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PaintSum
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Joined: November 24, 2006
Posts: 100
Location: Kansas
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 Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: Kansas/Mo people here, a few ? |
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hello,
I joined samba a year of so ago and have not posted very much. I am started to be able to put some feedback in here now that I am a year into my first bug build. I am a long time street rod builder built a custom bike few years ago. I have excellent fabrication skills and focus mainly on custom fabbing and painting is my specialty. I bought my moms 65 she had for years and added my touches to it. I have since picked up a 68 Ghia and a 57 OVAL!!! yea hard to find in the midwest! I guess you could say I have the "BUG" now.
My question is do you think or is there a need for someone to make i.e. narrow beams, custom VW parts, fabbing in the general KC/ Topeka upper east portion of Kansas? I just dont see much interest around here. All the VW people that I have met look at me like I am some kind of crazy man for making my Vdub look this way. I guess there just is not many crazy SoCal relocaters that like custom VW's..
Am I wrong on this or are you guys out there?? speak up. It would sure be cool to spark some interest from some gear heads.
check out my website. I am building a shop and will be well equipped very soon. |
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d-rick
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Joined: May 14, 2006
Posts: 889
Location: Columbia,MO
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Try asking in this forum/topic?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=250349
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mustard_madman
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Joined: September 04, 2006
Posts: 695
Location: fargo
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What d-rick said.
There are quite a few members in the Misosuri/Kansas area. The previously posted thread has quite a few of them posting in it.
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swede-german
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Joined: September 02, 2007
Posts: 83
Location: Topeka, KS
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Hey PaintSum, where you at in KS? I was wondering the same thing that you are. It would be cool to find someone local to cruise with.
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estofer
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Joined: November 25, 2004
Posts: 867
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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I am a samba member located here in Topeka, kansas. Too cold to bust out my 66 now but hopefully in month or so!
estofer
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swede-german
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Location: Topeka, KS
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I am a samba member located here in Topeka, kansas. Too cold to bust out my 66 now but hopefully in month or so!
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Nice ride!! Let me know when you bust her out, maybe we can cruise around Topeka. 
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vw62rag
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Joined: August 16, 2002
Posts: 354
Location: Topeka KS
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hey im in topeka, me and some friends are gettin some stuff together
www.myspace.com/vw62rag
[email protected]
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estofer
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Joined: November 25, 2004
Posts: 867
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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Hey vw62rag!
How is that 21 window find coming along??? Let me know when everybody gets together. I need to get my 66 out of the garage to blow the dust out of the exhaust. I took the heater boxes out last year (got tired of the exhaust leaks). You guys might check out my new site www.ratemybug.com, I started this up about 3 days ago for people to post pictures of their vws and they can rate other vws. It is like a hot or not site. I only have a few pictures out there right now but you might register and post some pictures of your rides to get things rolling. It is a work in progress as I am teaching myself web developing by trial and error, but not too bad for being a beginner. I hope you check it out and send me a message when everyone gets together!
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Kanzapanzer
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Joined: June 23, 2004
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Location: Redefining pisstivity one day at a time.
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Representing Emporia.
There's the MoKan club in the Lawrence/KC area. The German Car Club of Kansas in the Salina area. Don't know of anything in the Wichita area but there a some nice VW's down there.
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blankmange
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Location: Bloßer Stahl-preapocalyptic MidCoast
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man, I thought you crushed that wreck...
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Kanzapanzer
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man, I thought you crushed that wreck... |
I thought I was gonna have to. It took me a long time to get that black MANGE scrubbed off of it after parking next to that pos sardine can. 
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