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Jacob Baja63
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Joined: January 13, 2018
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Location: Houston TEXAS
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 Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:54 am Post subject: My first 63 Baja |
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I picked up this baja bug a few weeks ago. This is my first VW I have owned. Working on getting it road worthy
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Pruneman99
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Joined: February 22, 2012
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Location: Oceanside
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:36 am Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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That is some kinda purple!
Let us know if you have questions.
Good luck |
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anthracitedub
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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| I’d be curious to see what they did with the oil cooler. |
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mukluk
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Location: Clyde, TX
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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| anthracitedub wrote: |
| I’d be curious to see what they did with the oil cooler. |
Looks like they installed an auxiliary one just above and ahead of the carb air cleaner... can't imagine airflow though it would be very good.
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Jacob Baja63
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Location: Houston TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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| mukluk wrote: |
| anthracitedub wrote: |
| I’d be curious to see what they did with the oil cooler. |
Looks like they installed an auxiliary one just above and ahead of the carb air cleaner... can't imagine airflow though it would be very good. |
Thanks for pointing that out! ill have to figure something out |
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Jacob Baja63
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Location: Houston TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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So while I wait to get my new tires I decided to make a custom center cap for my rear wheels. I wanted to keep some of the original design of the original center cap. I drew up a sketch and then created 3D Model and then 3D Printed it. Very happy with the way it looks on the wheel.
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propguy
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Joined: September 10, 2004
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Location: Madison, WI
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| Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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Nicely done on the center caps.
Have you thought of a name for the Purple Beast? If you had that up here in the great white north I know several Vikings fans that would love it. |
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Jacob Baja63
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Location: Houston TEXAS
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:25 am Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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Thanks!
No name yet. Still working on it |
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glutamodo 
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Joined: July 13, 2004
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Location: Douglas, WY
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:06 am Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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interesting work on the hubcaps.
However, my very long standing reaction to those photos is " Ugh! Narrow Eye" - I've owned and driven "wide-eye" (headlights on the fenders) style Baja Bugs ever since 1990, and I at no point was I ever tempted to "go narrow" as shown above.
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Jacob Baja63
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Location: Houston TEXAS
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| Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:28 am Post subject: Re: My first 63 Baja |
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| glutamodo wrote: |
interesting work on the hubcaps.
However, my very long standing reaction to those photos is " Ugh! Narrow Eye" - I've owned and driven "wide-eye" (headlights on the fenders) style Baja Bugs ever since 1990, and I at no point was I ever tempted to "go narrow" as shown above.
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Cool baja in pic!
Narrow or wide I like them both. To each their own |
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