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great_american_desert@yah
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Joined: March 20, 2003
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 Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 10:22 am Post subject: back on the streets |
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well, after redoing almost the entire interior, and some final tweaking on the engine, all with the help of my step-father, my '74 Super is now back on the road, fully legal. there are still some things i need to do in order to get it to where i want it, but she's now fully driveable and my primary source of transportation as of today.
i'm quite happy, i haven't driven her regularly in nearly three years, and she's been sitting in storage for well over a year. i was pleasantly surprised to find that the engine was still in great condition, only needing a few small things done to it. cosmetically, that's a much different story, but it's almost completed now. |
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aircooled_mechanic
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| Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 11:25 am Post subject: back on the streets |
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| Hey congratulations! Do you have any pics? I've got a 75 super. http://75_super.tripod.com |
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great_american_desert@yah
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 4:44 pm Post subject: back on the streets |
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i don't have any pics at the moment, no. but soon i will. i was going to wait until i got the new paint job, but i think i'll take a few within the next few days.
it's nowhere near as nice as yours, but i'm still quite proud. |
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aircooled_mechanic
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject: back on the streets |
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| Thanks Great_American. The good thing about pictures, is if you take them from far enough off, any paint job looks nice. heh! |
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[email protected]
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 10:40 am Post subject: back on the streets |
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That's the damned truth...the 71 super I have http://www.superbeetles.com/galleries/gallery8.htm
(it's the orange one on the truck) looks fantastic from about 50 yards! One of the worst paint jobs I have ever seen when you get close though...runs, eggshell, thick, thin, overspray, poor prep and body work. Thinking about having the whole thing done over...anyone have a ballpark figure on a good paint job... parts hung and all that? |
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