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Srecko
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Location: Adelaide - South Australia
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Excellent Charmaine, should have known you would be onto it. Keep up the great work...looking good!!  |
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motofly196
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Location: Eastern WA
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| Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:37 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| I just watched a crash course in headliner install with Chris's videos on youtube. I have NEVER attempted installing my own. Great work with that Charmaine! It's looking fantastic! |
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nax
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Location: Valencia (Spain)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| Good job! |
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Srecko
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Posts: 159
Location: Adelaide - South Australia
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 6:52 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| Any updates Charmaine? |
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TheLadyBug
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Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:20 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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I post mostly to my IG now as I can keep the audience a little less public 
www.instgram.com/thevwladybug
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1954 Beetle - because I can
2016 Golf highline - hubby’s daily
2016 Golf R - my daily |
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Keith
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Location: Brodheadsville, PA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:13 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Well that sucks, I don’t do Instagram, I absolutely can NOT stand that format. I don’t do Facebook for VW content, or any of the other crap people post to. I was following along here hoping for updates.
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René R.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:32 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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I'm with Keith. I don't do Instagram or Facebook.
One of the significant advantages of a forum like this is that posts can be searched. Just try to find a picture of a specific detail on FB.  Once things drop down the 'feed' they are essentially gone. Consequently, on the few groups I have looked at, the same questions keep coming up over and over again. Very consumer-unfriendly.
I love this restoration and have long looked forward to seeing its completion.
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TheLadyBug
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Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:33 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| René R. wrote: |
I'm with Keith. I don't do Instagram or Facebook.
One of the significant advantages of a forum like this is that posts can be searched. Just try to find a picture of a specific detail on FB. Once things drop down the 'feed' they are essentially gone. Consequently, on the few groups I have looked at, the same questions keep coming up over and over again. Very consumer-unfriendly.
I love this restoration and have long looked forward to seeing its completion. |
I can still post from time to time 
Just the assholes I encountered during this build don’t need to keep tabs on me💋
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1954 Beetle - because I can
2016 Golf highline - hubby’s daily
2016 Golf R - my daily |
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Mark Evans 
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Location: Alsea,Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:45 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| René R. wrote: |
I'm with Keith. I don't do Instagram or Facebook.
One of the significant advantages of a forum like this is that posts can be searched. Just try to find a picture of a specific detail on FB. Once things drop down the 'feed' they are essentially gone. Consequently, on the few groups I have looked at, the same questions keep coming up over and over again. Very consumer-unfriendly.
I love this restoration and have long looked forward to seeing its completion. |
X3...No social bs for me either.
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René R.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:25 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| I can still post from time to time |
Please do!! You have fans here that admire the incredible work you've done.
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| Just the assholes I encountered during this build don’t need to keep tabs on me💋 |
It's a bummer that you've gone through so much grief along the way, but please don't let the haters and jerks get to you.
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Srecko
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Location: Adelaide - South Australia
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| Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:00 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Yes, we all would like to see the end result.....that photo is a real good teaser!
You'll always get your knockers, forget about them they are just jealous of your accomplishments and probably never restored an oval of this magnitude.
Please share your photos & updates on this thread, as you do have a healthy following with support provided by many people. |
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motofly196
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| Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:39 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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I'm another vote for no Instagram or Facebook. I think in a few years we will look at these social media sites like we look at MySpace now. 
I can fully understand your hesitation posting up here...but I think the good folks far outweigh the bad ones that are interested in your progress. Most of us are jealous of how much progress you've made with your car. My 55' has sat in the same condition since I bought it over 10 years ago.  |
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Gwdghiaguy
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sled
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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It’s like a 3 legged dog
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1954 Beetle - because I can
2016 Golf highline - hubby’s daily
2016 Golf R - my daily |
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txoval
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| Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| I won’t offer to fix the worst intake made by VW...I would go another direction on this one item. |
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sled
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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hmm, just lookin out sorry! a restoration like this should stand out with details
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| sled wrote: |
| hmm, just lookin out sorry! a restoration like this should stand out with details |
I completely agree.... however if I got one it would need to be run-able and not a million dollars the right one will come along.
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1954 Beetle - because I can
2016 Golf highline - hubby’s daily
2016 Golf R - my daily |
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txoval
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Sled, I was just teasing...sort of
TheLadyBug is killing the details, however I would not sweat this one. If you truly plan to drive the car, why risk dumping rust into the heads/cylinders.
If anyone ever gives you grief over not having the 54 uterus manifold, they are a bad human. That’s like picking out fly shit on pepper. |
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sunroof
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| Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:54 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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If anyone ever gives you grief over not having the 54 uterus manifold, they are a bad human. That’s like picking out fly shit on pepper. |
Where's the like button?
Don
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