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Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:07 pm

Count me in guys! Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys..But I needed a running bug first :lol:

Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:29 pm

PatterBon wrote: Count me in guys! Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys..But I needed a running bug first :lol:
I should get a running Beetle too then. :shock: :o

Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:52 pm

PatterBon wrote: Count me in guys! Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys..But I needed a running bug first :lol:

haha, you're fine. If my Beetle died, I would probably do nothing but work on it till it ran again :)

Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:27 pm

I've got an idea. We all know what the old farts ideas on old VW styling and perfomance are, so lets see what us younger guys prefer 8)

me, I like good running daily drivers, 1776-1935cc's, dual Kadrons, cars that you get to see everyday. I like them to look fairly stock with a few personal touches. As far as the years go I'm kinda particular to 65-66's. :P

Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:15 pm

72KYLE wrote: I've got an idea. We all know what the old farts ideas on old VW styling and perfomance are, so lets see what us younger guys prefer 8)

me, I like good running daily drivers, 1776-1935cc's, dual Kadrons, cars that you get to see everyday. I like them to look fairly stock with a few personal touches. As far as the years go I'm kinda particular to 65-66's. :P

I'm really not very particular in my tastes. I don't like anything that is overdone, and when there are too many modern technological additions added to the car, it just doesn't look right. It's a 40 something year old car, not a new one. I like cars that could be driven everyday, without issues. I really like patina, and unrestored cars in general. That probably has something to do with the condition of my car :) Engines...same as above. Something that could be driven daily without requiring a ton of maintaince to stay running. No real model year that I'm partial too, I'd take pretty much anything.

Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:38 pm

Ideally:
A 1960s Beetle, fully restored, but still a daily driver.

Realistically:
Any Beetle that runs and look somewhat stock (but it doesn't have to be perfect). Including my Super, which I love to have. :D

Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:16 pm

We should all post our favorite pictures of our rides here.

I'll go first. :lol:

8)

Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:28 pm

WHOA! how fast were you going there? :shock:

I'm not sure if I coupld possibly pick one?

and more recently

Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:31 pm

:lol: Not over 10 mph. The suspension, once it got moving again, is SOOOOOOOOOOOO bad... I can move the car way too easily. So I have to replace that too... :roll:

Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:42 pm

Beetlebaum wrote: :lol: Not over 10 mph. The suspension, once it got moving again, is SOOOOOOOOOOOO bad... I can move the car way too easily. So I have to replace that too... :roll:

First thing's first, get that thing on the road and running right :)

And...a few pics:

That's all I have that's updated, I'm kinda OCD about posting a picure of the car if I've done something to it since that picture. I'll get some more tomorrow, when it's light.

Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:45 pm

TheRustySuper wrote: Beetlebaum wrote: :lol: Not over 10 mph. The suspension, once it got moving again, is SOOOOOOOOOOOO bad... I can move the car way too easily. So I have to replace that too... :roll:

First thing's first, get that thing on the road and running right :)
X2

Oh wait... :wink: :lol:

Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:29 pm

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that painted part on the hood looks really shiny, what did you use?

Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:01 pm

Haha, I used Rustoleum, just a red spray can I found in the garage. I had primer there and just bare metal under it, so I didn't want it to rust. The paint wouldn't come out of the can evenly, hence the spottiness. Over the summer I'll have my friend help me and let me use his paint gun, just so the car can be shiney again. I won't bother with bodywork. It'll be Rustoleum Red, his '85 Mercedes and my car will match :lol:

Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:53 pm

NICE! maybe we'll spawn off into our own club, the Rustobros :lol:

Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:48 am

The green on my decklid might be Rustoleum... :-k
I have to check.

Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:17 pm

More pics, it's freezing out there!

My tool stash, behind the backseat and hidden when the seat's up:

Dashboard. Darn. The steering wheel covers up the brake warning light, which actually works!

Speedo. The odometer has rolled over twice :shock:

This is carved into my headliner, it amuses me.

Dang it...the camera screwed up. Had one more pic...*runs outside and snaps a photo*

Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:01 pm

hm, the interior on that car looks suprizingly clean, was it recently redone?

Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:29 pm

72KYLE wrote: hm, the interior on that car looks suprizingly clean, was it recently redone?

Just the seats. They were so terrible when I got the car, that Dad and I (since I was only 11) re-did them within a year of buying it. The rest is just cleaned up original. It's all a little beat up but it cleaned up OK. I pulled the carpet out last winter and gave it a good cleaning, and used some spray paint to make it more black. Armor-all on the dash and door panels.

Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:08 pm

My interior:

:shock:

Here's how it looked beforehand:

Not clean at all when I bought it. The seats were disgusting. The carpet was disgusting. The door panels were peeled back and disgusting. The headliner was disgusting...

Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:06 pm

Count me in!

How about making a Facebook group for the club? :idea:

Ryan