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Arthurfuxake
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 Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 4:08 am Post subject: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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So the online auction website was playing up and I entered a bid for an orange Beetle. I bid low enough that I thought I wouldn't win but later that day got an email saying I was the winning bidder  . I went to pick it up and I haven't stopped smiling since! It's a real Frankenbeetle and it has a lot of issues. I'm only going to drive it in the summer and will keep it in the garage. I'm willing to bet it will leak like a sieve in the rain and I haven't been brave enough to look at how bad the rust is underneath. But, it's mine and it makes me smile, hopefully it won't empty my bank account.
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Nicholas D 
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 4:49 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Congratulations! Sounds like it was meant to be. Check those brakes and fuel lines!
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vamram
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Wow, looks really sweet! Congrats. Love that rear roof rack, hoping to find one soon...!
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Arthurfuxake
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 5:53 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| Nicholas D wrote: |
Congratulations! Sounds like it was meant to be. Check those brakes and fuel lines!
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Thanks, planning to check the brakes this weekend, any tips for checking fuel lines? Quite a strong smell of fuel in the car when driving. |
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Arthurfuxake
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| vamram wrote: |
| Wow, looks really sweet! Congrats. Love that rear roof rack, hoping to find one soon...! |
I've never seen that rack before. My plan was to remove it but it's grown on me and I quite like it now, it'll be staying on for a while. I think it's made by a company called Flat4. |
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 6:36 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| Arthurfuxake wrote: |
| Nicholas D wrote: |
Congratulations! Sounds like it was meant to be. Check those brakes and fuel lines!
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Thanks, planning to check the brakes this weekend, any tips for checking fuel lines? Quite a strong smell of fuel in the car when driving. |
Before you drive it another mile, replace ALL your fuel lines:under the tank, next to the transaxle, in the engine bay..also check in the frunk for leaks at the gas gauge sender and the fill and vent hoses.
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NachoCar
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 6:40 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| I really like the 'Stance' created by the tires. Digging it!! |
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Arthurfuxake
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 6:48 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| KTPhil wrote: |
| Arthurfuxake wrote: |
| Nicholas D wrote: |
Congratulations! Sounds like it was meant to be. Check those brakes and fuel lines!
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Thanks, planning to check the brakes this weekend, any tips for checking fuel lines? Quite a strong smell of fuel in the car when driving. |
Before you drive it another mile, replace ALL your fuel lines:under the tank, next to the transaxle, in the engine bay..also check in the frunk for leaks at the gas gauge sender and the fill and vent hoses. |
The big pipe from the filler neck to the tank seems "sweaty", do I need to worry about that? |
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SLO-N-LO-69
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 11:25 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| Cool little car you got there, congrats. The mismatched tail, headlight and bumpers would drive me nuts but otherwise I'd drive it no problem (after replacing the brake and fuel lines as said above.) |
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sb001
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 3:48 pm Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Nice! Ship it off to Edd China, he'll have every issue (if any) fixed on it in no time
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| vamram wrote: |
| Wow, looks really sweet! Congrats. Love that rear roof rack, hoping to find one soon...! |
I've never seen that rack before. My plan was to remove it but it's grown on me and I quite like it now, it'll be staying on for a while. I think it's made by a company called Flat4. |
Agree LOVE that rear roof rack!
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vamram
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| sb001 wrote: |
Nice! Ship it off to Edd China, he'll have every issue (if any) fixed on it in no time
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| vamram wrote: |
| Wow, looks really sweet! Congrats. Love that rear roof rack, hoping to find one soon...! |
I've never seen that rack before. My plan was to remove it but it's grown on me and I quite like it now, it'll be staying on for a while. I think it's made by a company called Flat4. |
Agree LOVE that rear roof rack! |
There's a classic Empi version (pre-Chinese Empi) version of that rack for sale in the classifieds...guy wants $4k for it!!!
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heimlich
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Is that a Mexican made Beetle? Looks nice.
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hulbyw
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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The big pipe from the filler neck to the tank seems "sweaty", do I need to worry about that?[/quote]
Yes! |
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Busstom
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| Posted: Wed May 29, 2024 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Nice, those late slotted wheels actually look good in two-tone, and it has a solid stance. I really like the lates with metal dashes. I'm curious if the European 1300s came with the earlier taillights or if somebody swapped them for earliers.
And I never realized that Euro Beetles in the UK had speedos in MPH, I would've thought Km/h.
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hulbyw
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 5:04 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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"I'm curious if the European 1300s came with the earlier taillights or if somebody swapped them for earliers."
Fairly confidant the earlier tail lights have been swapped. Headlights and bumpers appear correct |
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Arthurfuxake
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| heimlich wrote: |
| Is that a Mexican made Beetle? Looks nice. |
I don't think it is. It is a bit of a Frankenbeetle so not all the parts belong together from factory. It was registered in 1971 but has had a lot of work done over the years. It originally left the factory with a 1200 engine which was replaced with a 1300tp along the way. |
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MuzzcoVW
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| Posted: Thu May 30, 2024 9:06 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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| Arthurfuxake wrote: |
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| Nicholas D wrote: |
Congratulations! Sounds like it was meant to be. Check those brakes and fuel lines!
Welcome |
Thanks, planning to check the brakes this weekend, any tips for checking fuel lines? Quite a strong smell of fuel in the car when driving. |
Before you drive it another mile, replace ALL your fuel lines:under the tank, next to the transaxle, in the engine bay..also check in the frunk for leaks at the gas gauge sender and the fill and vent hoses. |
The big pipe from the filler neck to the tank seems "sweaty", do I need to worry about that? |
YES!! Like said, don't even start it, let alone drive it before replacing ALL the fuel lines. People think VWs are more prone to burning to the ground and they can, simply from lack of simple maintenance. if maintained correctly, they don't catch fire more than any other car |
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Jerkstore
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2024 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Looks great! Happy toodling to you.
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tommu
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| Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Looks like you can fit a whole sheet of 8x4 ply on the roof of your bug.
That's 2.44x1.22m in metric 
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BMFBMF
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| Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:28 am Post subject: Re: Accidentally submitted the winning bid. |
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Nice, I've got a right hand drive 1300 from 1971, looks a similar colour although mine is poppy red.
Enjoy.
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