Replica Kubelwagen - putting your money where your mouth is

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Post by Pine »

Kewl, thanks!

Danie, KEEP your Kubel, if it is the Speedster I think it is.... :shock:


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Post by Blitzkrieg »

dsdup wrote:Thanks Pine nice pic. For those of you who want to stiffin a Beetle front suspention install motor bike shocks with a coil spring , works very nice and fits perfectly without any mods and it rides realy soft.
The Kubel will be going for its roadworthy on friday keep all your fingers crossed.
Those shocks sound like a very interesting mod :wink:
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Well its done Kubel is now a road legal citizen of Bloem, it passed with flying colours. The oke's at the AA all took pictures and of course went for a spin. Now i cant drive it, its raining in Bloem and will be till middle of the week(i think its time for a roof). Just a thanks again for Pine for starting me on this project!! . Will be putting on pic's soon.
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Post by Tony Z »

Damn good job, you make us all proud and envious
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Post by Chris »

That is a really nice project,now,go and enjoy it!
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Post by flatfourfan »

Here's that promised scan of the manx kubel.

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Thats kooooo(b)l(e)! 8)

I've got a VWTrends article where that very same car went on a tour with some buggies to Mexico. Pity it never went into production..

This genuine Kubel is being auctioned next week Thursday in England, but yours look 100% better Danie!

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More pics and parts here
:arrow: http://poulinantiques.com/German%20Vehicles.htm
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News just in from Bloemfontein is that the raining season has officialy started, so desperate times call for desperate measures: :wink:

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Roof UP

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Roof DOWN

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Mechanism based on the roof of the original Kubels, just look at that craftmanship! :wink:
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Post by dsdup »

Thanks Pine for puting up the pics, it was a real "kopkrapper" and a whole 2 days work. this mechanism can be modified to work on any cabrio roof, i will draw it with all the dimentions if anyone wants it, and it works great!!! Now i must find someone in Bloem to make the hood and i dont live in Bloemfontein but Soekfontein!
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Post by Blitzkrieg »

I would love to see this Kubel in the sheetmetal :drool:

That workmanship is simply amazing...
If it's too low, you're too old :twisted:
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Post by vader »

hahahaha you got a tree growing in you kubel
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Uhm, it's called tactical camouflage :roll:
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Post by vader »

hahahahahahahahahaa

Can you tell I'm in a good mood??/
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Post by Pine »

Good mood? Crystal clear!

BTW, a pic of the seats in progress:

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