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unclespanky Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:39 pm

Awesome!!! A baja was my first car as well (also the first car I rolled)
That was about 35 years ago. I installed an 1/8 or 1/4 inch piece of steel on the rear firewall to offer more protection for the rear bumper cage mount. I used an old steel headboard and footboard from a bed I found in the woods to make my bumper as it already had the bends i needed.
I was 12 years old and still have half of the key, the part with the VW logo :lol:

taylorar70 Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:42 pm

hey if i get 3*3 trailing arms what would i have to get for everything

ataim Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:11 am

Also, I would relocate the gas tank so that its not inside :shock:

chubby53 Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:31 am

taylorar70 wrote: progress has stoped due to i cut my hand with a grinder to the bone .
i always use my welding gloves when using angle grinders, keeps the sparks off and i've had some mishaps where i got nice little cuts here and there in my gloves. if it would of been flesh i don't even want to think of how bad it would be. safety, safety, safety

taylorar70 Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:06 am

the tank is to big to put it back in the front of the car so i do not know what to do???
thanks chubby53 i now know that i have to start to wear them..

taylorar70 Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:06 pm

okay guys i have found a guy who will sell me a 1970 vw beetle for $2000 it hole pand and frame has bin redone ($1000) and the car body hasd two small rust spots. he allso has 2 pro build single intake motors ,origional fenders and new fenders , it also comes with a complet doner car with it idk guys what should i do mine has so much rust all the wheel wells and pan and heater chanels along with rust everywhere what should i do????? :?:

Barentine Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:34 pm

taylorar70 wrote: okay guys i have found a guy who will sell me a 1970 vw beetle for $2000 it hole pand and frame has bin redone ($1000) and the car body hasd two small rust spots. he allso has 2 pro build single intake motors ,origional fenders and new fenders , it also comes with a complet doner car with it idk guys what should i do mine has so much rust all the wheel wells and pan and heater chanels along with rust everywhere what should i do????? :?:

Can you take any pictures of your pans? How bad is your rust? On the other hand, a 1970 should already have irs. Is it a baja?

Barentine Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:42 pm

taylorar70 wrote: the tank is to big to put it back in the front of the car so i do not know what to do???
thanks chubby53 i now know that i have to start to wear them..
Simmbad and Bearkiller do a nice job with their stock gas tank, people use the same concept with aluminum ones too. (scroll down a bit)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=356596&highlight=gas+tank

taylorar70 Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:53 pm

im going to call him about it and see if i can come take a look and no its not a baja but if i get it then it will become one



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