new slob in SoCal. yeah it's WARM here. :D

[vintagespeed1956]

car guy, jeep guy, dirt & street rider guy, kids, house, pets, etc.

i am trying to finish my shed so i can move all my sh!t out of my garage, so i can build my garage.

i'm on alot of different forums, build alot of different stuff, love me some GJ, thanks guys!

 

[Colin Len]

Welcome! Good to see another in SoCal. I'm sure you'll love it here like the rest of us - so many good resources and stuff to look at

As I'm sure others will mention, add a location to your profile as it can often help others with any questions you may have. And post some pics of your space

 

[48RON54]

welcome!

 

[1/2 Cup]

Hello and welcome from downunder, enjoy.

 

[rburke65]

Hello from Ohio!

 

[drivesitfar]

56: i'm not very fast, but i was born in that year. welcome to our group and any pictures of your 56 to share since it's your thread and handle?

 

[wornoutoldman]

Poway says hello.

 

[Brians VWss]

Welcome from the inland empire.

 

[don long]

Here is another SoCal welcome
I'm sure you will find this forum very intertaining as well as helpful

Don

 

[Jay Sco]

Welcome to the GJ, from SoCal.

 

[vintagespeed1956]

thanks guys! here's some pics:

spent many years doing this:

bonus points if u can spot what's special here:

a couple of very many VWs, this a '56 (my-own narrowed beam, air ride, 17s, etc):

'63 vert:

5.0/AOD '63 Gal:

rode across the US on this, all dirt:

me with alleged donut :

 

[XxToolAholicxX]

Welcome to the Garage Journal.
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I am a Toolaholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especially when the Toolman wont give me no credit

 

[C96]

Lol, welcome to the Garage… “slob” you’ll fit right in with the rest of us here!

 

[RedRabbit]

Welcome... from So Cal.

 

[8comm13]

bonus points if u can spot what's special here:

Welcome to GJ.
Nice MJ, I spot a few extra lug nuts.

 

[vintagespeed1956]

Welcome to GJ.
Nice MJ, I spot a few extra lug nuts.

naw it's 8lug, but you're close..

edit:

and for a clue, those are 13" dia 3/4T chevy rotors on all 4 corners and El Camino calipers..

 

[drivesitfar]

56: nice pictures and good to see you train well by eating donuts. KK used to be my favorite stop and i'd eat half that box driving 20 minutes home if they were hot.

no clue what your green beast has so i'll let others respond. i don't understand why the white truck in the rocks is defying gravity. is that under control with your skills or just a picture seconds before you crash?

1968 i was 12 and driving my dad's 63 bug around the neighborhood without him in the car. i'm pretty sure he put 3 engines in that car before my little sister wrecked it when she was in her 20's because she bought it from him. he paid a guy i think $250-300 total for new engine and labor and if i remember right it took that guy a day to swap them. never did like you had to leave the fly windows open in the winter to keep window from fogging up. cool car other than that.

 

[moneypit_k5]

naw it's 8lug, but you're close..

edit:

and for a clue, those are 13" dia 3/4T chevy rotors on all 4 corners and El Camino calipers..

Hi 6 bolt beadlocks, Looks suspiciously like a portal...

Heres something even more obvious...its got a wagoneer grill


love the mj, Heres on I built from the ground up. full on 2001 with heated leather, distributerless ignition etc.

 

[guerasgarage]

Nice orange on the bug. What color code?

 

[tonkatoy611]

Welcome aboard!! Bet it's warmer there then in Wisconsin here

 

[vintagespeed1956]

...i don't understand why the white truck in the rocks is defying gravity. is that under control with your skills or just a picture seconds before you crash?...

haha, that's how you drive on JackHammer in Johnson Valley, mostly on your sheetmetal. i never put her on the roof, but on the sides many times.

...Looks suspiciously like a portal......

DING DING!

Volvo TGB axles under that thing, found a set in Utah and spent the next year finding high speed 3rd members for them.

had to make the 8x6.5 8lug disc conversion myself since the Volvo 8lug wheels were impossible to find in the states.

could drive straight over a 5 gallon bucket and not touch it.

Nice orange on the bug. What color code?

that is CAL OSHA safety orange. was so bright in direct sunlight that it hurt your eyes to look at it. one of many VWs i put together & painted back then.