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markendee
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| Blue Baron wrote: |
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| GMendoza wrote: |
Now, the million dollar question, which bug do I keep?!?!
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My vote is the '55 but I may be a bit biased. |
Before deciding, we should see his '66. I have to admit I'm partial to both.
Frankly, I would part with the Notchback, because I'm a bug guy. |
I have changed my vote - keep both!
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VW_Jimbo 
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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I vote for both. 2 Bugs are better than 1! Keep it Simple! I have a 70 and a 54. I had a 77, too. But that was 1 Bug to many. I finally have figured out 2 Bugs is perfect!
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| Basically, a whole bunch of fuckery to achieve a look. |
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!  |
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Southpaw69
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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| Very nice work. Everything looks great and the stance is perfect. Keep em both if possible. |
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Dan22
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| Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Do you have adaptors for those smoothies, or how did you adapt the wide 5 look to the front disks?
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GMendoza
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Thanks guys. It's a tough choice. The 66 is a great drive. I've put about 8k mi on it in the last two years. This 55 is almost too nice to drive it that much.
I did the first oil change after break-in, hooked up a wideband and re-jetted the carbs. Here's a couple of pics while it was on the lift,
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Nice wipers 
Really sweet build. That green with the oatmeal interior is just perfect. |
I was a little disappointed the previous owner shaved the wipers before painting the car. I considered re-drilling the holes for the wiper but decided not to risk it and run no wiper. It is a "nice weather" car anyways.
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| Do you have adaptors for those smoothies, or how did you adapt the wide 5 look to the front disks? |
Yes, brakes are 5x130 so i run adapters to fit the smoothies.
Speaking of wheels, they were a tough choice. I played with the idea of reversing the colors, no whitewalls, I even tried Gas Burners but in the end I felt like this combo complimented and highlighted the ivory & light colored bits in the interior. If the interior bits were black, i would have definitely gone a different route with the wheels.
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markendee
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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PS. I would reverse the color of the rims. It would be more correct to original with a bonus of not making the white walls look 10 inches wide. Other than that, nice build! |
I 100% disagree. I love the way the rims blend into the white walls.
Looks fantastic.
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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Nice wipers
Really sweet build. |
I was a little disappointed the previous owner shaved the wipers before painting the car. I considered re-drilling the holes for the wiper but decided not to risk it and run no wiper. It is a "nice weather" car anyways. |
It's funny how we often don't notice what isn't there!
Rainex time!
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GMendoza
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| Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: I didn't think I'd be building a '55, but here I am. |
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PS. I would reverse the color of the rims. It would be more correct to original with a bonus of not making the white walls look 10 inches wide. Other than that, nice build! |
I 100% disagree. I love the way the rims blend into the white walls.
Looks fantastic. |
The car was sold last year. The new owner installed a set 3-piece 17" smoothies.
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