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TjdTaylor
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Well ive been mia for a while. Fixed my car finally omg. Check my thread for the details on what happened Smile


Yeah, same story here. I literally JUST got those carbs on, and just got done moving into a new house.

Also just ordered some new Nankang tires. Smile


Man i need new tires, lowered my car the other day with some new struts. 3.5 inch drop i went just to be same because i cant tuck right now. I Can still dial it down about another inch. Anyways, my tires were ruined, and i mean ruined after 1 day of driving. Alignment was more than way off, the tires squealed when i drove straight, and along with the stupid amount of camber i killed em after a day of driving around town. Pissed, but atleat it looks good now Razz
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I can't see myself cutting up my super beetle . Maybe a oval or 61 or so with the small windows
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been gone because I got burned out with my car--but now, I have a light at the end of the tunnel, because I think I found a massive vacuum leak that I'd been looking for for a long time!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welp, looks like this club might be dead.

I haven't posted, or even been on this site for months!

I still have my Beetle, and its doing better than ever, with new Weber carbs, brakes, and tires.
I am living on campus, so it gets parked on the street near my dorm most of the time.
I am currently looking into buying a Peugeot 103 moped, so that I could instead leave my beetle at my house, since I only live 10 minutes away from campus.

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Fahrvergnugen you guys! Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't posted because I haven't been home! Glad to see your Beetle is doing well. Beetlebaum has a major vacuum leak, so I'll be tackling that over Christmas break; hopefully, then I'll get to drive him for the first time in almost two years!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So I guess everybody left?
Geez.

Then again, I can't report any real work on my car since my last post.
Still more or less a daily driver.
Except now it has competition with a 1977 Peugeot 103 moped.

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I should probably look into replacing the Beetle's shock absorbers soon, and it could use a major detailing, but other than that its still ticking along fine.


Anybody else still in the club?? Guys?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The moped looks fun!

I've been overwhelmed and away at college, so I haven't had ANY time to work on ol' Beetlebaum. Also, the mechanic hasn't returned my phone call from about a month ago...so let's hope I can get Beetlebaum over to him soon for evaluation as to why he doesn't run!

Besides that, nothing much has been up with me. I have very little time for anything recreational besides occasionally writing letters or hanging out with friends on campus; the most exciting car thing I did recently was put new oil in my daily driver, a 2000 Ford Contour.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey all! Are any of you still around on TheSamba?

I've been researching stuff about my Super in between doing research for a philosophy paper... funny how that happens. Wink
I'm going to be installing new bumpers over Thanksgiving break--so, perhaps, as soon as I get home on Wednesday! Anything good up with all of you?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure if this club/thread is officially dead or not, but it sure looks it.

My most exciting thing was, over Thanksgiving break, when I installed beautiful new bumpers on Beetlebaum.

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 9:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah it looks pretty dead over here...since I've been at school I really haven't been able to keep up with everything anymore. But by all means, everyone keep posting!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Still waiting for my parts to get here so I can replace the braided fuel lines. Anyone else been having problems with USPS lately? My supposed priority 2-day package that I ordered last Thursday from JBUGS still hasn't gotten here. Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Still waiting for my parts to get here so I can replace the braided fuel lines. Anyone else been having problems with USPS lately? My supposed priority 2-day package that I ordered last Thursday from JBUGS still hasn't gotten here. Evil or Very Mad


It's funny you mention problems with USPS. My boyfriend ordered us a bunch of groceries from Amazon (yeah you can do that lol) and they never showed up. When he called Amazon they said that USPS had lost the package, so they re-sent us another package and refunded the shipping. Might want to check into your package...
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I potentially happy news: for my college graduation, members of my family are interested in getting Beetlebaum to the mechanic to get him fixed up and driving again! It's just a question of price; I shall call the mechanic later today. Perhaps this will be the godsend to get him going again after four years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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PostPosted: Thu May 21, 2015 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well guys, here's what I did today. I worked on the windshield washer system (which still isn't working).

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And here's more Beetlebaum!

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow this thread still exists! Cool! Very Happy


I guess I really haven't done much to my beetle in a long while.
I should probably replace the shocks soon, and I need to get some new hood struts so I don't have to hold the hood open when I'm fueling.

In the mean time it just keeps bumbling on down the road, never faltering.
I guess that's one of the reasons I love VW's.
They are probably one of the few classic cars you could own and not touch with a wrench for months at a time.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad to see that you're still Bugging!

I bought a 2003 New Beetle turbo recently, and it should come home from the shop tomorrow. Very exciting!
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My New Beetle came home a few days ago from the shop.

She's been trekking around, but she's not quite perfect yet. I've bought most of the new parts she'll need, and tomorrow I'll put a few more of them on. Today was fixing a bad bushing, tomorrow will be replacing the brakes, and soon I'll put in new struts.

Here she is with a new friend.

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And, as usual, not much is new with Beetlebaum. I've got a plan for him, though, which involves getting him painted before next summer--and then, next summer, I'll tackle the front suspension. We'll see if that plays out!
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