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1beachman1
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Joined: May 27, 2015
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Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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 Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 1:55 pm Post subject: 53 bug body on late model pan |
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I have a 1975 bug I am fixing up. I have been presented with the opportunity to buy a 1953 split window body only. Will this fit on the 1975 bug chassis.
Thanks in advance for a response |
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Humberto lapa
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: 53 bug body on late model pan |
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| As long as it’s not a super beetle chassi, it will fit |
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1beachman1
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Joined: May 27, 2015
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Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: 53 bug body on late model pan |
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Thanks for the reply. It is not a SB. I thought it would match up but was just looking for further confirmation. I will go and take a look at it over the weekend.
Thanks again. |
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KTPhil 
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Martin Southwell
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Location: Bath, England
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: 53 bug body on late model pan |
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| Seems a shame for the body to have survived this length of time, not to find itself on something a bit more period than that proposed, say something with at least 5 bolt wheels. Any idea what happened to the original chassis? It's not every day a split body comes up for sale by itself. |
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vwoldbug
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Joined: January 28, 2009
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: 53 bug body on late model pan |
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| Maybe somebody is building a dune buggy ! |
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Keith
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Joined: August 15, 2005
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Location: Brodheadsville, PA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: 53 bug body on late model pan |
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| Humberto lapa wrote: |
| As long as it’s not a super beetle chassi, it will fit |
Yes and no. It will fit if you modify the body of the bug. Early and late chassis have different body mounting heights from each other.
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