Baja Bug (car number 4)

[Antihero983]

I'm going to be picking up a 1972 Baja Bug in a few weeks, and was wondering if anyone here has one or has ever had one. These things are cool as all hell!

Here's the Wiki page (not very well written but you'll get the idea) for those who don't know what they are...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_bug

I really don't like germans cars, but after driving this thing around a couple times, I had to have it. I'll get pics up as soon as I take possesion of it.

and yeah its the fourth car i'll be owning, alongside my s13, s30, and AE92

[240trainee]

They are sick, I would love one.

dunno what you will do with it in NH

but they are rad, lol.

[stiizy]

put a EJ25T in that bitch and you'll be good to go haha..

[ThatGuy]

Baja Bugs are pretty cool, but I'd rather have a Sand Rail.

Cool cars all the same. Get the pics up.

[Phlip]

I kinda want to get one of those myself.
Either that or a vert

[just1pepsi]

when I was a teenager I had a 50's beetle that was a "baja" .. It was fun to drive, I dont remember it having the jacked up suspension, so maybe it wasnt a full conversion. I wish I still had it, I'd make it a daily driver.

[Antihero983]

im gonna drive it while the weather is good.

much like anything else, ill have to put it away for the winter, like my datsun and s13.

god i hate having cool cars in the northeast.

the carolinas are calling my name.

[stiizy]

^^ haha me too i'm actually go down there to look at houses in charlotte

[Antihero983]

what? looking for a housemate?

im potty trained!!!

[ThatGuy]

The Carolinas are awesome.

I mean they have to be, mrmeph, PHLIP, and I have all spent time there. :D

[SW20Racer]

why would you put away the baja bug when the weather is bad? you do realize that every piece of an old bug will unbolt right? about the only thing you have to weld in is floorpans...i see no reason to worry about salt on the roads...replacement parts are cheap as fuck.

if you pm me your address ill send you some of my old aircooled specific v-dub mags.

do an engine swap if you want, but you can get aircooled crate engine for around the same price if not cheaper. and then you dont have to worry about running a radiator and ecu and shit.

www.aircooled.net

[stiizy]

what? looking for a housemate?

im potty trained!!!

haha i am looking at a 5 bedroom and only 3 will be used:coolugh::coolugh:

The Carolinas are awesome.

I mean they have to be, mrmeph, PHLIP, and I have all spent time there. :D

yeah my parents moved down there last year so i'm thinking about and my GF's corporate HQ is down there and for 244k for the size i'm all over it

[just1pepsi]

You can also mount a HD engine to the volkswagen trans, no constant valve adjustments and it will sound like a bike.

[SW20Racer]

http://www.mayernickmotorsports.com/Racecar%20Prim%20300%20022.jpg

vroom mothafukka...

ive seen baja's go where a jeep couldnt.
i would rock that shit thru snow/rain/earthquakes.

[Antihero983]

first off, SW20Racer, is bringing all sorts of win to this thread.

second, i dont think the heat works in it....

third, there will be no engine swap here. i like the old motor, and will probably take it further than what has been done so far.

[VROOOM]

when i was in HS one of my friends had a baja bug. that thing was so fun, we would drive half on the sidewalk and half in the street destroying trash cans on trash day. we would take it into the park and jump the hills in the park. baja bugs can take sooooo much abuse.

[eastcoastS14]

god i hate having cool cars in the northeast.


A-fucking-men such a hassle...but rather than buying a winter car this year im trying to buy a bike lol...whatever, hopefully ill spend most of next winter in australia


awsome looking car tho...i gotta make it up to NH to meet some of the zilvia peeps who live up there and check out the cars

[Jtuned_andy]

I was into Baja bugs early on, owned a mint 70' but never did anything to it. From what I can remember 67's were my favorite year they are the last year to have chrome bumpers, first year to have the 12volt system, beefier front suspension and 5 lug.

[Antihero983]

^ hehe I was in boston last night......

[S13SilviaGirl]

That was my sisters first car...it caught on fire twice!

[alindeman1989]

Ok I have been into aircooled vws for years now. I have a 74 bug lowered with a fully built 2180cc in it. thesamba.com is a great site, it has everything you need, Or check out shoptalkforums.com. For lots of hi performance engine stuff check out cal-look.com. hope these links help

[Antihero983]

^pics?

mssgelgnth

[alindeman1989]

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/395040.jpg

before it was lowered. I now have different bumpers. I'll try to get some updated pics and motor pics up soon. The person that had it before me was a girl and she choose the color of the car, thats why its all gay and baby blue. I want to paint it a gunmetal color.

[eastcoastS14]

^ hehe I was in boston last night......

should have called:-/

[Antihero983]

^I dont have your number :/

[stiizy]

Enough said bro

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/78456.jpg

[Antihero983]

not to let this thread die, i'm still waiting for my stimulus check to help pay off the last bit i owe on it!

ill have pics up soon!!!!!

feel free to post more baja pics!