| fredybear |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:26 pm |
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Is this original material on a 73?
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| 67rustavenger |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:35 pm |
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That doesn't look correct,
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2053029 |
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| 260KMN |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 1:13 pm |
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| I think the bulged rear apron was introduced on German built bugs for the 75 model year, something to do with extra space for a cat on FI cars, but was used on all models till production ended. |
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| grandpa red |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:00 pm |
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fredybear wrote:
Like that American paint theme! |
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| fredybear |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:39 pm |
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$150 15yrs ago, put a single port in, now should I fix it?
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| fredybear |
Sun Dec 20, 2020 4:44 pm |
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They sprayed everything, hiding the beautiful red.
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| Igpoe |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 3:11 am |
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| That VW wants to be Red |
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| fredybear |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:47 pm |
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Had to drill one door bolt
Body off pan time, nice and easy bolt removal. A few pan bolts are being sticky, water got in way back in the day
Uglyness
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| fredybear |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:54 pm |
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| Did the subject change work? |
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| fredybear |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:55 pm |
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How come I cant change the subject line to this???
Re: 1973 Bubble Rear Apron & Rebuild, Ugg |
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| fredybear |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:06 pm |
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Original red hiding. Stripped the white off and removed the primer with lacquer thinner. Bingo.
Awesome, no accident, dent free almost all rust free car.....Anyone want it????
I just fix it, stare at it, and and it will just sit, like my others.
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| fredybear |
Mon Dec 21, 2020 5:56 pm |
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Extraction, pilot hole
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| fredybear |
Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:19 pm |
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260KMN wrote: I think the bulged rear apron was introduced on German built bugs for the 75 model year, something to do with extra space for a cat on FI cars, but was used on all models till production ended.
So this bug cam from Germany?? How do I find out where it came from? Anyone?? |
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| diamondblue1969 |
Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:58 pm |
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| That apron was probably purchased at the vw dealer in the 80s to repair a damaged one. I think the older ones were NLA. |
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| TK-CS |
Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:26 pm |
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260KMN wrote: I think the bulged rear apron was introduced on German built bugs for the 75 model year, something to do with extra space for a cat on FI cars, but was used on all models till production ended.
It was used on German production cars from MY 1975 on.
The Mexican beetles from 1978 on used the old flat apron again until they got a catalytic converter (1992?). |
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| GArBa |
Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:58 am |
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fredybear wrote: So this bug cam from Germany??
all US market bugs came from Germany. :wink: you have a standard with IRS so it is a US market bug, on which someone replaced the rear apron with a later model's part. Nothing to worry about. |
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| vwoldbug |
Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:48 pm |
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| Diamond blue1969 got it right, there was a time in the 70s and 80s when that rear apron was the only one available from the dealer. |
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| fredybear |
Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:45 pm |
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Who likes a bubbled rear end anyway :shock: :shock: :shock:
So this rear is an original replacement on this car?
Noticed the decklid was replaced, must of been tapped in the back way back in the day. Also it was resprayed red over the original red on the outside when delayering. |
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| fredybear |
Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:23 pm |
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This paint stripper sucks.
What happened to the stuff that burned your body parts when it got on you and dried up hard, instead of this slime.???
Guess I have the wrong formula :!: :idea: :!:
Crap
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| fredybear |
Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:36 pm |
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| And I gave Her 3 dollars :shock: :shock: :shock: |
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