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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:18 am Post subject: My New Brasillia |
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Got this guy out of Monterey Mexico, 74 Brasilia, original with one repaint, horizontal blue, plan is to lower front, put some comsic wheels and have custom stainless exhaust made
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1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
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nezz Samba Member
Joined: January 13, 2006 Posts: 412 Location: Coimbra-Portugal
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2016 3:41 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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looks good |
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c_wilburn Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2012 Posts: 54 Location: Kentucky
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Looks great. I just got this Brazilian built one, same color. Planning to lower and swap to different rims.
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:36 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Did you just buy it? It was for sale on the Samba for a while _________________ 1973 914 2.0 Porsche
1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:36 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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color is horizontal blue _________________ 1973 914 2.0 Porsche
1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
1966 Mini Cooper Countryman
1965 Mini Cooper Sedan |
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pgroth Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2014 Posts: 16 Location: Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 6:29 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Very nice car _________________ 1973 914 2.0 Porsche
1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
1966 Mini Cooper Countryman
1965 Mini Cooper Sedan |
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c_wilburn Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2012 Posts: 54 Location: Kentucky
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:58 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Sorry for the late reply. Yes, just recently purchased after much negotiation.
I have changed wheels and set it down a little bit. Here is an updated shot but need to go take some pictures all cleaned up still.
Have you done anything to yours yet?
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3624 Location: CT
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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That's a very nice looking car. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
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andygere Samba Member
Joined: January 31, 2014 Posts: 600 Location: Central Coast, CA
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Looks good lowered. Always loved the grilles on these cars. |
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:20 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Yes, cleaned up engine, powder coated tin, changed wheel to Momo, Brasilian dealer option, I have bought a ton of original parts OEM from brasil, new original door cards, carpet, kit panel, all window rubbers, original steering wheel in package, did not need them, but parts are hard to come by
What did you do with the wheels you took off the brasilia? _________________ 1973 914 2.0 Porsche
1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:43 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Well the Brasilia got a set of CB Drop Spindles, a fresh set of Pirelli Tires and factory option magnisum Momo Wheels, new wheels cylinder and master cylinder rebuild
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1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:15 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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Anybody know if the front beam on brasilia is same as beetle? I planning to narrow beam a inch or so, so can run bigger tires in front, had to go to 155 so they would not rub but the look funny to me
I want to run 175 tires _________________ 1973 914 2.0 Porsche
1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
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SBD Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2012 Posts: 3269 Location: SOUTH DAKOTA
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:02 am Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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It should be easy to tell if you stick your head under the front and look at it. I did a quick on-line search and in all of the pics I saw the front suspension looked like a Type I beam. _________________ "Just $99 down and $64 a month for 36 months buys you a brand new Volkswagen Beetle!"
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yoursurfer Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2003 Posts: 97 Location: Salado Texas
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: My New Brasillia |
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The bug beam will work, however the Brasilia has two bolts at top to secure front clip, so the beams are slightly different. _________________ 1973 914 2.0 Porsche
1972 Bay Window Deluxe "Busaru"
1967 Beetle "Ruby" Hot VW's Feature Car"
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