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jvk311729 Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2016 Posts: 14 Location: Pico Rivera
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:57 pm Post subject: volksrod regret |
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How many of you have started building a volksrod and than you really how out of your league you are in..... Well im there.. ive done all I can and now im stuck... now im stuck trying to go back ... how many of us are in this position..... |
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andk5591 Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2005 Posts: 16758 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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Not me...Kind of....I give this advice to anyone starting a project (car or otherwise), make sure you know what you are getting into (skills needed, good design, etc), have the time and the money to do it.
That being said - there is nothing wrong with taking a break until you are ready. I started the VW woodie and got the pan and engine done. Realized that I was not able to do the rest the way that I wanted. Took almost 2 years off until I found a person that was able to work with me to do what I needed (custom cabinet maker) AND I developed more skills (built 2 more conventional cars during the interim). _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
There's more, but not keeping them... |
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rmh60bug Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2015 Posts: 124 Location: Northwest PA
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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Not me either, just a lot of head scratching ! But if I get discouraged, I take a break from it for awhile. The boys and I have fun figuring out how to get things work out, make things so it will work, and see the progress. I could see how a build could die. Money, ability, time. _________________ 1960 Volksrod in progress
Engine… depends on the day !
6"chop, 5" drop, 10" ext
Slow & Steady is the key |
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joeyk803c Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2014 Posts: 102 Location: United States
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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I've become discouraged a few times, and when I look at pics of my bug before I chopped it up I do start to regret it sometimes. Then I think about how its going to be after its done, and I get super stoked. |
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Manfred58sc Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2009 Posts: 3382
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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My effort is by no means "nice", however it has received more compliments than any car I've ever owned in 35 years. Soldier on and let your creativity present its self,
_________________ Fat chick owner/operator |
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jg405i Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 40 Location: Oceanside, Ca
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Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2017 11:23 am Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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Yes, I put my vw in 55 gallon drums for ten years. |
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tisius Samba Member
Joined: July 11, 2011 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam,NL (+Chicago,IL)
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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no way back. _________________ drive it like you just robbed the bank
you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
.... if it ain't dutch, it ain't much! |
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5481 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: volksrod regret |
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If your regret is that you are in over your head you need to change your perspective. You get to learn some new skills!
I burned up a small pile of 14 to 20 gauge scrap sheet metal learning how to weld, so I could rebuild a beach buggy that spent too many years sitting outside before I drug it home. I was perectly comfortable fixing a glass body, but found myself in over my head with the frame. What an opportunity! _________________
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As a general rule, cheap parts are the most expensive parts you can buy. |
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