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Fuzz VW
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This is seriously one of my favorite threads. Amazing work! You are a very talented young man. You are one of the few who pays attention to detail. Cheers!
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DieSchnelleKafer
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okay so i havnt documented much lately as its been full on for the past month or two, i have recently completed my second last year of secondary college and finnished exams.. thank god they are over!
so there was a rush to get it ready for the perh dovw 2012, it ended up being partially ready but was still an awesome experience to show all our work off 
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lovethatconvertible
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Nice, great color choice and looks like an awesome paint job. I noticed you don't have any tail lights. Did you just do enough wiring to get the car running?
And drive it to the Show? Keep em coming |
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DieSchnelleKafer
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Nice, great color choice and looks like an awesome paint job. I noticed you don't have any tail lights. Did you just do enough wiring to get the car running?
And drive it to the Show? Keep em coming |
thanks man, we trailered it to the show incomplete 
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NorCal Case
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| Is there a reason you didn't weld the rear apron back on? How are you going to attach it now that is all painted up nice? |
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DieSchnelleKafer
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| Is there a reason you didn't weld the rear apron back on? How are you going to attach it now that is all painted up nice? |
yeah we did this so we can pull the apron off so the engine is very easy to remove 
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DieSchnelleKafer
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some photos as of today
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DieSchnelleKafer
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its so hard to capture its true colour on camera, when it is out in the light and i try to take a photo it always becomes to light.. its still a pretty dark colour in the light..
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Kjell Roar
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A friend once took picture of a nice ruby red KG in the sun. When he looked at the pictures, it looked like the car had 6 different shades of red...
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DieSchnelleKafer
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okay i forgot to tell you folks, there was a stuff up at the paint shop, all the panels were a different colour to the body. they agreed to take the panels back and redo them, since the last update, the car has been completely stripped and all the hanging panels repainted.. what an effort.
so we are onto wiring now, below are some photos of the last 2 days progress, i still have the engine bay loom to complete. this harness was made from scratch.
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PASHN8
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Looking great Blair, what are the plans for the interior?
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DieSchnelleKafer
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| Looking great Blair, what are the plans for the interior? |
lawn chairs? haha
original tan interior
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wow just read the whole thread and im very impressed with your work this car looks phenominal.  i started my 68 bug project when i was 14 (im now 17) did some work to it here and there and there and really got crackin on it this year. i just bought a new starter and a new battery for mine trying to get it running now ive had many problems with this task tho but hopefully going to tackle it today next ill buy a new windshield and a gas tank then she will at least be driveable then ill do the fine tuning details great work once again
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DieSchnelleKafer
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| wow just read the whole thread and im very impressed with your work this car looks phenominal. i started my 68 bug project when i was 14 (im now 17) did some work to it here and there and there and really got crackin on it this year. i just bought a new starter and a new battery for mine trying to get it running now ive had many problems with this task tho but hopefully going to tackle it today next ill buy a new windshield and a gas tank then she will at least be driveable then ill do the fine tuning details great work once again |
thanks man your name says it all, restoring a vw is a sickness haha.. this whole build started with just a "get on the road and driving" it soon turned into a multi thousand dollar time and money pit, all worth it though its been a great experience. nice work with your car, keep at it
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thats a good loom ur makin man, neat an tidy.
u goin to run indicators tho? leavin the holes in the guards?
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DieSchnelleKafer
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thats a good loom ur makin man, neat an tidy.
u goin to run indicators tho? leavin the holes in the guards? |
thanks man, i just fitted the 1960;s indicators.. they are furthur forward than original but i like it how the headlight tear drops into the indicators
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| thanks man your name says it all, restoring a vw is a sickness haha.. this whole build started with just a "get on the road and driving" it soon turned into a multi thousand dollar time and money pit, all worth it though its been a great experience. nice work with your car, keep at it |
im planning on it lol just one thing at a time and yes it is a sickness lol did you ever get the car ready for prom or has it not been prom yet?
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DieSchnelleKafer
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| thanks man your name says it all, restoring a vw is a sickness haha.. this whole build started with just a "get on the road and driving" it soon turned into a multi thousand dollar time and money pit, all worth it though its been a great experience. nice work with your car, keep at it |
im planning on it lol just one thing at a time and yes it is a sickness lol did you ever get the car ready for prom or has it not been prom yet? |
its a good question, 30 days until my prom!
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