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atomicclutch
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gp98
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nice trade! Great looking beetle, need anything or ready to go? Good luck and welcome. 
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atomicclutch
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| just minor stuff but it runs and drives and inspected. so i can drive it while i work on it. the thing is RAD!! plan on a quickie satin finish two-tone paint job, lower it, paint the wheels and just drive and enjoy it. |
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hazetguy
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| plan on a quickie satin finish two-tone paint job, lower it, paint the wheels |
how unfortunate. you should have kept the truck.
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clarkbre
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| plan on a quickie satin finish two-tone paint job, lower it, paint the wheels |
how unfortunate. you should have kept the truck. |
Agreed. |
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atomicclutch
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vwdude77
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| u did good on the trade if u can trade a ford for vw bug u the man ... lol!!!!!!!!!!! |
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atomicclutch
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| HAHA!! THANKS MAN! |
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Willhelm
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| That is a beautiful machine. It's sad you plan such significant alterations. I guess it's the personal opinion thing but that car is stunning as is. |
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Madtat
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Do what you will it's a matter of personal taste.
Clean it, roll it, and enjoy it ...(I'm still talk'in about the car)  |
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atomicclutch
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| believe me fellas the pix make it look way better than it is. paint is unoriginal and kinda rough. it was marina blue but someone had the brilliant idea to paint it metallic green enamel. im a painter by trade so im gonna clean it up with some new paint and some sprucing and just drive it and enjoy it. its really a blast to drive too!! |
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MLTIGGER2
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Opps I misread your first post and thought you were 17 and a painter by trade LOL.
Nice trade.  It's funny how photos make a car look perfect.
One day i'd like to trade my '69 Beetle for a baja, I'd never cut up a perfectly good beetle, but I like the baja's too
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MLTIGGER2
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Topline will be the place to go to lower it!!! What colors are you planing?
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Lakrum
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| Gotta love how people reacted when you told them what you had planned. |
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MLTIGGER2
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| Gotta love how people reacted when you told them what you had planned. |
Yeah, new paint, lowered and paint and the wheels aren't major mods
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dreadpiraterobert
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| Yep, none of that is a big deal if the paint isn't original. I like what you did with the Ranger, so I'm curious to see what you'll come up with for the Super. |
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atomicclutch
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| yea no im not a 17 year old painter. im a 35 year old painter!! haha. actually production manager but i still make guest appearences from time to time. yea some of these old cranky purist guys should take it easy. im gonna do it like a british racing green with a beige side panel to match the seats. wish it was still marina blue!! bollocks |
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atomicclutch
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| Yep, none of that is a big deal if the paint isn't original. I like what you did with the Ranger, so I'm curious to see what you'll come up with for the Super. |
thanks man. the ranger was an exercise in the realm of "faux-tina" i think it came out rad. but it had 197k miles and it was a ford and i've never been a huge ford fan..
heres a close-up of the deatail. it was a fun paint job for sure
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atomicclutch
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update...decided to paint it aqua instead of green beige 2-tone. like this color way better.
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JerryMCarter1
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Yes
Hey, get rid of the bumpers while your at it
just a littel welding patch
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