Joxracing's 1966 Baja "The Resurection"

Offroad VW based vehicles have problems/insights all their own. Not to mention the knowledge gained in VW durability.
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Post by Joxracing »

Little update, got the floorboards, or i like to call them "splashguards".

Heres a non-rabbit veiw pic for ya Leatherneck.
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looks lame with the bad front tires and white rims
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Jox told ya need some stickers PM me an address. No trailer queen is finished till she has stickers, oh sorry Bajaherbie didn't mean yours too. .
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trailer queen?!
pshhh when this thing runs, the living hell is gonna be beat out of it
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Post by kcnaz »

Any updates here? Does that front end work for ya........
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Updates!!
Got my new tires mounted today :D
Talk about a lot more lift, i love it!
heres some pics, and yes taht front end works for me! thatnks again.
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Post by Hedrock »

Looks a lot better Jox :D


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You should change the name of your thread...I see no rust!
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ha theres alot of rust, its just masked. :wink:

And i have a crapload more to do, i got tierods, welding on floor, welding the rack, axcess panel made for the back, a little bit of wiring and then the......ENGINE
still havent looked at the engine yet :oops:
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Took some pics today, just randomm
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Im gonna try to get it runnin and driving, by sick air, july 5th.
if thats the case, alot of pics and videos will be in order 8)

tierod installment, roofrack, welding, bleed brakes and motor will be the only thing stopping me from that goal.
and in a couple of weeks me and baja's anniversery will be coming up, its been a year already :)

They grow up sooo fast :cry:
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Welding today :)
Me welding floorpans
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My dad doing some welding
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And I need some coments boys!(and girls)
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Coming along nicely Jox, it is good to see you and your father working on this. Are you putting the stock seat in or something else?
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i like using a bright light when i weld, seems to make it easier to see with my auto darkening bonnet.....
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were gonna put the stock seats in for now, and just throw some covers over them.
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Assebled engine today, and figured out the timing on it. think we got it.
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Things to do:
-tierods
-bleed brakes
-install engine
-finish up interior(little things)
-Paint

the list is getting smaller :D
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Jox... Slow down your going to beat me for sure :lol: .
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