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markendee Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2009 Posts: 237 Location: Kyabram, Australia
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
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GMendoza wrote: |
Now, the million dollar question, which bug do I keep?!?!
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My vote is the '55 but I may be a bit biased. |
Before deciding, we should see his '66. I have to admit I'm partial to both.
Frankly, I would part with the Notchback, because I'm a bug guy. |
I have changed my vote - keep both! _________________ Member # 145244 |
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VW_Jimbo Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2016 Posts: 9863 Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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I vote for both. 2 Bugs are better than 1! Keep it Simple! I have a 70 and a 54. I had a 77, too. But that was 1 Bug to many. I finally have figured out 2 Bugs is perfect! _________________ Jimbo
There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!
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Basically, a whole bunch of fuckery to achieve a look. |
67rustavenger wrote: |
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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Southpaw69 Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2020 Posts: 5 Location: Modesto, CA
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Very nice work. Everything looks great and the stance is perfect. Keep em both if possible. |
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Dan22 Samba Member
Joined: August 30, 2019 Posts: 450 Location: Battle Ground, WA
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Do you have adaptors for those smoothies, or how did you adapt the wide 5 look to the front disks? _________________ 1-0900722 die langsame grüne Schildkröte
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=765074 |
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GMendoza Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2007 Posts: 338 Location: Alta Loma, CA
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Thanks guys. It's a tough choice. The 66 is a great drive. I've put about 8k mi on it in the last two years. This 55 is almost too nice to drive it that much.
I did the first oil change after break-in, hooked up a wideband and re-jetted the carbs. Here's a couple of pics while it was on the lift,
Thanks
esde wrote: |
Nice wipers
Really sweet build. That green with the oatmeal interior is just perfect. |
I was a little disappointed the previous owner shaved the wipers before painting the car. I considered re-drilling the holes for the wiper but decided not to risk it and run no wiper. It is a "nice weather" car anyways.
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Do you have adaptors for those smoothies, or how did you adapt the wide 5 look to the front disks? |
Yes, brakes are 5x130 so i run adapters to fit the smoothies.
Speaking of wheels, they were a tough choice. I played with the idea of reversing the colors, no whitewalls, I even tried Gas Burners but in the end I felt like this combo complimented and highlighted the ivory & light colored bits in the interior. If the interior bits were black, i would have definitely gone a different route with the wheels. _________________ '54 Bug, '59 Speedster replica, '65 Ghia (in pieces), '66 Notch, '80 930, '85 C10, '89 928, '96 LT4 'Vette, '03.5 Esprit, '05 Elise, '06 Murcielago |
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