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EvileNV
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Joined: August 03, 2010
Posts: 161
Location: Boulder City, NV
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Very cool! Thank you. Nice color too
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ROCKOROD71
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Joined: January 18, 2012
Posts: 2770
Location: Boston, MA
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greatest thing I've sen on the Samba in a while...and there is some seriously good stuff happening on here lately!
Good job to the whole family!
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1971 STD BEETLE- DD-1st car, 1st love. keepin' it stock! 1600DP, Solex 34-3 Mexi Bosch SVDA Dist NOW w/POINTS
1977 WESTY "KrustyKamper" 2L FI
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3doorsuperbeetle
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Joined: April 14, 2015
Posts: 14
Location: Georgia
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| 1957 ford t-bird springmist green is the color.and it is great to be back in Georgia. |
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Tim Donahoe
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Joined: December 08, 2012
Posts: 11740
Location: Redding, CA
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You didn't happen to steal one of this guy's doors, did you?
Tim
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hitest
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Joined: September 30, 2008
Posts: 10296
Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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Bravo 3door! Glad to see your own thread on this beautiful car.
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HankScorpio
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Joined: August 30, 2010
Posts: 375
Location: Connecticut
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Amazing!
but if I had your skills (and family) I would have gone for a hatch to access the rear shelf. I think the 3rd door is a bigger attention grabber though. |
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gp98
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Joined: May 17, 2010
Posts: 225
Location: Massachusetts
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wow very nice work  impressive stuff!!
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3doorsuperbeetle
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Joined: April 14, 2015
Posts: 14
Location: Georgia
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I totally agree about an access hatch to rear shelf but when my wife and I sketched it out on paper, it kind of made the backseat area look over exposed ( at least on paper with our chicken scratch drawings) we weren't sure, ( scared to death) so as always we played it safe with practicality in mind and took the route we did. Not to sound funny or anything,, we honestly did they third door just to be able to load groceries, luggage, and lawn chairs a lot easier. People have closely examined the car with all doors closed and totally missed the 3rd door until we point it out.especially kids, which is really cool to them to let them jump in and have a picture taken.
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HankScorpio
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Joined: August 30, 2010
Posts: 375
Location: Connecticut
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| Just curious what you have going on in the rear driver side seat. Is that a subwoofer under the cooler instead of a seat? |
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3doorsuperbeetle
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Joined: April 14, 2015
Posts: 14
Location: Georgia
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| Yes, rear seat bottom was removed and a single 60 to 64 front seat was placed in back ( front seats are 65 to 67 seats ) behind drivers seat is car battery with kill switch to side ( not visible) not a subwoofer but actually a very stout speaker box with walmart $69.95 speakers (3 way)and a contoured lip on top to hold cooler in place.speaker box is able to be placed outside of vehicle for entertaining. |
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3doorsuperbeetle
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Location: Georgia
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enjoyther1de
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Joined: December 19, 2010
Posts: 1279
Location: chino,ca
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Excellent planning and execution! Bravo to you sir. I would like you to start on mine as soon as possible.
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zeldamania
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Joined: April 07, 2016
Posts: 1
Location: chetumal
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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hello I need your help , send modify my vw like yours but my door is not , and when I feel like the ground is bent, wanted to know if reforsaste soil or racks, to endure without the base, and how did lock , you could help me?
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just showing what can be done when you put your heart into it.
before,mid-build,and end result pictures.
an extended family Project.
3 years of work and what seemed a lifetime of research and chasing parts.
hope someone,,,anyone likes it. |
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green giant
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Joined: March 14, 2016
Posts: 59
Location: N/A
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:44 am Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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Volks Wagen
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Joined: February 13, 2013
Posts: 2926
Location: Germany
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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hello I need your help , send modify my vw like yours but my door is not , and when I feel like the ground is bent, wanted to know if reforsaste soil or racks, to endure without the base, and how did lock , you could help me?
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just showing what can be done when you put your heart into it.
before,mid-build,and end result pictures.
an extended family Project.
3 years of work and what seemed a lifetime of research and chasing parts.
hope someone,,,anyone likes it. |
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So I think this question is - did you reinforce the car somehow so the floor would not bend, or was there no need to?
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thechief86
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Joined: January 18, 2012
Posts: 860
Location: middle tn
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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I love it!
From there, I'd set up a great handling, lower suspension, and make it STUPID fast.
But yeah, it's gorgeous.
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3doorsuperbeetle
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Joined: April 14, 2015
Posts: 14
Location: Georgia
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:49 am Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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No need to reinforce body,floor,or any other point besides mounting of door hinge. Secret to success of door mounting is all in the custom made from scratch door hinge. No engineers here just old fashioned manual labor
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Rubber Duck
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Joined: January 18, 2006
Posts: 806
Location: Pitt Meadows BC
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:58 am Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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Really amazing. You have a great family...nothing like a project like this to bring everyone together eh! Looks like you really married into the right family 😀
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3doorsuperbeetle
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Location: Georgia
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:14 am Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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| Good times,bad times,testing times,,,, but yeah we all love the bug and drive it with true happiness. |
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Goldbug3318
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Joined: September 06, 2014
Posts: 210
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: our 3 door super beetle |
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This is GREAT!!! Fantastic work...wow!!!
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1990 Ford Mustang Coupe
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