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sparkyincolor
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Joined: February 19, 2004
Posts: 12
Location: colorado
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 Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: newbe looking for instructions |
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I own a 74 beetle and want to buy a fiberglass dune buggy body for it. What stays, what goes, where do I start, and how do I get the old body off. Does any of this depend on the kit I buy. Probably the enos, cobra, (Fiber jet ind) or the empi body. Should I get the new one before I start taking off the old one. I'm so lost any help is greatly appreciated.  I would like to make it as simple as possible and loose a lot of weight. Thanks |
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Ratt
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Joined: April 15, 2003
Posts: 753
Location: Puyallup, Wa
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| Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Check out www.Dune-buggy.com Their message board has alot more traffic and alot of the folks overthere are into the fiberglass Buggys.
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Andy Rattley |
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vwhelp.com
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Joined: December 06, 2003
Posts: 58
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:08 pm Post subject: Kit Car |
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| Hope you got a std Bug and not a SB. You will want to start with the Srtd Beetele because of the front End. Vic. |
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vwhelp.com
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Joined: December 06, 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 5:08 pm Post subject: Kit Car |
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| Hope you got a std Bug and not a SB. You will want to start with the Srtd Beetele because of the front End. Vic. www.vwhelp.com |
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bajaherbie
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Joined: November 27, 2003
Posts: 2985
Location: altus, oklahoma
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| vic's right, a super beetle won't work. supers have something called "macpherson strut front suspension". a beam style front end is necessary for a glass buggy. |
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8wr_Buggy_of_Doom
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Joined: March 01, 2004
Posts: 15
Location: Louisiana
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| Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 7:00 am Post subject: |
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bascily take the old beetle body off and and all the electrical. most of the stuff in a beetle you do not use in a fiberglass buggy. i would drop the engine it would make it a lot easier to work on the buggy but you dont have to. pull the gas tank and sending unit out of the beetle. Make sure you pull the battery wires out of the beetle before you try to remove the body.
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mud bogging manx in the works(done)
74 bettle on swampers |
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