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unclepete Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:07 am Post subject: My 73 beetle cut, measured, chopped, measured, and welded |
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I have three cars a 32 chevy, and two bugs. One of of the bugs needed to go so i chopped the car up saving the roof. Its chassis was shot badly. So what to hell why not attemp to chop the other. did alot of reading and proceeded to chop. Half way there. Chopped it 4 inches. Enjoy.
Thanks to the vw trends article
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masterpoop63 Samba Member
Joined: February 05, 2010 Posts: 107 Location: vallejo CA
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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cool even though i dont like chop top vws |
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hazetguy Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2001 Posts: 10773 Location: iT StiNgeD iTseLf tO dEAd
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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keep us updated on the progress!!! _________________ thebucket: I invested in hoodride, now DBD won't return my call?
hazetguy: invested?
thebucket: Yeah Haze, its where people put money into a company in hopes of a return on their money |
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blankmange Type 3 Darksider
Joined: July 17, 2004 Posts: 11498 Location: Bloßer Stahl-preapocalyptic MidCoast
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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hazetguy wrote: |
keep us updated on the progress!!! |
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TonyPgh Samba Member
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Joey Samba Member
Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5364 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work. Are you going to lower the suspension too? _________________ Joey
‘60 Kombi - '74 Bus - '79 Panel - '65 Beetle |
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unclepete Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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Im not lowering |
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aircooled74 Samba Member
Joined: May 15, 2010 Posts: 471 Location: Yuba City, Ca
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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How old are you? Not lowering?! |
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unclepete Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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22, its got the perfect rake . |
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unclepete Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: CT
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Im not really liking the front view. Seems off, where do you guys think i screwed up.
I'll go home and take a closer picture. chop from the sides looks pretty good but from the front it looks awkward |
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tsavman Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2010 Posts: 55 Location: Greece
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:26 am Post subject: |
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unclepete wrote: |
Im not really liking the front view. Seems off, where do you guys think i screwed up.
I'll go home and take a closer picture. chop from the sides looks pretty good but from the front it looks awkward |
Looks good to me. Now lower the hell out of it in the front, a couple drops on the back..
Get some wheels and you're good to go with style
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LeviMan2001 Samba Post Whore
Joined: April 11, 2009 Posts: 3855 Location: Alaska
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Duane Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2004 Posts: 345
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:36 am Post subject: |
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the rake is good, but way to high and the back tires are too big. I think it looks good from the front, just need to close up the metal and make it all straight. |
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zdmz Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2010 Posts: 40 Location: Nevada
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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The picture of the front makes the drivers side look to be chopped a little more than the passenger side -----but that could be an illusion from the angel of where the picture was taken from???? |
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bugninva Samba Member
Joined: December 14, 2004 Posts: 8858 Location: sound it out.
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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damn guys, the fellow said he's NOT lowering it... it's his car and it looks fine the way it is....sheesh....
OP:... Looks good so far, good work!... the front looks a little odd due to the curvature of the roof... once you piece in the missing metal it will look right... _________________
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68IHscout Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2010 Posts: 3122 Location: santa ana ca
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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zdmz wrote: |
The picture of the front makes the drivers side look to be chopped a little more than the passenger side -----but that could be an illusion from the angel of where the picture was taken from???? |
yup as posted above ,....now have you measure from top to bottom on that front windshield frame ,if all the measurements match then is just a illusion........by the way . Thanks for those pics I just learned something from ya ,.. |
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unclepete Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: CT
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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I took a inch by inch square tube 16th thick by 48 inch and pie cut it every 6 inch from the center. so the tube would form a crown. I got a club swapmeet to help out at tommorow so not much more. just place her the crown under the sheet metal to give so support and i put a flat sheet over the roof for "mock up"
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unclepete Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2009 Posts: 20 Location: CT
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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BugMan114 Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2007 Posts: 3744 Location: Ellenwood, GA
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Im with the guys above, the chop looks good, but the whole thing kinda looks funny, because everyone is uded to chopped tops, with lowered suspensions. the chopped looks give you a wider, flatter apperence. So having it so high, kinda interferes with the illusion of lowered, the chopped roof is creating. I like it tho. finish the roof, thro a rack on top, and some surf boards, and go to the beach _________________ 1974 Super Beetle: Custom resto in progress
1972 Super Beetle: Daily Driver
1971 Std. Beetle w/ 1929 Mercedes Benz Gazelle kit
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norcalmike Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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