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MACJELLY58
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 Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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Wow!! I had totally forgotten about this car.
I just got caught up in the Vanagon, the green guy, the engine building, etc...etc...and lost track of this guy.
Where do you find the time!! 
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Tom K.
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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So this happened.
It was last year. The minions aged-out of any interest in fiddling with antique cars with their antique dad. Months passed with no activity.
One of the local crew had a minion in auto-body school. A practical, logical, decision was made. At least I would still see it about town one day when they were done with their own adventure with this bug. The Colorado Springs Super was adopted out to them and this is a picture I took to put a cap on our adventure with this bug. I never did post it though.
Within 15 minutes of this picture, I was filled with regret. It was an emotional response. Completely illogical, yet completely human. My son's welds are in that car, and to anyone else they are just welds.
What's done is done.
Or is it?
I have learned that the story of this bug may continue. My maker will decide that. So I have decided to post the picture.
Stay tuned.
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(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764
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Busstom
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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You're a machine, dude. I thought this one would pop up finished, along with all the other projects you're juggling! On to someone else!
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vamram 
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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My maker was willing! The money has changed hands and I will be back with the trailer once the title is ready and she is packed up again with all her parts. 
Seems I'm not the only one having minions with a passing fancy for the old man's hobby.
This new beginning should start off properly shouldn't it? Here is the "as found" picture (again  - at least this time I didn't have to drive half a day into the hills of Pennsylvania for her!) I dont know what I'll do with her once she's home again, but I'll think of something. She's in there beneath the rattle can filler primer.
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72 Super Duper http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672387
(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764
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Buggeee
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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Here we go again! Cruising season is closing here on the north coast of Ohio and I've been pondering what will be the subject of off-season fun this year. There are a handful of worthy junk VWs tucked away that would be more interesting than this one really. Especially considering that I already have a 72 Super Beetle running around...
But then I stumbled on an old video of my (then) teen son driving a car for the very first time, up and down the driveway. This car. He's now a young man, up and out, leaving this "father / son" project behind. In the meantime, this car has been sold off to a "father / daughter" team, but made its way back after sitting over there for a while.
Anyway, I figure I already collected a bunch of parts for this build years ago, including a gallon of Eastwood's hotrod yellow paint still melting a hole in my basement floor, and its already mostly disassembled... and its got some of my sons welding in it so...
I cleared the shop, kinda, then unpacked it and here is a quick walk around.
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(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764
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agramer1966
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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Car is there, parts are there, just some assembly required.
Good luck 👍
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Lemons 4 Gigi
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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Liked reading this! My kids have their signatures on mine so I can relate....
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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Two more quick pictures to baseline the interior work to come.
...now onto the fun.
Marked a boundary for the archeological dig
...which revealed the double decker mouse apartment full of urine-soaked stuffing that rotted the corner.
Evicted!
Some more cleanup and then a slathering of the magic Xion Labs converter primer to eat and etch its way down to the metal molecules and harden into a ceramic-like coating over the next 48 hours. It's truly amazing stuff.
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1966 Sportsmobile Camper https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
72 Super Duper http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672387
(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764
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Buggeee
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Buggeee
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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My jack-supporting area got welded in OK
But I goofed up this cut altogether and had a ridiculous gap
So I tacked in a backing strip, which is the wrong way to handle this. (In my defense I have access to the backside from the interior so I will be able to seal it all up from both sides.)
Everything is sprayed with weld-through primer on the back. This is the complex shape for the rear edge, leaving the factory hole so I can spray the inside of the Jack support area with frame rail coating or other stuff before I plug it.
Here is the corner all welded up and under a coat of Duraglass, which I use first over welds because it does not absorb moisture through little pinholes. It looks like crap in the tight areas because I couldn't get the squeegee in there and put it on with my fingers (gloved).
I will say that I was too embarrassed to take a picture of my awful welds on this area. It's been a year and a half since I migged any sheet metal and I am way out of practice. I warped the panel too, but not too badly. Anyway, it feels good to have this area roughed-in. Movin' on.
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1966 Sportsmobile Camper https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
72 Super Duper http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672387
(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764
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MACJELLY58
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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| You're a machine, dude. I thought this one would pop up finished, along with all the other projects you're juggling! |
X2 !!
It's almost like there's nothing else to do in Ohio...except work on a VW.
Especially, if you got an awesome shop like yours. It would be so luxurious to have !!
Carry on my good Sir. |
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Buggeee
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vamram
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Buggeee's Colorado Springs Super 72 |
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You are a true Super Hero!!! 
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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