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Rupewrecht
02-01-2007, 11:31 PM
Some of you have seen it at cruises, or at Teeny's wedding late last year.
It's progressed a little since then.
This is why the Astina has been sitting for a while.
It still needs to be about an inch lower at the front (of a possible further 3 inches lol), but it currently about 11cm off the ground. Just legal.
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_onetreehill1.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_onetreehill2.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_onetreehill3.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_clints1.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_clints2.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_clints3.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_clints4.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_quarry1.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_quarry2.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_lowered_quarry3.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_dovw_closestripe.jpg
Not too much more to do on it til i'm happy to leave it and just enjoy driving it.
chicaboo
03-01-2007, 12:05 AM
What are those stickers on the back windows there Dahndi? I can't quite make them out. :p
AstinaBoiV6
03-01-2007, 01:02 AM
dan nice car first of all... but y are your wheels crooked lol like angled.. fill me in buddy :D
89sp1.8
03-01-2007, 03:48 AM
thats awesome! nice customising,keep it up
boostedbatman
03-01-2007, 06:34 AM
Thats some crazy camber on the rears there
How fast are you planning on cornering........really???
Rupes ride is PIMPED out!!Always liked it
and
Still do
project.r.racing
03-01-2007, 06:43 AM
me likez the old skool :)
ryan
chipa
03-01-2007, 09:39 AM
Thats some crazy camber on the rears there
How fast are you planning on cornering........really???
Rupes ride is PIMPED out!!Always liked it
and
Still do
That was the 1st thing I noticed. I guess with so little power you need a smaller contact patch to even think of spinning the wheels :p
chicaboo
03-01-2007, 09:58 AM
dan nice car first of all... but y are your wheels crooked lol like angled.. fill me in buddy :DThat's the Initial V/V1 look! :p
twilightprotege
03-01-2007, 10:11 AM
race at summerslam yes?
Rupewrecht
03-01-2007, 12:12 PM
Haha, nah, i'd be lucky to do a 30 second 1/4 mile i reckon lol. It's only got 40hp!
It actually still handles pretty well. The front has been narrowed 2.5 inches, and has drop spindles so it's still got a pretty good ride, surprisingly.
And i haven't really driven it hard round the twisties since lowering, but the grip level still seems about the same.
i think it's about 5° camber in the rear, and half a degree at the front. The rear is just a product of lowering any early VW - it's just how the torsion bar suspension is designed.
And besides - it looks cool :D;)
project.r.racing
03-01-2007, 12:16 PM
The big arse tailpipes look mint also. :D
Didn't see the sparkle in the red 1st time I looked, nice. :D
Dare ya t attempt 40hp drifting!!!
Ryan
SehnKhan
03-01-2007, 01:08 PM
Looks cool indeed it does :D
chicaboo
03-01-2007, 04:02 PM
You have to put a 1 infront of that 40!!! Or a 2 even... :D
sandman_kar
03-01-2007, 04:32 PM
so much better than wen i saw it last in ur driveway!! its awesum!!
mrpayner
03-01-2007, 07:03 PM
teeheehee.. so cute.. can't wait to see it in person when i'm back in the country!
Ad's
Ripper323
04-01-2007, 12:01 AM
Much better than the last time I saw it, and at last, it has negative camber on the rear wheels, not positive!
geetee
04-01-2007, 08:14 AM
Lovely bug Dan!!! :D
Is that a venetian blind in the back window???
Rupewrecht
04-01-2007, 10:34 AM
Yeah, that's a venetian - made it myself! There's no bowling hat on the parcel shelf though :P
And i forgot to mention, it was painted and lowered by me :)
SehnKhan
04-01-2007, 03:28 PM
It's the ragtap I'm most impressed about, doing that yourself took balls. We laugh at the "look away" radiator movement, but taking a grinder to your roof? Golden Gonads moment!
skippy
04-01-2007, 05:20 PM
Home done sunroof hey, very nice,
What inspired the color scheme?
just wondering as I like but it is different.
