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hardaisgood
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Location: Eugene, OR
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 Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:59 pm Post subject: my new $140 1969 Baja bug |
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picked up this 1969 VW baja local for $140 with title.
has full roll cage, custom seats, interior, dash and a seized up 1835cc engine with dual carbs.
Pulled a valve cover off and was full of milky oil. Was sitting 5 years.
BTW, how do these baja's do in the sand compared to a sand rail?
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larryvance66
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Location: Virginia
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Want to double your money?  Those things are no good in the sand at all! 
j/k I run mine with 31's with 10 psi in the back and practically 0 psi in the front and mine is practically unstoppable! But I only ride on beaches here on the right coast. No sand dunes.
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dixon_cass
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Location: Axtell Kansas
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| thats a good score there! hang on to that. rebuild the motor and you wont have a grand in a bad butt toy. that is as long as nothing else is to bad |
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kitcarguy
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Location: North Carolina
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Good find. I never get deals like that around here. It seems everyone in this area thinks their rusted out, non running bug is worth the price of a new dodge hemi truck  Ok maybe thats going a bit overboard but not by much |
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CLASSIC CAR GUY
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Location: Phoenix AZ, but originally from Long Island NY
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Killer score Bro' good luck with it> Mine does awesome in the dunes, I run 14.50 desert traks on a 10" wide Douglas wheels, and 4.0 psi and it goes everywhere with ease, the front are 30x7.50 M/T Baja pro's
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Ed Carp
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a baja is pretty heavy compared to a sand rail. a sand rail can do/go so much better than a full body car. unless you have unlimited power. also the open cockpit of a rail is great. no comparison. although i am sure there are many opinions out there.
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hardaisgood
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Location: Eugene, OR
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Just sold my sand rail with the 1641cc. I want a toy that isn't so "seasonal" |
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chubby53
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that is the nice thing about a baja, you have an enclosed cockpit, windshield wipers, heat, stereo, and you hear a lot less engine noise. Oh yeah, you can drive it on the street.
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CLASSIC CAR GUY
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Location: Phoenix AZ, but originally from Long Island NY
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| Ed Carp wrote: |
| a baja is pretty heavy compared to a sand rail. a sand rail can do/go so much better than a full body car. unless you have unlimited power. also the open cockpit of a rail is great. no comparison. although i am sure there are many opinions out there. |
I can agree with that Ed, but the baja thing is a different animal than a rail, ands there a lot of stuff that i wouldn't go up or over as compared to some of my buddies rails, but then theres things i will that they wont or cant do that i can, theres pros and cons to each i suppose, But.....???...the best and nice thing is when its about 2am and were all the way down deep in the dunes and its about 45-50 degrees and were making that long run back to camp, i can roll up the windows and crank closed the sunroof and get out the the wheather for the ride back to camp...nice!! 
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11CAB
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:09 am Post subject: |
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We have lots of fun with Baja Bugs in the Dunes..... they go just fine...
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hardaisgood
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| Baja's don't make good hill climbers in the dunes? |
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dirtkeeper
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:48 am Post subject: |
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| hardaisgood wrote: |
| Baja's don't make good hill climbers in the dunes? |
I think in deep soft sand and long tall sand dunes the rail is going to have an advantage . And the baja may need a little bit different driving technique.
That is a great start for $140 baja...... It probably wont be a $140 baja for long |
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hardaisgood
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| dirtkeeper wrote: |
| hardaisgood wrote: |
| Baja's don't make good hill climbers in the dunes? |
I think in deep soft sand and long tall sand dunes the rail is going to have an advantage . And the baja may need a little bit different driving technique.
That is a great start for $140 baja...... It probably wont be a $140 baja for long |
That's for sure! i've got $1300 set back for it now |
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Dave24
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That'll get you started. . Nice score by the way!.  |
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highdesert
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| Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| nice work! I paid $150 for a 69 baja with no motor! |
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hardaisgood
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It was a good score! It was Featured in September of 1987 in the HOT VW magizene.
That guy put alot of time and money into it and built it right.
Here's the pictures when it was in the magizene.
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joescoolcustoms
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Its cool to have a magazine car.
My Dodge Dually made it into DB & HVW's in December 2010. It was in one of the real small pictures, in the background at Fast Times at Farmington event. Too bad a DH totaled it for me.
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