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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Finishing the front.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Hurricane Florence is going to give us about 6-8" of rain in two days. The roof leaks. The trees are 40 years overdue for cutting down.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Some connections. This all gets covered with material.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:08 pm Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Finally able to spin chassis around.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:25 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:53 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Are you building a car or a bomb door for a B2 bomber? _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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TDCTDI wrote: |
Are you building a car or a bomb door for a B2 bomber? |
Bomb door. |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Hammer & dollying and bondoing the welds on bottom.
Ready for some Bondo, seam sealer, and more paint.
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andk5591 Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2005 Posts: 16757 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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NICE!!!!! _________________ D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
There's more, but not keeping them... |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12846 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:44 pm Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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It even had the angryTiki god look going. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2003 Posts: 2395 Location: Hickory, NC
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:44 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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andk5591 wrote: |
NICE!!!!! |
TDCTDI wrote: |
It even had the angryTiki god look going. |
Thanks y'all.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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1/2 gallon of Bondo, now on the floor.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Still blasting and bondoing and DP90ing.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Love the smell of Bondo in the mornings.
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caleb0101 Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2014 Posts: 524 Location: Bristol Connecticut
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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vaughn bros. wrote: |
Love the smell of Bondo in the mornings.
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don't put any filler on the rear spring plates, it will flake off when they flex as you hit a bump _________________ Ruby red 1967 beetle sedan with a 2021cc
1967 beetle sedan baja project
April 60 euro spec ragtop beetle with a 1641cc |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:35 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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Getting closer to final black, maybe.
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:37 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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vaughn bros. Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Vaughn Bros Fenderless Bug Build |
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