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timp
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 Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: My Green Ghia |
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well, it's springtime, so yesterday i decided to take The Tortoise out for some well-deserved pictures... my parts came in yesterday, so this weekend i'm going back down and installing them... perfect driving weather for the little car...
i know, it's hit or miss with a lot of people, but i sure do love it.
*edit: thesamba's auto resizing thingy buggered the pictures a little bit, but you still get the idea
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vwdmc16
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John M.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Man....that color burns my eyes!
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Bart
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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You changed your screen name!!! I thought you sold the car to someone else. FatboyOverthrow is what your old name was.
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timp
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| Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Sundial Camper wrote: | | You changed your screen name!!! I thought you sold the car to someone else. FatboyOverthrow is what your old name was. |
yep, and no, i haven't sold it... you know.. obviously.
Fatboy Overthrow was the name of my last band... we broke up, so the name needed changed to something i'll use on a more permanant basis.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| looks wierd. I would switch the yellow for chrome. |
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timp
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| Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| 70 140 wrote: | | looks wierd. I would switch the yellow for chrome. |
yeah, i might make that move back over... i dunno... i'd like to send it somewhere (some day) to get it all professionally redone, since my father and i did all the body work ourselves (so it's far from perfect)... i was always kinda partial to the stock orange color, so i'd probably like to go that route... and at that point, i'm sure i'd much prefer it to be chromed rather than painted whatnots, but for now, this works out for me and it's fun to drive. lol
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70 140
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: |
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| timp wrote: | | 70 140 wrote: | | looks wierd. I would switch the yellow for chrome. |
yeah, i might make that move back over... i dunno... i'd like to send it somewhere (some day) to get it all professionally redone, since my father and i did all the body work ourselves (so it's far from perfect)... i was always kinda partial to the stock orange color, so i'd probably like to go that route... and at that point, i'm sure i'd much prefer it to be chromed rather than painted whatnots, but for now, this works out for me and it's fun to drive. lol |
It might not be that hard. The nostril vents are aluminum, so they would polish out. Depending upon the condition of the chrome on the headlight rings and door handles you could either strip it or buy new. The rest of the stuff...turn signal bases, window scraper bit you could get away with painting black while you looked for more. |
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Foxx
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:30 am Post subject: |
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too bright for me,..but if thats your bag,..roll it.
i'd still bring the yellow back to chrome..
but thats me
ps: ditch the yellow rims too!
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timp
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:54 am Post subject: |
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i would love some BRM's or chrome 8-spokes for it. all the stuff i painted yellow, i did so because it was pitted or chipping up... you gotta remember, my ghia was sitting in a field for like, 8 years before i got my hands on it. I'd like to switch over to chrome, i could just never afford to buy all the parts to make it look good again. yay for being a college student.
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Foxx
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:17 am Post subject: |
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paint em black to match the window trim.
same with everything else yellow...
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