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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:45 am Post subject: Just a chick buildin' her own 66 |
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This is Ophelia. I am learning how to put her back together in the high hopes of having my own little ride. I'll be posting pics as I go and detailing my progress (and most likely my goof ups, too!) _________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: Ophelia |
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Okay, here she is the day I bought her in all her glory!
_________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject: Ophelia Progress |
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All cleaned out - ready to get started!
_________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject: Ophelia Progress |
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Here's hubby applying primer. I wanted to leave her that beautiful sky blu, but someone had propped something up on her an spraypainted yellow, and she had been sitting next to a spray paint booth to boot.
_________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject: Ophelia Progress |
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Here she is going back together. This is all in one week after bringing her home!
Sapphire III reinstalled
Fenders and fender beading
hood and decklid
door rubber
taillights
seats
_________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject: Ophelia Progress |
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Aaaand here's the aftermath of having a group over to WATCH me put her together! LOL!
_________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject: Ophelia Progress |
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Today I'm replacing teh outer seals in my pop outs. Here's pics. Including one of my two assistants, Casey!
_________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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Juice C Samba Member

Joined: October 27, 2008 Posts: 289 Location: Augusta Ks.
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good. And I dig the Caddy too. |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you! The Caddy is my husband's ride. Looks funny in our garage - big long caddy - little bug!  _________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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deluxekombi67 Samba Member

Joined: July 21, 2004 Posts: 940 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Ophelia Progress |
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OutlawAlice wrote: |
Aaaand here's the aftermath of having a group over to WATCH me put her together! LOL!
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Someone likes black primer.....  _________________ 67 bugs are only days away from being a Fat Chick!
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OG 1973 standard with factory OG PAINT Porsche phone dial rims with hand painted crests
Hell yea i LOVE the Mullholland look and im from Florida so what?  |
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iVolkswagen The Modern-Day Hippie

Joined: October 21, 2008 Posts: 1439 Location: Huntsville, Alabama
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Great work!
What's the plan for suspension? _________________ TJ
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Gonna narrow the front beam 4" - add adjusters and drop spindles - drop the rear 2 notches and ride low! That's the plan. I'll be working on that as soon as I get the motor in.  _________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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my65vert Samba Member

Joined: November 09, 2003 Posts: 6186 Location: Middleburg, Florida
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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obligatory pic of the builder?
Lots of black primer and nasty cheap beer posted so far. _________________ OGJHC
Kombisutra;
I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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luckystiff Samba Member
Joined: September 28, 2005 Posts: 2252 Location: hickory,nc
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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ovencleaner would have taken any of the overspray/yellow off. to late now. why does that look like my buddy Greg's caddy? it didn't come out of va beach did it?...ken.... _________________ ITMC
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bigblue Samba Member

Joined: July 20, 2006 Posts: 451 Location: where the c-130s fly!
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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my65vert wrote: |
obligatory pic of the builder?
Lots of black primer and nasty cheap beer posted so far. |
agreed... _________________ 1966 Sedan (Dad owned in Germany '74-'75)
1970 Yukon Yellow Sedan 'Puddin' SOLD
1970 Beetle Convertible (under restoration) SOLD
1970 Sedan (fresh restoration)Trophy Queen
1973 Super Beetle (Totaled in '99)
1972 Standard Beetle SOLD
looking for a 1969 Beetle hardtop
i mess with sasquatch on weekends.
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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my65vert wrote: |
obligatory pic of the builder?
Lots of black primer and nasty cheap beer posted so far. |
I have no tolerance for stupidity and unwarranted nastiness. If you have nothing nice or constructive to say, don't bother commenting in my posts. It isn't funny, it isn't attractive and it makes you look like a miserable little jerk. If you post in here again without an apology first, I will simply ignore you. _________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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Culito 11010101

Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 5874 Location: Columbia Missourah
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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luckystiff wrote: |
ovencleaner would have taken any of the overspray/yellow off. to late now. why does that look like my buddy Greg's caddy? it didn't come out of va beach did it?...ken.... |
That's what I was thinking...sad to see the OG paint go.
To each their own, I guess. _________________ © CJ Industries, Inc.
'64 standard w/2.0L type 4
'62 bug
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eurodub Samba Member

Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1321
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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hoodride is just another overused cliche... i'm sure you can come up with something nicer than this. and please... no red wheels..
i really like the before shots, but now is too late.
i was thinking more about this when started reading...
keep up the work.(was going to put a "nice" in there too ) _________________ 1960 1200 model 117 deluxe ragtop
1976 MK1 Golf |
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Emeritusx Samba Member

Joined: June 20, 2008 Posts: 2775 Location: 12 inches behind the wheel
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Cheap or not at least it does not have a tree going thru the hood... And even later oven cleaner will still work, I am pretty sure the black would come off easy.
I for one am just glad to see another VW rolling...
I got a ration of shit for using rustoleum on my bus, but after two years now, no new rust and she still turns heads where ever we go...
So although I do fear the OG police I still am gonna hafta say why the hell not? _________________ 82 Westy ☢, 66 Splitty ☮, 73 Type 181 ✠ |
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OutlawAlice Samba Member

Joined: June 14, 2009 Posts: 1090 Location: SC
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:25 am Post subject: |
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Culito wrote: |
luckystiff wrote: |
ovencleaner would have taken any of the overspray/yellow off. to late now. why does that look like my buddy Greg's caddy? it didn't come out of va beach did it?...ken.... |
That's what I was thinking...sad to see the OG paint go.
To each their own, I guess. |
I was sick to let the OG paint go, but it has some minor body damage - crushed area in the hood, creased decklid, rumples in two fenders - which woudl make it impossible to keep the OG paint unless I drove around a pathetic looking bug. I have to replace the entire hood and already replaced the decklid.
You know Preacher Greg and Juggs???? Yep, it was his until earlier this year!! We're keeping her going and keeping in touch with the Haunted Howlers. We tried to catch up with them at Heavy Rebel in WInston Salem but we were up there to pick our son up from Wake Forest and couldn't take the caddy. _________________ 1966 Beetle
1999 Honda Granny Car
1951 Cadillac Kustom
2008 Dodge Hemi That Does Awesome Burnouts
A shit-ton of antique bicycles
A couple of mini-bikes
A pair of roller skates
Of course I perform a good deed everyday. I want to kill someone, but I don't. |
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