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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

Me waiting for CHP to give the no or go route. Luckily it wasnt " Sir put your hands on your head!"
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

Now that I feel a little better that he didnt find a red flag, I am going to slowly move forward on redoing some items. Nothing major I still have to wait to talk to the "expert" CHP officer who is the vintage car guy.
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Needed a little hair cut.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 5:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

My friend's Chimp has a full cage that appears to be original to the car. The windshield fits into the front hoop, but is fold-down.

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Note that the back braces and the roof bars are not original. The roof bars were new when the body got put on a stock pan due to damage in the rear horns modified for Corvair. Since the owner was a great big guy he needed more cockpit space. The rear bars were changed at the same time. Some previous owner had hacked the rear bars and welded in water pipe. So I didn't know how it was originally and built it to suit the the owner. His son doesn't want to change it now from how his dad had the car.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

Thank you Dustymojave,

Is this Chimp Corvair powered? I think I know how I am going to set up the rear and place a proper roll cage. I kinda like the fact that rear hatch can come off.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

VW power. Originally built for Corvair. Long since converted due to the un-supported and modified yokes having failed.

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The grandkids were pretty fond of the stuffed fella in the back.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

Hello All,

I moved and had to put everything on hold since January 2022. Back at my Chimp project, need to get it as a roller before I move it to my property.

I will have some new pics and what I doing with rear end.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:32 am    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

Hello All,


I need to update some pics and what is the next upgrade I will be doing.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

As promised here is a quick update, I will post new images and explain what I did.


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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2023 12:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

I can't say how incredible Volkswagens have tested time again and again.

Recently came up on my Facebook.

I have to remember to take vids and pics for restoration for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI2iJlQ0DvU
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:51 am    Post subject: Re: Hanging with Chimps. Reply with quote

Where did the year go?!

Have a few projects lined up, will post some pics.

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