 3 minutes apart is weird.
Big plans for this build and I see a very capable artist at work.
Like all of us, time is short and projects just sit.
I will pop in more often and see how goes it.

More likely his daily driver is geting attention first.
From the sounds of it, it will be a looker on sweet 17s and full fiberglass bumpers and skirts! Wink

dylan

xoo00oox · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:31 am Post subject:

.....Check out the job he did on the 1979 Rabbit. It was just at my shop for some mechanical work, the paint and body work is amazing.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=442445

insyncro · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:43 am Post subject:

Very tallented individual!!!
Impressive work.

You are next on my list Andrew...when can we meet???
Still have that Zetec around???

dylan

xoo00oox · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:41 am Post subject:

Yep, still got the 0 mile Zetec slightly damaged on delivery. I'll be contacting you very soon for some bumpers.

NINETEEN85

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insyncro · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:26 pm Post subject:

insyncro · Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:28 pm Post subject:

you guys encouraging me is not helping me make $.

All work and no play.......you know how it goes. Laughing

NINETEEN85 · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:53 pm Post subject:

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so slide door is finished being chop fit...plenty more welding then body work but hard part is done for the door. then chop fit rear door jamb to meet to new slide door when closes-more fun. then final fit and weld new slide pannel. and theeeennnnnnnn..........

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insyncro · Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:02 am Post subject:

Thats the SVX powered red one I was talking about!

dylan

NINETEEN85 · Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 5:25 pm Post subject:

this is the corner stone of the build. everything hinges on how big you want your sliding door to be. once you have that, then everything else follows. i'm not sure how much less work it would take if you just used hinges because of door handle and hinge reinforcement. definatly do-able though.
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