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runslikeapenguin
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Joined: August 07, 2005
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Location: Federal way WA
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sweet man, truely a work of auto art.
keep it up man
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BigBlockBug
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Joined: June 20, 2006
Posts: 29
Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:11 am Post subject: |
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| runslikeapenguin wrote: |
sweet man, truely a work of auto art.
keep it up man |
Cool thank you. |
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Nicksan
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Joined: April 13, 2004
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That is nice.....  |
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blwnbwtie
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Joined: October 16, 2006
Posts: 6
Location: Canoga Park, CA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| OMG that thing is bad ass. What kinda HP is that thing putting out? |
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dogapult
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Joined: April 28, 2006
Posts: 552
Location: Qiryat Motzkin, Israel/ Allentown, PA
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| Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| what is it titled as? and how the ---- is it street legal?! but that is f-ing awesome! |
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cage66
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Joined: January 14, 2005
Posts: 2039
Location: reno,nv. cultwagen.com
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| ou did a great job with what you had |
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clayster89
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Joined: July 26, 2005
Posts: 722
Location: Trying To Baja!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| You did a great job with what you had ! |
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bt
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Joined: January 29, 2004
Posts: 441
Location: chicago
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| Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Cool!!!
What did your Uncle use as a frame? How did you tie it together? |
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BigBlockBug
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Joined: June 20, 2006
Posts: 29
Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| blwnbwtie wrote: |
| OMG that thing is bad ass. What kinda HP is that thing putting out? |
In that Video it was the old 427 which was right in the 675 hp range, the new engine (Vids coming soon) has 720 plus. |
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BigBlockBug
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Joined: June 20, 2006
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Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:24 am Post subject: |
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| what is it titled as? and how the ---- is it street legal?! but that is f-ing awesome! |
It's titled as what it is. 1958 Volkswagen Beetle.
It's easy to be street legal in Jersey with QQ Historic plates. this car is 100% street legal. |
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BigBlockBug
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Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| cage66 wrote: |
| You did a great job with what you had ! |
It does look very stock sans the hood. Ever try to keep 700 hp quiet? LOL!! It has a full exhaust now with an H pipe and mufflers and it still sounds like the World is ending.
Can't lower it any further, the front ride on air bladders so we cn adjust it for the track. |
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BigBlockBug
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Joined: June 20, 2006
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Location: New Jersey
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rgdedge
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Joined: October 17, 2006
Posts: 865
Location: Seymour, TN
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| Whats the ET on your bug? |
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70 140
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Joined: September 22, 2002
Posts: 8471
Location: Ontario Canada
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| Cool. Its to bad you had to punch the hood for cooling, it would have been more unsuspecting the other way.... |
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HeadlessChicken
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Joined: September 13, 2006
Posts: 98
Location: Heber City, Utah
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Awsome.....What a beast.
If someone says that you diddn't save it or that it needs to be restored to original condition.....then they need to pull their head out of their ass.
Now, get another bug and make it a baja with a 431. {Then give it to me} |
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jarnkm
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Joined: January 05, 2006
Posts: 15
Location: Alabama, USA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:37 am Post subject: The BUG from HELL ....who decides Salvation?? |
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| He did a good job but I can't feel front engine VW's. I'm sorry it needs to be in the rear, otherwise it just looses its qualities. |
Sorry thats' the way it was bought back in 73' Not much choice or say in the matter. At least it was SAVED and is still a VW!! |
Sorry dude, but that car has not been "saved". However, when you get bored with it, and the next guy finds it rotting away in someones yard, then he puts a stock front clip, pan, dash, etc. back in it....then, it will be saved. |
There are purist and then there are those who like VWs. I've been with them since the early '60s and there's not much I haven't done or had part in doing to them. A line can be drawn but,..... where does one draw it? A bug that is extremely modified in body is as much a VW as one modified in power .... and the source thereof. This particular Bug was de-Bugged, so to speak, by the first owner and later put out to pasture. This gentleman saw the Bug and restored it as it was. After all, a true restoration to days long by would have been equally as expensive, if not more so. I give him 3 cheers and a good thumbs up for a job well done. Most would have salvaged the Chevy goodies and really dumped the bug. Sure, a lot of things could have been done different, in the beginning but, a decent Bug still rides the roads. Sort of makes me want to revive Old Yaller, my '67 SQBK on a '75 Bronco 4x4 drive train. To ME, a VW's a VW regardless of what you do to it ..... just keep 'em alive.
Jim in Southeast Alabama, 64 and still can't help but love 'em! |
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OhChit
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Joined: January 29, 2004
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Dude.... Hey does that thing even have safety Belts in it let alone a Legal Roll Cage? In short it's a freaking Dragster with a VW Body over it. By the way I think you live near me?
All kidding aside this was a common conversion back-kkkkkkk in the day and I remembered seeing several of them around, it's nice to see that someone saved the car from Wades Scrap yard. Also seen your car at the track, i'll have to check it out better next time your there.
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BigBlockBug
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Joined: June 20, 2006
Posts: 29
Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Not Impressed |
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| OhChit wrote: |
Dude.... Hey does that thing even have safety Belts in it let alone a Legal Roll Cage? In short it's a freaking Dragster with a VW Body over it. By the way I think you live near me?
All kidding aside this was a common conversion back-kkkkkkk in the day and I remembered seeing several of them around, it's nice to see that someone saved the car from Wades Scrap yard. Also seen your car at the track, i'll have to check it out better next time your there. |
Wade's ? This car has been in our Family since 73'
Were right on the Pike in Berlin. Thanks for the kind words.
No cage, stock Camaro seat belts on the Bug bench seat and that's it. |
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BigBlockBug
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Location: New Jersey
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flatfourfan
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Joined: September 14, 2004
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Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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I dig it, yeas it's not OG etc etc yadda yadda, but who cares......I'd just change the hood and maybe finish off the dash a bit......
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