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67rustavenger 
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 Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:30 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Man nice work there.
I wouldn't classify this as an abortion. It appears that you put allot of thought into the build.
Judging by the wear on the front tires. I'd say that you have been shredding the Finnish roads with a huge grin on your face.
I'd rock that anyday!
Thanks for sharing.
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Sepi
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Location: Mikkeli Finland
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:53 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| 67rustavenger wrote: |
Man nice work there.
I wouldn't classify this as an abortion. It appears that you put allot of thought into the build.
Judging by the wear on the front tires. I'd say that you have been shredding the Finnish roads with a huge grin on your face.
I'd rock that anyday!
Thanks for sharing. |
Those tyres are Pirelli P7 Corsa Classic semi slicks and yes, the grin stays long after riding |
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VeeDubWolf
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:39 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Have you seen my KART?
If you google beetlekart, you'll see the story how scrap superbeetle got a new life. I couldn't add the youtube link... |
Found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVVwyEeKyrI
Also, your pictures appear to have broken, if you upload them to TheSamba they can be around forever! 
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Keith
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 10:29 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| 67rustavenger wrote: |
Man nice work there.
I wouldn't classify this as an abortion. It appears that you put allot of thought into the build.
Judging by the wear on the front tires. I'd say that you have been shredding the Finnish roads with a huge grin on your face.
I'd rock that anyday!
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There is another part to the title of this thread.... “and homemade bastards”. That means anything made at home. It doesn’t mean it is ugly or messed up.
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VeeDubWolf
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 12:34 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Yup, that BeetleKart is a handsome well-crafted bastard! A build to be proud of!
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ach60
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| Beautiful and ingenious. Does it work well at speed? I'm not an aerodynamics expert, but I understand that airflow over the car affects how well the air enters the vents. Does the air reach the vents down there well enough when you're traveling at speed? |
I don't have any problems. Oil temp doesn't get too hot. I was sitting on the freeway for an hour at 66mph....no problems at all.
I bought the car as it sits. So I can't take any credit for the work. I bought it from a Facebook ad from a guy in Norway. |
Is Norway one of those places where it gets cold & dark for six months, so there is nothing to do but bend & weld metal?
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VWporscheGT3
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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The lack of any belts on the front of this engine confirms it's just a trailer queen. I doubt it's ever had gas in it.
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Looks like some remnants of a shredded fan belt on that lower hose below the crank pulley. I wonder if it runs enough to load/unload from the trailer but pulley alignment wasn't a priority in the build? |
I was there, i saw it run, watched it pull into the main hall. that being said... im not a fan
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andk5591
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Kart is very cool! Nice work.
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Merlin
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| Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:28 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:44 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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chopped new beetle - nein danke!
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Funky!
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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andk5591
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:04 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| finster wrote: |
chopped new beetle - nein danke!
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Ya know, I kinda like it...for a New Beetle.
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VeeDubWolf
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:02 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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New Beetle, stepped on by Godzilla, owner keeps driving it despite head-room complaints by friends and family.
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| finster wrote: |
chopped new beetle - nein danke!
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Similar to a Audi TT.
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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A rather well known abortion.
Link
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VeeDubWolf
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:23 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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I didn't know about it! That's one cool ride! 
...though apparently it has its issues. 
Oh, but it's a screen-used movie car, awesome!
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Bunglebus
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:41 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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Absolute icon from from my favourite 80's movies - even if it is the worst one of the trilogy.
Think the guy needs to get a Volkswagen mechanic to tune it and sort the gearbox/linkage problems though
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Some people think they stopped making beetles after 1957. Some people think they stopped making buses in March 55, or August 58, or August 63, or July 67.
Some think that if your beetle has a padded dash, it's an engine donor. Some think that if it has push button door handles, it's a boat anchor.
Do what you want. Ignore the elitists. Drive your VW. Enjoy life. |
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finster
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:56 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| ...and lower the front end while they're at it! |
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:24 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| ...and lower the front end while they're at it! |
The front was a little higher in the film but I think the main problem now is that the rear torsion bars have sagged and need to be bumped up a notch or two to get it to where it was.
I also agree they need to get a VW mechanic to go over the mechanicals. There is no reason for the issues other than being out of adjustment.
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Bashr52
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:15 am Post subject: Re: VW abortions, homemade bastards, post em..... |
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| ...and lower the front end while they're at it! |
The front was a little higher in the film but I think the main problem now is that the rear torsion bars have sagged and need to be bumped up a notch or two to get it to where it was.
I also agree they need to get a VW mechanic to go over the mechanicals. There is no reason for the issues other than being out of adjustment. |
Ugh, that was cool but painful to watch. The amount of detail that was put into the restoration of that car to make it visually as perfect as possible, but the neglect that was given to the running gear is painful.
Watching him struggle to drive the thing while knowing the issues are not that hard to fix is maddening. |
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