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chittychittybangbang
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Location: portland, or
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He made me an offer I couldn't refuse and now I have a post accident vehicle (it was tipped). It runs drives and even came with a Z-bed, pretty sweet hung?
I don't know what to do, try and fix the damage, turn it into a rat rod, or strip the old girl down? Its a 72 with a type 1 engine setup up in it (Euro style) something I've always wanted to do to my 72.
The sad thing is, the guy that sold it to me said "I can still smell that VW smell" I guess it really ruined his buzz.
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VDubTech
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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| I'd pull that rear air intake out so it isn't choking off cooling air, put a windshield in it and rock that sumbitch. It doesn't look ready for the scrapyard yet. If you really got ambitious you could replace that entire corner, but I would drive it as is myself. |
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TheTominator
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Location: HICKORY, NC. USA
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What Tech said, ditto. I don't see anything there that could not be fixed.
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Dufo's Pizza and Auto
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| I'd pull that rear air intake out so it isn't choking off cooling air, put a windshield in it and rock that sumbitch. |
Yup.
Gives it "character." 
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61Ragster
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Location: southern Orange Co., CA
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crxgames
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Location: Walton, Kentucky
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| Yeah, just pull out that air vent and rock it. That is by no means ready to die yet. |
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72Bay&SB'vert-n-KS
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Location: Wichita, KS
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This brings up a good question I had when I first bought my Bus: How easily do these things lay over? Of course if I took a turn at 60 I imagine it would tip pretty easy but really what are the odds and has any one heard of this happening?
I tried using the search feature and it only brought up one post about tipping the body with frames to do body work.
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Current VW's:
1972 Super Beetle Convertible
1972 Super Beetle Sedan
1972 Weekender Bus
2007 GTI
VW's of my past:
1979 Super Beetle Convertible (95-97)
1974 Super Beetle (97)
1967 Beetle (97-99)
2003 New Beetle 1.8 Turbo (03-07)
1969 Beetle Convertible (05-07) |
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vw76westy
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Location: so cal
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this one did not flip!
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sandnut
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Location: fresno,ca.
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| pull the vent out and if the dents bother you pull em or get lazy and add 50 pounds of bondo. |
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