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dave46 Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 4 Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:05 am Post subject: Baja |
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HerbieDave Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2007 Posts: 105 Location: Ventura
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Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:41 am Post subject: |
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58baja Samba Member
Joined: October 19, 2015 Posts: 1
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hey guys i just started my first baja bug and would greatly appreciate any tips or tricks. I am starting from the ground up on this one and taking the body off and doing new pans and the whole 9 yards. I know its a 1958 body but thats about all i know about it as of now. The po started turning it into a baja but never finished. I wanna put in a 6 point roll cage, skid plate, upgraded motor etc etc.
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dmanh36 Samba Member
Joined: September 30, 2014 Posts: 1 Location: EDMONTON ALBERTA
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2015 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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heres my Baja . not in picture but ive added a 3x3 with 27'' emulsion fox shocks with 10 '' travel , I need pointers on the front beam , its a ball joint beam right now , should I use a link pin beam , how do you convert it over , I want the beam to be 6 inches wider than the stock one
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homewrecker Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2015 Posts: 16 Location: tx
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Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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My baja ive been working on for a few weeks. |
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diggerzmound Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Nebraska
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Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2015 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: my 1965 |
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I'm pretty sure I've seen that car in Hastings! How long has it been painted? |
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BAJAumBUG Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2015 Posts: 12
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:57 am Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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Im new to the site, and new to VWs. only german car ive owned was a 944 n/a. I bought this bug last week, and I absolutely love it.
I live near PISMO BEACH and would love to cruise the dunes with anyone else nearby. hit me up! my brother and I and out friends go quite a bit.
1968
1600 DP heads. single 1 barrel.
12v
header.
all wheel disc brakes.
002 trans
Rear IRS.
Cage, front/rear bumper/cage.
bucket seats with 4 points.
aluminum dash and interior panels.
and im sure more. im still going through it and discovering everything. like i said, its my first bug so I dont really know if what im looking at is stock or not.
but been talking to the previous owner. and the owner before that who built it from stock, contacted me through instagram, so ive been learning about the bug from him too.
When i got the bug the drivers sear was held in with 3 weld tacks so I literally ripped the seat out and fabricated a slider that I had from my old 944, and put it on the seat so my girlfriend can drive it.
While doing the seat I used up a roll of some roofing insulation that I had in my garage from an jeep project i did. $40 a roll. and its more than enough to do a whole bug. it helped so much. the bug does not have carpet. it will be even better when I get it.
My main complaint with the car is the wiring. I have worked on cars most my life, but never done any wiring more than air horns, offroad lights and stereos. when i pop the hood and see all the wires it scares me.. haha. but i guess its time to learn. here are some pics.
Doing the seat and sound proofing.
Been over a year since ive welded. the welds will get better as I the build continues. I need to pick it back up. its almost like riding a bike
Got new front tires and the car stopped pulling.
at the shop
235/75r15 Goodyear Wranglers. I think that was the size.
SEEMS LEGIT..yes need a tank gasket too
My photoshop of what is coming up visually. Tint and gonna trim and paint the fenders black. I dont like how the front fenders were cut through the headlight hole.
A work in progress. Maybe this post needs to be moved to a build Thread? if so sorry. - Conrad |
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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Now that you've showed it off, next step is to start a build thread. _________________ Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
SoCalBajas Member
Kicked Cancer's A$$...1st and 2nd round...Fight ain't over yet. |
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15 windowdelux Samba Goober
Joined: February 06, 2001 Posts: 432 Location: Hastings, Nebraska
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: my 1965 |
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diggerzmound wrote: |
I'm pretty sure I've seen that car in Hastings! How long has it been painted? |
I've owned the car for 2 years, bought it in Denver at the Bug in. I bought it as is, I'm guessing the paint was about a year old when I got it. Guy put the car together for his daughter but she didn't want it and he had to sell it due to a divorce. Yep its from Hastings and it sits in front of the Pizza Hut on Burlington ave. _________________ My last fortune cookie said:
"A short saying oft contains much wisdom."
Why is it all I can think about now is George
Carlin's "Seven words you can't say on television"???? |
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Bodacious Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2015 Posts: 121 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: my baja |
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[quote="jamesmanxbuggy"]i cant wait to get it on the road i have a little under a grand into this sexy beast.
The question everyone has is : what does it sound like? _________________ 1974 Standard Beetle
Baja Transformation in Progress
1600 DP ( 2110 in the works)
10A Rally Yellow
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Jubbly Bug Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2008 Posts: 79 Location: Skelton North England
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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Progress of my build in the UK
Jim |
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racercb Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2015 Posts: 21 Location: portland
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:55 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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my 1974 standard next to my moms 1966 |
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Jubbly Bug Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2008 Posts: 79 Location: Skelton North England
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:47 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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Jubbly Bug Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2008 Posts: 79 Location: Skelton North England
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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MjrBummer Samba Member
Joined: August 14, 2015 Posts: 37 Location: Chippewa Falls, WI.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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My 1961 Baja Bug on a 1965 pan next to my 1967 Chevy C50 Skwelie. Nothing real fancy. Picked it up this summer from a friend. Converted it to 12volrs, swapped out the 1200cc for a 1968 1500cc. I have a new front bumper, nerf bars, and a whole bunch if other misc. parts waiting to get put into it this spring. |
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Bajabugman1970 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2012 Posts: 85 Location: Springfield, Oregon
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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My 1970 Baja I have been working on.
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Growl3r Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2016 Posts: 1 Location: South Australia
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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This is my 69 Baja in the making
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taylor5081 Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2011 Posts: 9 Location: Hesperia CA
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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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This is a update from the pics i posted about 2 years ago.
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Desjarlais Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2015 Posts: 1 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Show off your BAJA! |
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I joined the club today!
1966 with a 1776. Very solid, but needs some work and a muffler so my neighbors don't murder me. _________________ 1966 Baja 1776 |
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ConcreteAce Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2005 Posts: 856 Location: Spring, Texas
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