No point suggesting me a cheap project car v.$5k

[Jim]

Get it clean and tidy and leave it the fuck alone.
Part of the point of it is for him to have something to tinker with. Doing conversions before learning basic stuff will result in another shed dwelling basket case.

[Asteroid]

Exactly, join the concourse circuit.

[<---cop]

Clean it.
Chrome it.
Fuchs it.
Lower it.
Cruise it.
Maintain it.

[big_pete]

Clean it.
Chrome it.
Fuchs it.
Lower it.
Cruise it.
Maintain it.

This.

[rowdytoot]

Clean it.
Chrome it.
Fuchs it.
Lower it.
Cruise it.
Maintain it.

+11ty

[Captain_Slow]

I have a few spare stock solexes here if you want to send it off for rebuild while you keep your new toy going

I also reccomend you trawl eBay/ amazon for the book " how to keep your vw alive for the compleat idiot" perfect book for someone who's red hot rearing to get in and have a go but isn't really sure where to start, what or how to do it etc..

Which motor has it got by the way?

Cheers, I'll see what the carb situation is like when I get it but I'll keep it in mind. I've had that book out from the library for a few weeks now and it seems good, so I'll grab a copy of that and probably the factory shop manual as well.

As to motor - as far as I can tell it has the 1600 that it came from the factory with, but I couldn't tell you much more than that at this point. It looked completely stock standard but I'd have a hard time knowing for sure to be honest.

[Captain_Slow]

should of bought this

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/campb...dan/1016534821

I think that one parks in the basement of the building opposite my work, or one very much like it. I've seen it looking out my window (as public servants do) a few times recently.

[Captain_Slow]

Get it clean and tidy and leave it the fuck alone.
Part of the point of it is for him to have something to tinker with. Doing conversions before learning basic stuff will result in another shed dwelling basket case.

Yep, this. Calm down everyone. If I wanted to go fast I'd have bought something - almost anything - else. Perfectly happy to just cruise around making dak dak dak noises wherever I go and just enjoy the thing for what it is. (Having said that, they're not as painfully slow as people would have you believe). I agree that more chrome is in order but that's just part of the general tidy up.

[Dave75]

cmon marco, buy that baja in SA so we can stop flogging this dead horse :D

Must be something wrong with that... has been on the market for about 3 years.

Owner is the ex-president of F/vee SA [& owner of "The Bean Bag Shop"

[Captain_Slow]

Haha, I just priced chrome headlight rings. A mere $16. This is going to be good

[piss98]

Haha nice! I found a pair for mine (not needed but may get for spares) for around the same price, yet a chrome rear vision mirror holder is $45+shipping! :p Yours is a top choice for parts and knowledge mate - anything you can think of has pretty much been done or someone would have an idea on it which will make things a shitload easier!

[SuperDave]

Any good sites for looking at race car sales from the USofA?

[MRMOPARMAN]

first thing you do when you get it home, is to see if you can do this..

[Jim]

Dont do that unless you like being stabbed in the face.

[Dave75]

Any good sites for looking at race car sales from the USofA?

EBay Motors