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sled
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why the deluxe color!!! ugh. would look so much better as a standard color.
and please...stop using those hideous yellow plug wires guys!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2214016
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finster
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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^^^ personally I like the burgundy, has good reflections to show off the lines of the car.
there seems to be a lot of camber on the rear wheels on this one... 
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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Maybe the engine is made of styrofoam.
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FRK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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I know what you mean but it could be that it was order that way. I have a ‘50 Standard that according to the birth certificate original color is L11 Pastel Green.
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barnyardvw
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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A very nice car but was origonaly grey
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sled
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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yep, shame.
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sled
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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Maybe the engine is made of styrofoam. |
yeah...what the hell is up with that? Don't tell me "oh it will settle" thats BS.
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jays58s
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| Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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The front looks low as well, I wonder if something is wrong with it, or the rear is just forcing it down. lol |
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oldsplitvw
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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Car looks beautiful, and I really don't want to pick it apart, but...
Did they paint / powder coat the oil cooler??!?!?!
Good Lord, if you plan on driving that car more than 5 feet, the first thing you need to do is pull the engine and replace that. Why would anyone think of doing that? |
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jays58s
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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Car looks beautiful, and I really don't want to pick it apart, but...
Did they paint / powder coat the oil cooler??!?!?!
Good Lord, if you plan on driving that car more than 5 feet, the first thing you need to do is pull the engine and replace that. Why would anyone think of doing that? |
Why would someone paint an oil cooler? Is that a trick question? |
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oldsplitvw
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| oldsplitvw wrote: |
Car looks beautiful, and I really don't want to pick it apart, but...
Did they paint / powder coat the oil cooler??!?!?!
Good Lord, if you plan on driving that car more than 5 feet, the first thing you need to do is pull the engine and replace that. Why would anyone think of doing that? |
Why would someone paint an oil cooler? Is that a trick question? |
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sled
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:13 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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uhhh...oil coolers ARE painted black (or silver).
not sure what you're worried about oldsplitvw?
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| oldsplitvw wrote: |
Car looks beautiful, and I really don't want to pick it apart, but...
Did they paint / powder coat the oil cooler??!?!?!
Good Lord, if you plan on driving that car more than 5 feet, the first thing you need to do is pull the engine and replace that. Why would anyone think of doing that? |
I agree, every one I've ever seen has been just plain bare metal. No 'finish' or coating of any kind.
(Which both cuts down heat flow, defeating its very purpose; AND adds to the production cost.)
[Nothing VW could afford to do that soon after the war].
Thermodynamically; it would be like fitting down jackets on your radiators and wondering why the house is cold
I much prefer stock original whenever possible.
Its also why I agree that standards in their true colors best represent the simplicity and smooth lines the beetle has. 
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Rick Christensen
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:59 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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Regarding the rear camber, this car just came off of the lift in my garage. I backed it up straight maybe 75 feet for the photos.
I had understood that a Standard could be ordered in a Deluxe color. Sorry to have offended the ultra-purists.
Spark plug wires were my best effort to restore as original as possible. If anyone would like to send me something better, I will gladly change them.
Engine was rebuilt and car reassembled by Ashley Roscoe and his team at Always V-Dub in Portland. They went to great lengths during the restoration to maintain the highest level of quality. I sincerely appreciate their efforts and the end result.
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finster
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:46 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| don't worry - my rear camber comment relates to another beetle for sale and not yours (see ad link). I like the burgundy and after all it's just paint... |
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sled
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| Rick Christensen wrote: |
Regarding the rear camber, this car just came off of the lift in my garage. I backed it up straight maybe 75 feet for the photos.
I had understood that a Standard could be ordered in a Deluxe color. Sorry to have offended the ultra-purists.
Spark plug wires were my best effort to restore as original as possible. If anyone would like to send me something better, I will gladly change them.
Engine was rebuilt and car reassembled by Ashley Roscoe and his team at Always V-Dub in Portland. They went to great lengths during the restoration to maintain the highest level of quality. I sincerely appreciate their efforts and the end result. |
here you go Rick, these will look much better. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1450828
also I am curious, what tires do you have on that car? they look much fatter than correct 5.00/5.25-16.
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sled
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about Split cars/parts for sale |
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| oldsplitvw wrote: |
Car looks beautiful, and I really don't want to pick it apart, but...
Did they paint / powder coat the oil cooler??!?!?!
Good Lord, if you plan on driving that car more than 5 feet, the first thing you need to do is pull the engine and replace that. Why would anyone think of doing that? |
I agree, every one I've ever seen has been just plain bare metal. No 'finish' or coating of any kind.
(Which both cuts down heat flow, defeating its very purpose; AND adds to the production cost.)
[Nothing VW could afford to do that soon after the war].
Thermodynamically; it would be like fitting down jackets on your radiators and wondering why the house is cold
I much prefer stock original whenever possible.
Its also why I agree that standards in their true colors best represent the simplicity and smooth lines the beetle has. |
then why is almost every early style oil cooler painted black or silver, in the classifieds? including NOS oil coolers still in their boxes. The oil cooler in my 25hp was painted when I disassembled the engine.
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