Cosmo Dude
04-01-2007, 08:09 PM
You drive the bug daily, doesnt that make the 'stina the other car?
you would love my mates VW rupe, his got the superbug model with a very nice full velour retrim, acrylic gunmetal grey respray and a fully rebuilt carbie with bigger cams, extractors and a few other goodies...sounds like a hot rod when his idling then takes off!
Nice work though, looks the goods mate.
platypus
04-01-2007, 08:30 PM
i can say "ratrod", can you?!!
marcs_sp20
05-01-2007, 12:23 AM
That Thing is awesome rupe!!! So what else has to be done before its finally finished?? Any interior pics?
Marc
Hey Dan, I saw your beetle on Canterbury Rd yesterday (4/1). I love the matte finish on the black part of the paint and the colour combo. Nice work!
Red Frog
05-01-2007, 10:58 AM
OMG! talk about Pimp Dan's Ride! lol
Looks fantastic :)
Rupewrecht
05-01-2007, 12:21 PM
Yeah, it's a bit roddish ;) I suppose the reason for the color scheme was seeing a (shiny) black and red beetle with whitewalls in a book years ago, and it's always stuck in my mind. Then when my paint started getting ratty, it was a case of back to the metal as the non-original paint was cracking right back to the undercoat.
i just started playing round with a few ideas, and it's ended up pretty close to the concept. It almost had flames!
concept 1 (http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_mock_redflames.jpg) - concept 2 (http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_mock_scallops.jpg) - concept 3 (http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_mock_scallops2.jpg)
Not really sure where i got the idea for the scallop from - i think it just looked a bit bare, and the white contrasted well! As to the metal flake...well that just kinda happened too ;)
Cutting the hole in the roof to put the Britax ragtop in probably was the freakiest thing to do to it, but is definitely the best purchase for it that i've made :D
This is still the 'other' car, as this is an Astina site :p
skippy
05-01-2007, 02:18 PM
Jim,
Rat rods only come in three colours,
Primer or Bog or Primer on Bog,
platypus
05-01-2007, 07:59 PM
Jim,
Rat rods only come in three colours,
Primer or Bog or Primer on Bog,
rat rods are cheetahs in turtles clothing
haha thats aweosme!
oooo sparkly
You Insane Creature!! I Like It!!
Putonyourshoes
13-09-2007, 10:08 PM
a dude just a few streets away from me put a small block V8 in his? dont ask me how.. but something to aspire to?
ahaha
RedLineResident
14-09-2007, 08:26 AM
Looks insane (kinda evil tho, especially in that long distance shot from behind). Very nice, 5 degrees camber, are you sure, looks more than that.
Rupewrecht
14-09-2007, 09:27 AM
Hah yeah, that was a guesstimate - it's actually closer to 12 degrees!
Cincinnatus
14-09-2007, 06:34 PM
Dan u r one crazy mofo. That's the phatest Bug i've ever seen. Congrats.
Rupewrecht
18-11-2007, 10:14 PM
Bit of an update:
I got some new 145/65R15 tyres on the front of the Beetle...and so was finally able to adjust the torsion beam from the highest it could possibly be to about halfway down in adjustment capability.
Eehehehehehehe.
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_slammed_rear.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_slammed_side.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_slammed_driveway.jpg
http://rupewrecht.com/vw/vw_slammed_can.jpg
Next project is to lower the rear a little more ;)
chicaboo
18-11-2007, 10:21 PM
I hope I don't come back as a Coke can...
DavoAust
18-11-2007, 11:22 PM
pimp my beetle :D
that is the hottest bug i've seen. what's the future plans other than dropping the back a little more?
boostedbatman
19-11-2007, 04:42 AM
Haha lowrider and Ive seen the way you drive it
You need to add a metal shield under the car now to protect against the way you fly hahahaha
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