beetle body

[dillontobin]

am well im getin a land rover 72 in offaly next week end so wont be then i say the end of oct start of november if that ok dont think i could have the money any sooner

 

[trev]

no problem...

 

[dillontobin]

just remind me or i will for get

 

[riggsi]

Dillion if you dont need the chassis i will give you 100 for it to put towards the sale you can keep the box and beam?

 

[trev]

there you go men, now you're dealin'

 

[dillontobin]

ok 100 and its yours

 

[trev]

so how do you want to do this? I bring the body and rolling chassis to just outside Thurles and you split it there by the side of the road? Suit you Riggsi?

 

[dillontobin]

thats fine whit me but if hes give in 100 dont that mean ill have to give 250 witch is more then it in the first time

 

[trev]

but you're getting the body for €200, as per the initial agreement and then the front axle with everything attached and the gearbox and back axle with everything attached for another €50. Killer bargain.

Anyway, this is a deal you need to broker with Riggsi, none of my business so long as I get €350 from you for the whole package. You get your €100 back from Riggsi

 

[riggsi]

no hassle i will bring the spanners but i will need it before the end of the month

 

[Brian Raftery]

Dillion do you need seats for that car? I've a nice set of mk1 golf gti seats that will looks great in there. you can have them for €50

 

[dillontobin]

ok i get it im pay 250 he pays 100 for only the chassis i get the rest and no im ok whit seats

 

[trev]

or €75 for the seats and Brian pays your membership fee for you

you're beginning the makings of a sweet ride with the parts, and all for a small few hundred quid so far...

 

[dillontobin]

im think ill put the v tec into it now

 

[Brian Raftery]

ok i get it im pay 250 he pays 100 for only the chassis i get the rest and no im ok whit seats

Are you sure I can get Riggsi to collect then from me when he going down to meet you and you can give him the money

 

[Dirty1]

Brian I might have a taker for those seats, what are they like? Hes after MK2 seats but they might suit! Colours?

 

[trev]

sweet, you can flip the diff in the gearbox to suit the Honda engine, they turn the "wrong" way compared to beetle engines. With the diff flipped you get four forward gears and one reverse, not four reverse gears and one forward. Or if you're into a bit of engineering, fit the VTEC mid-engined and just turn the gearbox around without going near the diff.

Now that would be something else: a custom beetle roadster with wicked bodykit, whale tail, 18" rims, screaming VTEC engine, nice sporty seats, chopped down windscreen. I can see it now. Chip Foose couldn't do it better!

 

[trev]

if those seats are the ones Brian got from me a couple of years back, they're mk2 GTI seats...

 

[dillontobin]

well he wants the chassis soon and i wont have the money till the start of november so i duno

 

[trev]

now we've got a small problem. I had planned on A-framing the chassis + body since I don't have a trailer.

I could split the bits off the chassis here at my place ready for Riggsi to collect just the bare metalwork but that means Dillon would need to collect the shell and chassis components on a trailer. I don't have a problem doing that but if I'm to have a pile of immobile parts taking up space in the garage I need to be GUARANTEED they'll be taken a week or so later...