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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:44 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

I always think it would be cool to shave the drip rails, but when I see it actually done, the car looks puffy.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:48 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

How do you suppose those windows work with that door post configuration? Maybe you have to drop the windows to open the door?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:55 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

I believe Billabug's windows just clip in for some weather protection, when it was first built it was just open to the weather - a brave move in England, but back then we seemed to have long, hot summers.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:52 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/5414853376.html


One VW bug. Check

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Give up on it and throw it in Craigs List. Check
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:57 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

cdennisg wrote:
I always think it would be cool to shave the drip rails, but when I see it actually done, the car looks puffy.

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That one is particularly bad because they smoothed over the roof grooves as well. Makes it look like a toy.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:20 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/5407906528.html

Someone hurry up and jump on this one before it's snatched up!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:04 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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That one is particularly bad because they smoothed over the roof grooves as well. Makes it look like a toy.


Billabug took the "less is more" ideology to the extreme (and I think it's fantastic); No gutter, roof swage line, headlights fitted behind wings, tube bumper mounts, shaved trim, handles, extended sills/wings + no running boards, pillarless, the engine is totally smooth with a hidden carb, re-routed ignition leads, smoothed tinwear, wheels welded up and re-drilled with wave pattern, same with rear air vents...it goes on and on. It's had a LOT of work.
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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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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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No design skills. Check

No Fab skills. Check


It's not THAT bad.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 6:53 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

Extra-large bug sausage caught on camera in Eagle Pass, Tx. I am always impressed by bugs versatility and how creative minds tweak them... I wonder if this one is driven standing up...
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:34 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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That one is particularly bad because they smoothed over the roof grooves as well. Makes it look like a toy.


Billabug took the "less is more" ideology to the extreme (and I think it's fantastic); No gutter, roof swage line, headlights fitted behind wings, tube bumper mounts, shaved trim, handles, extended sills/wings + no running boards, pillarless, the engine is totally smooth with a hidden carb, re-routed ignition leads, smoothed tinwear, wheels welded up and re-drilled with wave pattern, same with rear air vents...it goes on and on. It's had a LOT of work.


It's obviously had a lot of work. So has Snorklestang. A lot of the abortions here have had a lot of work. The amount of work is really immaterial. You make like Billabug and that's fine. I happen to think it is hideous.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:57 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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Billabug took the "less is more" ideology to the extreme...


I disagree. Billabug, just like snorkelstang, is so deep-rooted in its time that it became ridiculous as fashions evolved. People who appreciate them are just nostalgic of those periods and what they represented in their lives.
A true "less is more" approach would have produced something timeless.

all the above, of course, IMHO.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 2:03 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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Extra-large bug sausage caught on camera in Eagle Pass, Tx. I am always impressed by bugs versatility and the how creative minds tweak them... I wonder if this one is driven standing up...
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I wonder if that huge door opens - or is that a reflection looking like the line where the door joins the quarter?
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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.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:13 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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Perhaps he was trying for his personal Mars Rover:

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:15 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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Perhaps he was trying for his personal Mars Rover:

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Hahaha, nice one
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:56 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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But aren't those wheels bitchin? Looks like the CSPs - gonna get me a set one of these days.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 6:08 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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But aren't those wheels bitchin? Looks like the CSPs - gonna get me a set one of these days.


They look like Halibrands to me.

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2016 9:49 pm    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

cdennisg wrote:
I always think it would be cool to shave the drip rails, but when I see it actually done, the car looks puffy.

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Looks like a jellybean on wheels.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:28 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

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But aren't those wheels bitchin? Looks like the CSPs - gonna get me a set one of these days.


They look like Halibrands to me.

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You are probably right, but the CIP wheel has the same vibe And one of the few wheels out there that doesnt change radically in the different bolt patterns.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:42 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

andk5591 wrote:
cdennisg wrote:
andk5591 wrote:

But aren't those wheels bitchin? Looks like the CSPs - gonna get me a set one of these days.


They look like Halibrands to me.

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You are probably right, but the CIP wheel has the same vibe And one of the few wheels out there that doesnt change radically in the different bolt patterns.
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Yeah .. I agree.
The new SS wheel ( Mooneyes Speedmaster Knock offs) is just about the only 4 lug wheel that has the vibe of an old 5 lug wheel..

If I were ever to use 4 lugs which is rare.. ... it would be these... with 3 bar knock off caps.. Wink

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:21 am    Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... Reply with quote

The White chopped car is not bad. The pan and stance are killer just lost a bit on the chop. I wouldn't be in to it for $4500 but maybe two grand Smile [/img]
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