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StripedRedBug
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:46 pm    Post subject: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

Earlier this year in late April i got my bug from around 2 of three hours away and didn't know much about the mechanics I have been a VW enthusiast before I had gotten my bug. I was looking for a good project that was drivable as is and this one was perfect it had all sorts of little flaws but nothing was major. over the 5 months I have made a lot of progress including unsealing the sunroof which was sealed shut by a previous owner which came in handy over this summer, making a carpet for the frunk, sealing the engine compartment, changing the air filter from a aftermarket paper air filter to a stock oil bath and so muck more. it is a 1974 standard beetle in red it has a 1600cc engine and a sunroof which appears to have been cut out of a sun bug and put in a this beetle. Red Bug

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I will have more photos soon as it is currently stored for the winter.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 4:57 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

I also know that it was based on a Hotwheels
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I have a model I made too
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:24 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

That is so freaking awesome having a real Hot Wheels car.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:00 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

Such a cool car! NICE!

It reminds me a lot of the '76 I had in high school. Same rims, same stance....

Nice ride!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:03 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

Thanks!
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:29 am    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

So I was busy and did not have time to post the pictures in a while. Embarassed
so here they are some pictures of the interior. If the headliner looks bad in these pictures that's because it is, but hopefully I will fix it by end of winter. Red Bug
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 2:34 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

I love a theme build. Very cool.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 6:54 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

Weather is finally good.
Let the season begin! Red Bug

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 4:41 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

Today while replacing the front trunk seals, I took the trunk off and leaned it up against a wall with an old carpet bit at the bottom. A gust of wind blew and the trunk hit the pavement scratching and denting it, while not being too terrible. The paint had a unique sort of wear that was not perfect but not damaged so I don't know how to make it look right again.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:21 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

With carboard teeth, a horn attached to a motion sensor and a plastic pumpkin in the passenger seat, Happy Halloween! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:45 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

That is a really cool display. Very Happy

How did you address the trunk paint?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:21 pm    Post subject: Re: My 74 Standard Reply with quote

oh that, yeah I defiantly exaggerated in the post as then it was fresh it my mind but on the car, it looks fine and it probably got a bit dirty when it hit the ground and the dust made it look worse then it is. its all fine now. Smile
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