My Beach Buggy

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Very nice buggy Chris. :) I like it a lot

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Chris,

Thought you might have asked me to go hunting.
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Wasn't thinking about that Tom.
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Did some work on the Buggy today.Removed the T-top and the after market flicker arm.
Then I took the flicker arm off a beetle icluding the ignition switch as the after market switch is rubbish.
Sorted the wiring and I took the clomn box out the Beetle too,but it needs a slight modification to make it fit.

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Theft is rife in PE someone stole your steering wheel.... :oops: :twisted:
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Sorry...I prefer the t bar.... :(
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with out me !!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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sorry Dutch i dissagree.Chris looks good like it with the T-top off :D :D :D
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Chris I am still not sure about the type of Buggy you have - it seems either Beamish or Salamander, although the rear looks more Beamish?

Anyway, it looks cool with or without the T-bar!
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Post by Aircooledwannabee »

Chris this buggy looks very similar to the one of Airpower, think it's a "Lolette" or something like that.
Very nice though like it without the T. :hangloose:
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It is definitely not a Beamish. They only have one mould. That's why all Beamish buggies are equally skew... If you parked them all next to each other, they would look like a long row of bananas spooning. :twisted:
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Update

After the changes I made

T-top off and roll bar fitted
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Bullbar trimmed on the edges so that it's inline with the wheels (thanks Bob)
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Adjustable coil overs fitted (Thanks VDub Bulli)
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Seats recovered (Thanks Zeelie)
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Steering fitted with new secondhand Beetle steering colomn
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Looks very nice chris :hangloose:
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I agree....very nice!
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"BOBBIE" - 1963 Beetle --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=11338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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:wink: :wink: Ek is so jaloers ek kan slange vang!!

Very nice Chris, it looks really good. The seats 100%! :hangloose: The T bar had to go......
My Bug: http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 37&t=12416" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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