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GeorgeL
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Built like a brick sh!thouse:
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More like a brick pagoda! |
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awreed
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Location: Kirkland, WA
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| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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For the love of God, why? |
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cdennisg
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Location: Sandpoint, ID
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| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I would proudly drive the brick shithouse.
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[email protected]
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Location: Louisville, ky
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| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| I would proudly drive the brick shithouse. |
It wouldn't be complete without one of those portable portalets, even if you never used it, it would have to have it. |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| I would proudly drive the brick shithouse. |
It wouldn't be complete without one of those portable portalets, even if you never used it, it would have to have it. |
...and a magazine rack.
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:28 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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That "housebus" has split window side loading doors. Bizarre.
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 9:46 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| That "housebus" has split window side loading doors. Bizarre. |
Much quieter than the bay slider for that midnight potty trip. Don't want to wake the neighbors.
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:32 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Yeah another kit, but a fugly one.
http://www.gumtree.co.za/view.html?adId=1001556144...paign=bolt
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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finefettle
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Location: Shelburne,Vermont
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:50 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| I like this one. |
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 10:23 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I think it's the side windows that offend me, it'd be OK if it had either no roof or maybe a soft top. That square thing in the door looks like it belongs in a greenhouse.
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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vdubyah73
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Location: somewhere in Texas, my house has wheels
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I do too. You could actually use this for daily driving as well as fun! Had a dune buggy, was a lot of fun, kinda sucked in traffic sitting in the sun baking and blistering, couldn't really use it in the rain either. This is more like a three season buggy , drive it till the snow flies, you could easily make the heat work. The exposed engine would be the only reason to avoid winter weather.
I had dual carbs that would be right in the tire spray, I suppose you could fabricate air intake to solve that though, I never did.
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fig
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| Bunglebus wrote: |
| That "housebus" has split window side loading doors. Bizarre. |
Much quieter than the bay slider for that midnight potty trip. Don't want to wake the neighbors. |
Not split bus doors, look carefully. The forward door is from a double cab, while the rear door is hacked from the remains of the slider.
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awreed
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I'm totally thinking hot tub in the back.
Heat exchangers blow warm bubbles through the jets.
Hell yeah! |
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Patty B.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I like it!  |
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Patty B.
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awreed
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Rear wheel wells are huge. Other than that, it's kinda ugly. |
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:38 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| That "housebus" has split window side loading doors. Bizarre. |
Not split bus doors, look carefully. The forward door is from a double cab, while the rear door is hacked from the remains of the slider. |
I take my hat off to you for your observational skills, how you can tell that I do not know!
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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zabo
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:39 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I like it! Looks like they put some time, money, and effort into it, and had some skills. I wonder what they had planned for the roof cover and the side windows?
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Bunglebus
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Yeah liking that, works even better with the roof chop - Billabug was build pillarless around 25 years ago, and to me is one of the best looking custom VWs ever.
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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