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Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:49 pm

hi all ! 1 st post for me,

in my city there is a un built 550 replica body , un cut door s and such , its been around for years , its a pretty good price around 600ish , im thinking of building it in to a solo 2 car , so nothing fancy , not to the level of a acuall beck but some what of my own take on a 550 , i have a freind who into helping build a tube frame for it , and i have a type 1 power palnt for it , everything else i should be able to sort out i hope , any thoughts or advise? :D

Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:58 pm

Do it ! Post pix. Spiders rock ...

Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:37 pm

steve m wrote: in my city there is a un built 550 replica body , un cut door s and such , its been around for years , its a pretty good price around 600ish , im thinking of building it in to a solo 2 car , so nothing fancy , not to the level of a acuall beck but some what of my own take on a 550 , i have a freind who into helping build a tube frame for it , and i have a type 1 power palnt for it , everything else i should be able to sort out i hope , any thoughts or advise? :D

Uncut doors? Do you mean the body & doors are from a single mould? If so, you may be looking at a Perry D's replica 550. They take a non-shortened VW chassis. Very cheap kit, in both quality & looks. Retail on them is $3500 Check out www.spyderowners.com for some insight on replica Spyders

Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:22 pm

Steve,

Yeah. That uncut door comment is worriesome to me too. Also when you mentioned that a buddy was going to make you a tube frame. All Becks come with a tube frame already grafted to the body.

Also, getting a kitcar on the road in Canada can be a problem, some members at www.spyderclub.com have dealt with Canada and will have some better answers for you.

If you want to see pics of my build you can visit www.pbase.com/photoaaron

Good Luck
Aaron

Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:53 am

yeah it dosent look like i could get it plated unless i cheat by using a beetle serial number , but if i wrecked it , damm