1978 VW Derby LS - The Rat

[Andtho]

Nice work so far! I have a question tho. Where can I buy the flares off of the blue car in the beginning of this thread?? I'm having some trouble finding them.

They are standard Golf 1 fenders, its normally bought to replace a rusty fender, but is also widely used to widen the fenders of other cars.

[Shim]

Can you tell me where to find this Fender like derby.
Or more info of this car

[dumpedDAILY]

^^^ ditto. I have the link to that cars build but it's in a different language. Here ya go buddy http://www.jeansgaraget.se/bilarna/derbyn/

They are standard Golf 1 fenders, its normally bought to replace a rusty fender, but is also widely used to widen the fenders of other cars.

I've been trying to find the mk1 wheel arches everywhere but have no luck. They all seem to be plastic as opposed to the blue one. It looks like he welded them on. You wouldn't happen to know where to find any would you?

Last thing. Do you have your flares mounted already? I'd like to see them on!!

[low+slow=dopeness]

I wouldn't do that to such a clean car,its your car so yeah.but I wouldn't mind it wit wide wheels and fenders

[Spiff]

^^^ ditto. I have the link to that cars build but it's in a different language. Here ya go buddy http://www.jeansgaraget.se/bilarna/derbyn/



I've been trying to find the mk1 wheel arches everywhere but have no luck. They all seem to be plastic as opposed to the blue one. It looks like he welded them on. You wouldn't happen to know where to find any would you?

Last thing. Do you have your flares mounted already? I'd like to see them on!!

in norway theese are made for rust repairs. i have no idea where you can get such items out of norway

looks like this when we get them: http://www.veng.no/CatalogControls/T...75&ImageType=0
so a little customizing is needed also

[Spiff]

I still have problems deciding, but time will show.

when i look more at them car i think it might be better to not use them since its in such a good condition.
you should get a roof rack for it, that would be cool

[dumpedDAILY]

in norway theese are made for rust repairs. i have no idea where you can get such items out of norway

looks like this when we get them: http://www.veng.no/CatalogControls/T...75&ImageType=0
so a little customizing is needed also

That's what all the pictures look like when I try to find them. Do you know if those are fiberglass or metal arches and is that what the blue car used also?

[Andtho]

That's what all the pictures look like when I try to find them. Do you know if those are fiberglass or metal arches and is that what the blue car used also?

Its metal, its a direct replacement of the stock golf 1 fender. I do not know the owner of the blue Derby, but the website states that it is these fenders he has used.

[Mr.M]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/39643458920447a80517b.jpg/

Don't do it !, im with godzillus.

[Andtho]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...47a80517b.jpg/

Don't do it !, im with godzillus.

Got more pictures of that car? Nice to see it from more angles.

[Mr.M]

Here you go, http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ighlight=Derby

[Andtho]

Here you go, http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ighlight=Derby

Thanks.

[Andtho]

Here you go, http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ighlight=Derby

Thanks for the pictures, have looked at them for some days now and realised that the wider fenders doesnt look like i hoped.

So I will not use them, I will either go for the weld in golf 1 type like the blue derby in the start of the thread or just make the best of the original fenders, hopefully they will allow somewhat wider wheels and tires if I massage them a bit without changing the original look.

[Mr.M]

Looking forward to see updates

[Andtho]

Looking forward to see updates

Hope to post som updates soon, but we have been bitten by the RC car bug. Planning to enter a cup with them.

Painted my girlfriends car yesterday, this is the drift body: