Mittwoch, 29. April 2009

RÈSUMÈ OF WEEK 14 / 15

REAL VS FAKE: HERE U CAN SEE TWO 356 PORSCHES. ONE IS REAL AND THE OTHER IS A REPLICA. THE BLUE ONE IS FROM THE UK & IS MADE OUT OF STEEL VS THE IVORY COLORED COMES FROM SUDAFRICA AND IS MADE OUT OF GLASS-FIBRE. THE REPLICA FITS ON A STOCK BEETLE-CHASSIS AND ITS DONE IN A REAL GOOD WORKMANSHIP

THE ROMETSCH BANANA: A NICE EXAMPLE OF COACHBUILD BODY WHICH FITS THE VOLKSWAGEN CHASSIS

SWISS BUILD TUSCHER: ONE OF 3 WORLDWIDE EXISTING TUSCHERs. 2 OF ÈM ARE STILL CRUISING THE SWISS ROADS. ONE BELONGS TO A COLLECTOR IN THE U.S.A

PRE-KDF PROTOTYP CLONES: BUILD BY A POLISH COACHBUILDER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR THE VOLKSWAGENCONCERN

SPLIT CUSTOM PROJECT FIND: WHAT A FIND! ALL THAT HAPPEND LAST YEAR. AFTER A WEEK OF RAIN, MY FRIEND AND E11 MEMBER, RENE WAS CLOSE TO SUICIDE. EVERYTHING AT HIS BODYSHOP WAS AFLOAT. MORE THEN 40 USED CARS WERE DESTROYED BY WATER & MUD! THE WHOLE WORKSHOP, ALL TOOLS, TEST STAND FOR BRAKES AND INVENTORY WAS GONE ( TO HELL ). WITH HELP OF FRIENDS ALL WAS CLEANED UP AND RENEWED. BEHIND THE BODYSHOP RENE ALSO HAVE HAD GARAGES WHICH WERE USED AS STORAGE FOR SPAREPARTS. TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT...........WE FOUND A VOLKSWAGEN BUG BEHIND ALL THE MESS. THE CAR REALLY WAS SNOOKERED AT THE FIRST VIEW. BUT SURPRISE SURPRISE...AFTER A GOOD CLEAN UP AND SEPERATING THE BODY FROM THE CHASSIS WE DISCOVERED A ALLREADY WELDED, MODIFIED CUSTOMCAR PROJECT. THE CHASSIS WAS PAINTED IN GLOSSY BLACK , FITTED WITH ALL NEW PARTS LIKE, NARROWED AXLEBEAM, DROPPED SPINDLES, HIGH TECH BILLET BRAKES, PROFLYER TRANS ETC.ETC ! THE BODY HAD SOME MODS LIKE, ROUNDED DOOR EDGES, NO MORE DOOR HINGES, SUICIDE DOORS WITH NO DOOR HANDLES, RAIN GUTTER REMOVED, NO MORE TRIM HOLES ETC.ETC ! WE ALSO FOUND A COMPLET CUSTOM TWEED INTERIOR, COMPLET ENGINE AND ALL THE SPARE PARTS U NEED FOR ASSEMPLING THE SPLITY.
MEANWHILE, E11 MEMBER AKKY BOUGHT THE CAR AND IS ON THE WAY TO FINISHING THE CUSTOMIZED - RESTORED - 90s STYLE - HIGH TECH SPLITWINDOW.

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