Herbie Project (o\53/o)
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Speachless,
Are you going to let me take it back, or are you going to hold it randsome? Because that car will turn heads!
Are you going to let me take it back, or are you going to hold it randsome? Because that car will turn heads!
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
To tell you the truth, im already jellous. I cant take credit for all the work on the car, my dad (the other ferdi) helped me alot.
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
well it looks great BUGGOFF
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Would love to see this car in the flesh. It looks awesome in the pics. Well done Ferdi and congrats Theqs!
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Thanks Guys,
Looking forward to seeing it and driving it home,
Ferdi, tell Ferdi Snr that he deserves something, and so do you, so what will it be?
Ideas guys, come on!
I would love to be at the next meet, where ever that will be, I look forward to meeting some of the guys!
Looking forward to seeing it and driving it home,
Ferdi, tell Ferdi Snr that he deserves something, and so do you, so what will it be?

Ideas guys, come on!
I would love to be at the next meet, where ever that will be, I look forward to meeting some of the guys!
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
hey neil im sure Ferdi will be happy if you supply the
during the assembly if it not done already 


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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
haha neil you are one lucky person you have a very nice herbie (just watch out i think your son mite just remove it from your hands if you not carefull just rember to read any papers he makes you sign especially a yellow one
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
It seems like we finally have someone who can paint our aircooled cars for a reasonable amount 

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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Hi guys,
Bugoff will be putting the car back together, the back window is a concern, does anyone know the best way to do this, if there is a trick to doing it without breaking it?
Please help!
Bugoff will be putting the car back together, the back window is a concern, does anyone know the best way to do this, if there is a trick to doing it without breaking it?
Please help!
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Not as difficult as it sounds - are you using new rubbers? If so, do the following:
1. Leave the car, rubbers and window in the sun for an hour or so to let it get nice and warm
2. Get inside the car with two of those plastic 'spanners' used to take off the tyre of a bicycle when you have a flat
3. Put the rubber over the window edge, and place the entire window + rubber inside the window frame
4. Have someone apply gentle even pressure from the outside, while you 'hook' the rubber bit by bit on the inside over the metal frame
5. Do a few spots accross, then 'fill' the inbetweens
6. After the rubber is in place, give the window a firm push with both hands (fingers spread out) from the ouside to settle it finally
I did all 8 windows of my Variant that way a few years ago
1. Leave the car, rubbers and window in the sun for an hour or so to let it get nice and warm
2. Get inside the car with two of those plastic 'spanners' used to take off the tyre of a bicycle when you have a flat
3. Put the rubber over the window edge, and place the entire window + rubber inside the window frame
4. Have someone apply gentle even pressure from the outside, while you 'hook' the rubber bit by bit on the inside over the metal frame
5. Do a few spots accross, then 'fill' the inbetweens
6. After the rubber is in place, give the window a firm push with both hands (fingers spread out) from the ouside to settle it finally
I did all 8 windows of my Variant that way a few years ago
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Re: Herbie, The Love Bug Replica Project
Looking good!
I’ve been to Stanford Hall last month and thought I’ll post some pics for inspiration…







I’ve been to Stanford Hall last month and thought I’ll post some pics for inspiration…






