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mr_bill
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Location: City of Orange, CA
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 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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in the middle of "vintage Tunnell-Buggy" resto......
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So Bill, are you going to make headers of separate tubes that point straight up? That was pretty popular back in the day of pan rails at places like Pismo and Glamis. |
NO, actually looking for some PERFORMANCE from this exhaust from A-1 in Santa Ana, CA.
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Dos Perros Motorsports
Orange, CA
1972 Class 11x/Stock Bug
'60's era "vintage" Tunnell-Buggy
"...no one here....get's out ALIVE...."
Motor = electric
Engine = internal combustion
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flashho
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Joined: August 11, 2012
Posts: 240
Location: Mulege, Baja
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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How long was the wait from A1? Looks great on her.
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Bashr52
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Joined: July 16, 2006
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Location: On an island in VA
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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I've never seen shocks installed this way?
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dustymojave
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Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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i stare at this car a lot! always wondered what width front beam he is running, what height towers and what rear suspension is on there.
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Somebody on here claimed to be familiar with the car some years ago.
You can see looking at the picture that the car has the beam pushed forward a few inches (look where the bottom of the bug-eye nose meets the top of the beam). It appears to have about a +5 or +6 beam. It has IRS judging by the zero camber of the rear wheels. It looks like a bottom tube of the trailing arm in the shadow. The front body is a 1-piece. I've not seen anyone offering a 1-piece Bug-eye style clip for many years.
Bill Savage, former SCORE Tech Chief, owns then and now, the T-Mag shop advertised on the front of the car and one would suppose, that built the car. He might be able to provide some info (although it was 38 years ago).
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Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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oldschool5er
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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Actually Mark V is still making the bug eye one piece. I think I have an article on this car buried away I will look for it tomorrow. I think it has a unique rear camber adjuster on it if I remember right.
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dustymojave
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Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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Why shoot howdy. Yep! Mark V DOES still make Bug-eye 1-piece.
https://markvfiberglass.com/k111s-1949-1977-beetle...eight-new/
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Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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race-desert
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Location: ca
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:40 am Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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the cover car is still in use today by ordinal owner- runs with the so cal baja guys at times.
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oldschool5er
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:24 am Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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Thats a cool picture of that Vintage ride. What am I seeing in that picture behind the door, that slot, Is that for a Semaphore? Wonder what year that vert body is lol? Happy to see another survivor of that era.
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dustymojave
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Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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| Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 9:21 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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It would have to be a Euro delivery car, as US delivery cars always got turn indicators. My German Delivery '65 didn't have semaphores. I've encountered a few older cars that DID have semaphores. Like a '58 I almost bought back in the early 70s before I bought the '65. I didn't buy the '58 because it had already been on its roof.
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Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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dustymojave
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Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:40 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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Here's a link to a thread in another forum section with a couple of pictures from Baja back in the day.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8752408#8752408
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Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
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mr_bill
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Location: City of Orange, CA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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| Bashr52 wrote: |
I've never seen shocks installed this way?
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just a "standard" BIELSTEIN shock, with the plastic cover removed...
SAME shock HERE WITHOUT cover (blue thingy's)  removed
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"Mr Bill"
Dos Perros Motorsports
Orange, CA
1972 Class 11x/Stock Bug
'60's era "vintage" Tunnell-Buggy
"...no one here....get's out ALIVE...."
Motor = electric
Engine = internal combustion
www.facebook.com/groups/DosPerrosMotorsports
www.alrchapter132.org
www.DAV.org |
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mr_bill
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Location: City of Orange, CA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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| flashho wrote: |
| How long was the wait from A1? Looks great on her. |
Only took a week or so to build, trial-fit on engine (minor trimm of 1 "J" tube) & then 2 1/2 weeks to get back from ceramic coating ( I am "local" to A-1...only a couple miles away from Orange, CA.)
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see ya' on the trail........
"Mr Bill"
Dos Perros Motorsports
Orange, CA
1972 Class 11x/Stock Bug
'60's era "vintage" Tunnell-Buggy
"...no one here....get's out ALIVE...."
Motor = electric
Engine = internal combustion
www.facebook.com/groups/DosPerrosMotorsports
www.alrchapter132.org
www.DAV.org |
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dustymojave
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Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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| Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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I've never seen shocks installed this way?
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Actually most all shock manufacturers want you to install shocks that way. It's only the offroad race type shocks like Fox and King and race Bilsteins that are normally installed with the body on top.
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Richard
Offroading VW based cars since 1965
Tech Inspection 1963 - 2012 SCCA/SCORE/HDRA/MORE/MDR +
Retired from building Bajas, Fiberglass Buggies and Rails in the Mojave Desert. Also Sprints & Midgets, Dry Lakes, Road Race cars. All types New and Vintage
SoCalBajas Member
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mr_bill
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Location: City of Orange, CA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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the cover car is still in use today by ordinal owner- runs with the so cal baja guys at times.
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Bill K _ _ _ SoCal Bajas IS the current owner of this Baja
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see ya' on the trail........
"Mr Bill"
Dos Perros Motorsports
Orange, CA
1972 Class 11x/Stock Bug
'60's era "vintage" Tunnell-Buggy
"...no one here....get's out ALIVE...."
Motor = electric
Engine = internal combustion
www.facebook.com/groups/DosPerrosMotorsports
www.alrchapter132.org
www.DAV.org |
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EnjoyNukaCola
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Location: Santa Clarita
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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I just saw Bill K at the last meet on Tuesday. Had a cool chat about some of the racing he did in it. The rear suspension is a custom job with U-joints, I don't think I've seen anything else like it. Otherwise it is a Euro vert body with a 2180cc and I believe a built type 1 box. I haven't seen his car since that run but he continues to drive it like he stole it to this day. I had a blast that trip, my dad and I are in the foreground.
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Bashr52
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Location: On an island in VA
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:17 am Post subject: Re: Old ways for old days |
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| I just saw Bill K at the last meet on Tuesday. Had a cool chat about some of the racing he did in it. The rear suspension is a custom job with U-joints, I don't think I've seen anything else like it. Otherwise it is a Euro vert body with a 2180cc and I believe a built type 1 box. I haven't seen his car since that run but he continues to drive it like he stole it to this day. I had a blast that trip, my dad and I are in the foreground. |
Are the rear axles a modified Datsun setup with U joints? I've seen some old school setups for sale from time to time on here. |
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