Oldskool1303

Oldskool1303 · #1 March 19th 2011, 05:29

Hey guys this is the first car I bought and have been trying to restore it for the past five years. After seeing a few German lookers on Hot Vws, with the kamei spoilers, carbon fiber running boards/ door panels, porsche cup rims, and type 4 engines with a 911 fan conversion kits. Made me want to redo my super beetle.
This is what it looked like before:

Oldskool1303 · #2 March 19th 2011, 13:33

Since then I Lowered the stance and upgraded the suspension with Maxx struts.

I also managed to find these rims and tires for a great price.

Oldskool1303 · #3 March 19th 2011, 13:37

While at work I seen a Bmw M3 with green Volks racing rims....that got me thinking and thought that color scheme would look unique and Awesome. So I sent my wheels to get powder coated GREEN.

**volkdent** · #4 March 19th 2011, 17:21

Love the color combo, lookin good!

Jason

Steve C · #5 March 19th 2011, 19:10

Hi

What a great transformation, very GL. I love the combo of the colours.

Steve

effvee · #6 March 19th 2011, 19:46

Hi, nice touch, now we can watch you throw tons of money at you project. Nice taste

chug_A_bug · #7 March 19th 2011, 20:38

very nice... love the "Ken Block" style green rims
can't wait to See more

Chris.

Oldskool1303 · #8 March 20th 2011, 18:58

Thanks guys

Quote:

Originally Posted by effvee

Hi, nice touch, now we can watch you throw tons of money at you project. Nice taste

thanks, I know I only spent a small amount in comparison to most guys on here and it hurt me. And I still have a long way to go.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chug_A_bug

very nice... love the "Ken Block" style green rims
can't wait to See more

Chris.

that's what my cousin said

he also suggested that I put a big monster sticker ha ha

Oldskool1303 · #9 March 20th 2011, 19:12

I decided to fiberglass my dash board since it had many weather cracks, It was kind of an eye sore to look at while driving. I scrapped most of the vinyl off and applied the fiberglass.

after applying the fiberglass

I let the fiberglass cure for a day before sanding it smooth.

Once it was silky smooth I applied two coats of primer.
I wasn't able to find the picture of it primered. But here I am applying the first coat of satin black.

Oldskool1303 · #10 March 25th 2011, 12:40

The finish product of the dash.

It came out better then I expected

I also bought an NRG quick release hub from a friend of mine and a new steering wheel. And I almost forgot to mention a new Tach.

**NO_H2O** · #11 March 25th 2011, 15:00

Looks like it came out nice.

Oldskool1303 · #12 April 7th 2011, 02:48

yeah thanks! everyone keeps asking where I got my dash

I also got an idea on a third brake light incorporated into the bumper by using a 67 reverse light.( my dog wanted to be in the picture)

Here it is at night with my HID's

I got a 1.7 914 longblock going to tear it down and rebuild it with 96 p/c and bigger vavles within the next few months. And got a LA performance Horizontal fan shroud

a couple of weeks after receiving the Fan shroud, I purchased a 11 blade fan and alternator for a very cheap price.

Phat73VW · #13 April 8th 2011, 01:03

Looking good bro. I've tried to call ya a few times but ya never answer. Check your PM's.

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