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hitest
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The only input that leaps out at me is the fact that the roof stamping is swappable from a myriad of years. If you were to uncrimp your gutters- you can make your '77 look like a '47 with some work front and rear. This determines overall profile shape in my opinion. Same thing along the bottom with the swapability of running boards.
You're scaring me- just what contraption are you assembling- a Frankenbug? Am I going to hate myself for responding?
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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themetalsurgeon
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hitest
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The only input that leaps out at me is the fact that the roof stamping is swappable from a myriad of years. If you were to uncrimp your gutters- you can make your '77 look like a '47 with some work front and rear. This determines overall profile shape in my opinion. Same thing along the bottom with the swapability of running boards.
You're scaring me- just what contraption are you assembling- a Frankenbug? Am I going to hate myself for responding? |
good input thanks.Contraption ?frankenbug ? oooh that hurts |
It shouldn't hurt- just curious what you're building. The first paragraph should really be the focus of my response, but nevertheless, I know you are on here a lot- so I don't view your question as naïve. Since the basic shape has changed so little- I'm left with the idea you are possibly investigating a dramatic swap of parts. I'm sure I'm not the only one wondering. If you are just seeking info you haven't found in a book- it may just be a matter of deduction after reading the progressive refinements to see if any angles have changed, etc..
I've never beat up on someone using, say, a 1967 body to save a 1960 bug- so one is still left to wonder. If the results are good- it will rise heads and shoulders above the ranks of contraption, but never Snorkelstang.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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