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nitrous nut
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Joined: November 11, 2009
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Location: west branch mi
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| its ok guys he wants to do mine first so he will know if he likes it. he's one hell of a good friend |
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adams77
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Location: Statham, GA
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once you cut it theres no going back so it better be how you like it. |
You dont own a welder do you...........
JK
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shred625
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Joined: October 10, 2007
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Location: Huntington Beach Ca
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the mexicans got all the good stuff lol
to the op man i would be REALLY carefull before you do this... :\ make sure its what you want think out all the good and bads.
once you cut it theres no going back so it better be how you like it. |
You can always go back if you really wanted to but very good point.
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GreeneHoosier
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Location: Southern Indiana
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:30 am Post subject: |
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How about one like this....Easy conversion and retain some functionality. These are done in Mexico all the time at the rental car companies...
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vindeta
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Joined: June 23, 2009
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Location: ohio
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:26 am Post subject: |
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| vindeta wrote: |
once you cut it theres no going back so it better be how you like it. |
You dont own a welder do you...........
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haha i do but unless you spend like 200 hours getting it perfect it would look like crap if you took it off and put it back on. 
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http://www.azbaja.com/ForumsPro/viewtopic/t=5767.html
build thread^^ |
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bomberbaja
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Joined: January 18, 2010
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Location: Tri-Cities WA
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:53 am Post subject: |
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How about one like this....Easy conversion and retain some functionality. These are done in Mexico all the time at the rental car companies...
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i like that, i wonder how hard it would be to do something like that? |
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Wheel_Works
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Joined: August 05, 2009
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Location: Michigan
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This is for sale in the Classifieds. This is the look that I want. I want to go with a one piece narrow eye front end also. I use it as a Offroad Car only.
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shred625
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Location: Huntington Beach Ca
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If it is an off-road only car I would just ditch the entire pan and body. Buy the fiberglass parts and call it good.
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KrAzY-BaJa
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Location: Sacramento CA.
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have you tried running with out the 3 back windows? thats how I always have mine and you dont have to sit in the sun (big + when its hot)
or...
bug sides and fiberglass hood
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tanner_122
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Location: Norco CA
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| If it is an off-road only car I would just ditch the entire pan and body. Buy the fiberglass parts and call it good. |
heres every thing you need
http://kartek.com/Product/Fiberglass/Baja5.html
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shred625
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Wheel_Works
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Location: Michigan
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| Thanks for the links and I'll be keeping the stock body for now. Just wanna take the top off |
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pafree
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Location: dayton, the one in texas
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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here are some more ideals.
that snow looks mighty cold.
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tanner_122
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^^ im pretty sure thats a real vert body
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pafree
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Location: dayton, the one in texas
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| ^^ im pretty sure thats a real vert body |
no sir. this is what he started with.
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tanner_122
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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oh my bad 
he did a good job i love that baja!
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rubsterob
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Location: Redlands California
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I was thinking it'd be cool to cup the top like where the sunroof is here
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this is very similar to what I was think.
Is this a kit?
Is there a build thread for that bug? |
It was an option on the mexican bugs. |
wait so you can buy let's say "replacement" parts for this and make your own?
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Wheel_Works
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| Ok Pafree, lets see some more pictures of that that car as you removed that top. That the direction that I'm headed. |
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pafree
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Location: dayton, the one in texas
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| Ok Pafree, lets see some more pictures of that that car as you removed that top. That the direction that I'm headed. |
not my car but i did PM you the link. |
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Mr. Unpopular
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Location: Tampa Florida
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It was an option on the mexican bugs. |
wait so you can buy let's say "replacement" parts for this and make your own?[/quote]
There's a guy here on the samba that lives in Mexico and sells genuine VW parts to the states. I forgot his name, but if you search (probably in the late model bug forum) you should find his info.
One idea would be to find a wrecked one with a good top down there, and go on vacation with a sawzall. Bring back the roof clip and once it's here figure out how to get it in your car.
A shop local to me has a car that looks identical to that one, bright red, top that slides back (its power, not sure if all were). he loves it.
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