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Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:19 pm
by Pine
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!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:21 pm
by retrovan
Well done Pine, the great feeling of completing a build, is only over shadowed by the joy of starting a new on......
Your buggy looks good, enjoy.
Herman
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:08 am
by Tony Z
Well done Pine!!! Congratulations are in order.
Enjoy her
Next project....
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:20 am
by dubster
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:17 pm
by Herbie
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.
N
Re: Pine's Buggy (Hot Wheels 2?) thread
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 12:20 am
by Hloni
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
) 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?
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:51 pm
by Pine
Hi Hloni - I think the best is to contact Speedline directly...
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:56 pm
by Pine
Vleesbaai, South Africa
HW2 Double in the States!!
A REAL Manx!!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:48 am
by s-thang
3 thumbs up!!!!!
er......
very nice! congrats and enjoy!!!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:48 am
by Dawie
Nice... it's US twin looks like an identical mirror image. ("Right hand drive" versus "wrong hand drive").
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:37 pm
by Kaptein
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
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:03 pm
by Pine
Thanks!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:17 pm
by Pine
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!
Call me a premature ejaculator if you want, but I already got my George Show certificate tonight and trial fitted it - ready for tomorrow!
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:24 pm
by Pine
Re: Hot Wheels 2 - Pine's new Buggy build thread
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:33 am
by Tony Z
two words for you
oil starvation
looks cool though
