Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread

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Thanks, H_R - had to pull a few strings, and wasn't allowed to go all the way to the water line, but what the hell - it surely beats the tarred/potholed roads of Gauteng! 8)
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Well done Pine, the great feeling of completing a build, is only over shadowed by the joy of starting a new on...... :shock:

Your buggy looks good, enjoy.

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Well done Pine!!! Congratulations are in order.
Enjoy her


Next project....
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baie mooi pine jou thread is nog altyd n inspirasie vir my...dit is rerig n mooi buggy met so baie styl nie een ding lyk goed koop op hom nie...nog baie gelukige myle le voor hopenlik... :hangloose: :drunks: :flash: :lol: :D :) :P
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Pine...sy is pragtig!!!! Hoop sy gee jou tien keer soveel plesier as die oranje HW1. As jy deur Potch kom, kom maak draaitjie dan kuier ons.

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Pine wrote:Update 18/11/2008 - bling bling bling, what a shiny thing!

Got the SP (Beetle) steering wheel back from Speedline yesterday, and I am totally blown away! Those guys have done a very professional job in re-covering it. The small stitches are perfect, and the wheel looks brand new, even better than the day it left the factory some 30+ years ago. Interesting how they make the 'grip' part thicker - a glued nylon rope is wound around it, covered with sponge and then with the vinyl. As I said earlier, this is a birthday present (to Pine, from Pine :twisted: ) and I might have gone a bit overboard with it - but hell, the steering wheel is in your face all the time (while 'behind' the wheel), why not make it looking nice? I assembled it last night, using brand new stainless steel allen-head bolts. The plastic cover was polished with Black Back, and I am sure you'll agree the end result is lovely!
Pine, I know that this is close to 4 years ago, however do you still recall the ball park for recovering? What is speedline's contact?
Oh...another thing, how did you get around the horn button?
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Hi Hloni - I think the best is to contact Speedline directly...
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Vleesbaai, South Africa

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HW2 Double in the States!! :hangloose:

A REAL Manx!!

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3 thumbs up!!!!! :hangloose:
er......
very nice! congrats and enjoy!!!
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Nice... it's US twin looks like an identical mirror image. ("Right hand drive" versus "wrong hand drive").
Staying Aircooled is so much nicer.
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Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread

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Wow just went trough all 67 pages

well done !!! this thread is very inspirational.Makes me want to finish my bug and take a road trip down to cape town.

HW2 looks awsome :-D
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Thanks!

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What a historic moment last night when HW2 finally met the legendary GROENIE here in its hometown George!

Thanks for the coffee and cookies, H_R....wish I was a fly against the fender to hear what these two were talking about!

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Call me a premature ejaculator if you want, but I already got my George Show certificate tonight and trial fitted it - ready for tomorrow!

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Took some pics on a load ramp the other day to illustrate the off-road ability of an swb buggy. The vertical drop between the upper and lower level is 0.6meter


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Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread

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two words for you
oil starvation

looks cool though
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