Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:29 pm
Looks very good pine!
Keep at it.
Nice work on the battery box.
Keep at it.
Nice work on the battery box.
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Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:50 pm
Love your work!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 4:27 pm
fantastic progress pine
about that seat- did it really fall over or was their a bit of celebrating going on before the pics
about that seat- did it really fall over or was their a bit of celebrating going on before the pics
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 10:56 am
Thans guys, as I said the steel bumper is one of the few parts of HW1 I still have left. (Volkspares have a different design) It was on the orange buggy most of its life, I replaced it with a chrome bumper a few weeks before the accident. HW2 will however also get a chromed Manx-style front bumper.
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:52 am
Hi Pine!
I've just started a buggy rebuild project, so thanks a million for the petrol tank Armand Botha was able to give to me last night!! Highly appreciated!! I don't have ANY technical know-how, so fortunately Armand is close by.......he also did my '76 Beetle, which is still running brilliantly.
Good luck with your bug!
Benade
I've just started a buggy rebuild project, so thanks a million for the petrol tank Armand Botha was able to give to me last night!! Highly appreciated!! I don't have ANY technical know-how, so fortunately Armand is close by.......he also did my '76 Beetle, which is still running brilliantly.
Good luck with your bug!
Benade
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:18 pm
No update this weekend????
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:46 am
Pine, have they arrived? Sent over 6 weeks ago now. Mrs DD was asking as you can't send insured post to SA from UK for some strange reason?
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:07 am
Ya, cause they keep stealing that stuff! bloody postal serviceDutch_Diver wrote: you can't send insured post to SA from UK for some strange reason?
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:34 pm
Seems like Pine has left the building!
Calling Pine, come in Pine, your time of hiding is up!
Calling Pine, come in Pine, your time of hiding is up!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:30 am
Hey Pine. I'm glad that you went with the Lucas indicators, My rear tail light set up is hella bright (lol). HW2 is looking the tits.
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:47 am
Ja-nee, wat de fok gaat hier aan laat hier fokol aan gaan nie?
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:02 pm
But the warning lights arrived in the end!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:25 pm
I have been on my own thread so long ago, I forgot that I posted this on May 26!Dutch_Diver wrote:But the warning lights arrived in the end!
Anyway, thanks again Dutch
The idiot lights for the oil pressure and battery charge have finally arrived from the UK - thanks a lot, Dutch!
These are perfect for application in a buggy, because you really need to actually SEE them when they go on - and with the gauges being in the center of the buggy dash, normal lights in a normal Beetle speedo simply won't do.
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:38 pm
Have you finished the wiring behind the dash yet?
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:42 pm
Haven't been able to work on the buggy for a while now, for various reasons (pick one, any one! )
The biggest issue is that I had a problem with the Volkspares roll cage, the two main beams were not welded parallel, and it would have bothered me forever if I left it like that. Took it back to VS, and all the roll cages they had in stock, had the same problem. Took it to an engineer in Elandsfontein who said 'no problem' - but only got it back yesterday, after 7 weeks (thanks for the help with Craffie, Johnhoffe!). Updates to follow soon...
)The biggest issue is that I had a problem with the Volkspares roll cage, the two main beams were not welded parallel, and it would have bothered me forever if I left it like that. Took it back to VS, and all the roll cages they had in stock, had the same problem. Took it to an engineer in Elandsfontein who said 'no problem' - but only got it back yesterday, after 7 weeks (thanks for the help with Craffie, Johnhoffe!). Updates to follow soon...