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ScottK
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 Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:35 am Post subject: Update on my 76 Westy I bought in 2006 |
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Couldn't update my original post (too old).
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=168164
When I bought it:
I thought it had been 4 years, but looking at my original post, it's only been a little over 3. I'm faster than I thought. 
Anyway, it's not completely finished but I wanted to post my [slow] progress.
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Gary
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:45 am Post subject: |
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Nice work, Scott. How did you fix that right front corner?
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ScottK
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:57 am Post subject: |
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I got a rolling shell 73 and cut the entire front end off of it.
Technically I just helped, I had a body guy do the cutting and welding. Out of my league... |
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jbbrown
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| Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: |
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 Looks very nice! Cheers to saving another Bay.
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peace.love.vanagon
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ha..i always wondered had the p.o done a nice paint job what she would look like...thanks..lol very nice bus btw.
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ScottK
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Thanks.
It's not a perfect paint job by any means, but it's better than what I had. Yours looks like it's maybe the exact same color ( I used Ford "Deep Jewel Green") |
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Randy in Maine
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| Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Looks pretty good to me!
Nice job Scott! |
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VDubTech
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Looks very good, but I would ditch those black rims. Paint them silver, you'd be amazed how much better it will look.
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ScottK
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| That's a good point. I definitely need to do something about the wheels, will probably take your advice and paint them silver and go with that for now. Ideally I would like to have some Vanagon alloys on it, but my checking account is pretty much shot in the ass for a while from what I've already put into it. |
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Joey
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| VDubTech wrote: |
| Looks very good, but I would ditch those black rims. Paint them silver, you'd be amazed how much better it will look. |
I agree... or even the same color as the bumpers and pop top.
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ScottK
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| Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| VDubTech wrote: |
| Looks very good, but I would ditch those black rims. Paint them silver, you'd be amazed how much better it will look. |
 I like it better. |
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