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« on: November 02, 2008, 01:25:53 PM » |
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picked up a '73 super beetle lest week (pics up soon)
its in rough condition due to a limb fell on it but got a killer deal on it
needs a motor but i have access to a lot of parts for it
figured you guys would love to see the progress as i go on this project
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 02:47:49 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 07:03:35 AM » |
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Cool  Back in high school, I used to work after school with my shop teacher on beetles. He had 81 of them! We used to do maintanence / resto / general repair work on them for others. He was known as "The Bug Man". Good Stuff. |
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2008, 07:53:22 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2009, 12:17:37 AM » |
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SELL IT AND BUY PARTS FOR THE BIKE I DO LIKE BUGS.......MY COUSIN HAS A 67 THAT IS CHERRY!!!!(JUST NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK TOGETHER  ) |
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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2009, 11:26:17 AM » |
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put a vw bus motor in it!
I have built a few vw based dune buggies. got one to do now floor pan is rusted out
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2009, 11:30:33 AM » |
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I grew up around vw sand rails
That's why I snagged this one
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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2009, 11:54:30 AM » |
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thinking about slamming a busa motor in this one
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2009, 12:18:34 PM » |
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Ang is still drivin the Thing every day
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« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2009, 01:50:40 PM » |
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WHERE ARE THE PICS?
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« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2009, 02:33:49 PM » |
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here it is
its not pretty but when i get other projects finished and time ill be stripping it to start all over
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« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2009, 05:29:30 PM » |
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first purchase has to be a big chrome stinger
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« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2009, 05:52:57 PM » |
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Got one I could snag off a sandrail of ours lol
but this is more a long term project
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2009, 08:51:16 PM » |
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You need to put a turbo busa motor in that thing!
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'03 Busa, OG Stage 1 Ghetto w/Tony Finley's Secondary Upgrade.
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« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2011, 08:44:47 PM » |
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Hey Pinky, Did you ever finish this project
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« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2011, 09:05:24 AM » |
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nope stealing the suspension parts for the buggy my father gave me (been in family 20+ yrs)
and scrapping rest
never got the title so just getting what i need and be done with it
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