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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject: My 1969 Military Volksrod Bug |
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Hi, I just wanted to share my build. I think it's unique and most people seem to enjoy hearing about it so here it is.
It's a 1969 Bug that was in pretty bad shape. When I started removing seats and carpets I noticed a lot of rust and some previous hack jobs so I started thinking what else I could do with what I had and ended up with this in my head.
this is before I started chopping:
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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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this was the day I started Chopping
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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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Some more pictures of the build
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Bob Loblaw Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2008 Posts: 865 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Not gonna lie. When I started looking at the pictures of the chopping, all I could think was "What the fuck is this guy doing? What an idiot."
But I gotta say, I love the way it's taking shape. Badass!
Is this the vision you had in mind from the beginning? Or did it just happen on the fly? _________________ sent from a phone using poor grammar and spelling |
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nextgen Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 6028 Location: CONGERS, N.Y.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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I am an Industrial Designer and love out of the box thinking. That bug is your art form. Love it!! Some guys go to Car Shows and love the Shiny cars, actually I do too, but --- I love Rat Rods, that is real art. My bug is clean but unusual. It is a 74, I went to early wider fenders to us the early head lights with 1956 Porsche 356 Grilles, Wider rear fenders with Flat tail lights.. The license plate was removed and put under my Cali Style Spliced Bumpers, ( Cali Style –me Joe Cali ). Those were the big 74 bumpers I slices 1” out of the middle and over lapped the pieces. I is running a Porsche 914 2.0 I made into my first Upright Conversion. Dual Dells, and special Stainless Steel Porsche Exhaust from the UK.
Dropped front spindles 2 ½” and 195 50 15 on the front and 195 60 15 on the rear, 4 wheel discs, front and rear anti sway bars. Stainless steel floors, the inside dash is all hand made.
1969 Western Turbine wheels BTY I like your wheels!!!!!! LED head lights!!
_________________ email: [email protected]
The TYPE IV UPRIGHT CONVERSION MANUAL
BEETLE MAGNETIC DEFLECTOR SHIELDS
LETS TALK DUBS https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=joe+cali+ghia https://letstalkdubs.libsyn.com/ep-200-joe-cali-ty...qI3xJTCzjs |
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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Bob Loblaw wrote: |
Not gonna lie. When I started looking at the pictures of the chopping, all I could think was "What the fuck is this guy doing? What an idiot."
But I gotta say, I love the way it's taking shape. Badass!
Is this the vision you had in mind from the beginning? Or did it just happen on the fly? |
I had actually had envisioned it in my head. I tried to draw it a few times but I suck at it. When my friend came over to help me I had a hard time showing him what my idea was. At the end it came out just the way I wanted.
Thanks _________________ 73 (o\_!_/o)
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VDubNut Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Lexington, OR
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Pretty cool build!! You didn't show anymore interior pics (after the headlights on); what seats are in there?? A set of HMMWV seats would look pretty sweet!!! _________________ Mike
Current VeeDub:
'69 Patina (0\_!_/0)
Previous VeeDubs:
'91 Jetta GL
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VDubNut Samba Member
Joined: July 18, 2006 Posts: 106 Location: Lexington, OR
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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It'd also be pretty trick to build a 1-off Willey's style fold down window to graft on............just my 2cents! _________________ Mike
Current VeeDub:
'69 Patina (0\_!_/0)
Previous VeeDubs:
'91 Jetta GL
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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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VDubNut wrote: |
Pretty cool build!! You didn't show anymore interior pics (after the headlights on); what seats are in there?? A set of HMMWV seats would look pretty sweet!!! |
I was able to get some really cool Bomber seats. I'll take some pictures and post when I get a chance. _________________ 73 (o\_!_/o)
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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Here I found one of the seats and engine
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el Mao Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2012 Posts: 82 Location: MIAMI
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Here is also a Video
http://youtu.be/xreEUZxO2Jo _________________ 73 (o\_!_/o)
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nextgen Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2004 Posts: 6028 Location: CONGERS, N.Y.
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77kafer Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2008 Posts: 823 Location: New Windsor, NY
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Nice touch with those non-directional tires. _________________ Supposed to be 77käfer, but there are no umlauts on an american keyboard
Overheard on 27 June 07, one lady to another when they saw my Harli in a parking lot at West Point, "maybe he found it on the clearance aisle at the Volkswagen dealer" |
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truckerb1 Samba Member
Joined: June 19, 2012 Posts: 62 Location: Leon,Ia
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Love the build !
more motor spec's Please! _________________ Kraft durch Freude !
Come to the Dark Side.......We have cookies!
Welcome to the Dark Side!...............We lied about the cookies |
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DirtyCossack Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2012 Posts: 209 Location: Ft Sill, OK
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I usually hate chop jobs, but I really like this. The repurposing of "surplus" parts really makes it. Are you a 91E or something? _________________ 1970 Type II, Betty
1973 914 |
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DirtyCossack Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2012 Posts: 209 Location: Ft Sill, OK
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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You also need a bumper number... My OIC and I keep trying to convince the Colonel to give my bus a bumper number and let our section use it in the field. _________________ 1970 Type II, Betty
1973 914 |
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gt1953 Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2002 Posts: 13848 Location: White Mountains Arizona
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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WOW! That vehicle is nuttin Futts. Nice creation. _________________ Volkswagen: We tune what we drive.
Numbers Matching VW's are getting harder to find. Source out the most Stock vehicle and keep that way. You will be glad you did.
72 type 1
72 Squareback
({59 Euro bug, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 73 type ones 68 & 69 type two, 68 Ghia all sold}) |
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olmer2 Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2009 Posts: 781 Location: chattanooga TN
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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I like this, in a weird way it looks really cool. should have lifted it instead though _________________ Wash your hands
'69 Bug
'68 Baja Truck
'71 Bug
'68 Camper
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:44 am Post subject: |
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nextgen wrote: |
Love it, what supercharger are you using. |
Looks like an old center mount PEPCO Blower. I could be wrong though.
el Mao = Super kool car.
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