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Fifty-Eight Rag
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Stumbled across this buidl thread and enjoyed seeing it all come together. I love Lotus White on our little cars. 
Curious about the drivers side outside mirror. It doesn't look original to the pear-shape 67 mirrors. Is that the owner's preference?
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Thanks for the kudos...
As far as the mirror goes...it is original to the car since Larry has owned it. Larry is the second owner and acquired the car in 1970 with the understanding that the car was untouched, but as this restoration has progressed, little skeletons have been let out of the closet. The car was in an accident between 1967 and 1970 and old repair work was discovered down the driver's side...my guess is that maybe the mirror was swapped at that time.
I have been swapping in good original parts from my personal 67 VW stash and I do have an original pear shaped mirror, but the glass is fogged...so we are sticking with this one.
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jlsmitty83
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| Looking really good. i have essentially the same car, my very first VW. Little things here and there but mostly stock/original. You have done an awesome job |
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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wcfvw69 
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Kudo's to you for restoring his bug. Nice job!
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I have those damn things all over the place, I hate them. They cover the outside of the house. They bite, they stink, they leave a yellow, orange stain, and they aren't Lady Bugs. That is probably an Asian Beetle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis
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Aircool67
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Hawwww, that thing of beauty - I haven't seen that latest progress after being gone all last week, and now have to leave town with work next week. Amazing, unbelievable, incredible work.  |
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Got the engine mocked up with hoses cut and tins fitted...fresh air hoses will be clamped once it's in the car.
I used German cloth fuel lines as original.
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Boy, that looks fantastic! Really, really nice. If that had the plug in 67 generator and the original 205k distributor, it would be over the top!!
Nice job
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Aircool67
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| Aw that beautiful little engine that could! |
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Wow that is sweet. My mother had a clean lotus white 67 in the late 70s/early 80s. I grew up in that car.
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Fifty-Eight Rag
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| Fifty-Eight Rag wrote: |
Got the engine mocked up with hoses cut and tins fitted...fresh air hoses will be clamped once it's in the car.
I used German cloth fuel lines as original.
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Boy, that looks fantastic! Really, really nice. If that had the plug in 67 generator and the original 205k distributor, it would be over the top!!
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Yep...I wish all the original hardware was present. At least it's a Bosch generator. I dug in my stash of VW parts throughout this build grabbing OG pieces when I could, but unfortunately I don't have much OG 67 engine stuff so I was limited to what the car had to start. The Pertronix was requested by Larry (Aircool67)
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1956 Oval build thread
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1962 Single Cab Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959298#7959298
1967 Beetle Restoration
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495269&highlight=larrys |
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