new beetle cabrio

[blutopless2]

finally got around to taking a few pics of our new beetle cabrio with audi A8 rims.




and here is one of our other rides. took her for a bubble bath this morning to clean her up.

[Water Boy]

Very nice! Love the colour...

[Jarred]

new beetle looks pretty cool, as does the orig.


Is the NB lowered at all?

[madglf3]

nice cars, both look great. Wow at how clean the old one looks though, you must take very good car of her, has she seen a restoration in recent years?

[schoona]

Car looks tops mate.

IS hte new bug based on the mk4 platform. I ask as it looks lowered, and the change in suspension geometry has changed the castor settings (dragging that back wheel foward). I think?

[blutopless2]

thanks!... dunno what platform the new beetle was based on but probably the same as golf , its the same motor and gbox from the golf. 2.0L 5speed.... this is a 2003 that we've had since new.. so not sure what mk in golf terms.
its been lowered about 30mm. wheels are 18x7.5. has custom twin exhaust system (one pipe each side). altezza rear lights and twin reverse lights (got rid of the rear foglight).

74 bug was purchased in april 06 from a guy in warnambool...
here is what she looked like back then.





later that year we decided on a complete rebuild from the ground up.
she has a 1640cc motor which was built from the original 1300cc, discs all round, narrowed and lowered beam, fully redone interior including custom stereo install to hide it out of the way, headlining, seats, door cards, recovered padded dash, rear popout windows, and 15x5.5 black BRM wheels with 80's style tyres.
so now we try and keep her looking her best.

[Jarred]

NB is based on the mk 4 platform I believe