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Author Topic: The other toy my beetle project update 25/05/2010  (Read 17518 times)

Offline MAT ED30

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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2010, 07:35:36 pm »
Quote from: markymark on March 19, 2010, 07:31:25 pm
Awesome Mat, gotta love ovals! :drool:

he did have a mate in the grg  :laugh: but i sold it
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2010, 08:38:58 pm »
so lookin forward this! traffic lights, line lock, wheelie!!! :signLOL:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2010, 08:52:56 pm »
i know u are  :laugh:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2010, 09:01:45 pm »
This was my old 65 Split!
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2010, 09:05:17 pm »
Nice bus mate  :drool: mine was a 1960 small window,small back lights and its living near to me now and has had a full resto
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2010, 09:07:23 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on March 19, 2010, 09:05:17 pm
Nice bus mate  :drool: mine was a 1960 small window,small back lights and its living near to me now and has had a full resto
Is it painful having it so close and seeing what has been done to it?
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2010, 09:08:16 pm »
No i made a grand on it with it just sitting in my grg  :laugh:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2010, 09:10:20 pm »
Haha, I can appreciate that! I sold mine for £2500 and made a thumping loss, really should have held onto it but I wanted to move out! Even as a real shed it would be worth a hell of a lot more now!!
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2010, 09:11:40 pm »
yeah about 6k up now easy  :sad1:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2010, 09:21:58 pm »
Very nice mate, got a good looking frame to start on.
Though I would like to see it being restored to an original look. I had a 72 bug that was Cal look, the wife had a 76 model Superbeetle, and the father in law recently sold his 69 Karmann Cabrio that was restored too.
But really do think that with the oval rears being quite rare that these should be done the way they came out of the factory (of cause that is just my opinion, but could eaily buy a cheap nice model if you just wanted to soup it up for the tracks)
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2010, 09:25:57 pm »
I get what u say mate and it one reason i will never mess with the body as its just how it should be and if this car was all stock when i bought it i would never have messed with it and have driven it every once in a while and taken it to shows, but i was messed with when i bought it so now its getting the best i can give it  :smiley:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2010, 09:50:12 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on March 19, 2010, 07:26:11 pm
Thanks guys  :smiley: and John its called character  :smiley:
Matt - gorgeous car!
I've always dreamed of owning a black Oval. My dad bought a white 1970 1500 that had it a lamppost - I was 7 at at the time and I was small enoigh to fit in the front bonnet to help align the lock mechanism!
If you know black is the best colour for a duc whay did you buy a white one  :signLOL: :wink:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2010, 09:39:44 am »
Looks awesome Mat, never been into them but can see why you would be  :drool: :drool:
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #28 on: March 20, 2010, 09:53:15 am »
same here not really into the old beetles but that look s pretty cool mate  :happy2:
  i like the new ones , would love an RSi kitted one ! am i sad ?
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Re: The other toy my beetle project
« Reply #29 on: April 20, 2010, 09:14:22 am »
Well the engine is done  :evilgrin: just need some new rocker cover(the black covers on the left and right of the heads) as the ratio rockers are too big for the stock rocker covers  :rolleye:

this is just the bottom end of the engine and the rest has now been built up on the bench and the oil cooler on top is just for testing and so is the distributor as its got a massive one going in  :grin:.Getting there now  :rolleye:
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