Streetbug - Beach Buggy Black Beauty

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Streetbug - Beach Buggy Black Beauty

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:hangloose: :hangloose:


Let me know what you think of my kick ass bug!
A lot of blood guts and glory went into this project time for another one :zhelp:
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that is one dam awesome buggy man can definatly see the effort you put into it :hangloose:
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by the looks of things from the angles in the pics are your running full all round disks :shock: ???
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Saw that Black Lolette at VW Day in Pretoria last year - it is awesome :hangloose:

...the Dark Night would have approved :wink:

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[quote="1972"]by the looks of things from the angles in the pics are your running full all round disks :shock: ???
yeah all round disks :)
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nice what engine you running on that buggy?
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Looks very nice indeed, what are the engine specs?
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The engine is still a 1600 twin port but i am busy putting together an empi bubble block with a counter weight and balanced crank with enkel cam and chrome molly conrods which will make it a 2.3 have not purchased heads and carbs yet still deciding.
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Nice bug!! Where did you get the tail lights? :wink:
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Nice Buggy!!! That 'pispot' under the engine...... is that for the dreaded engine "sweat" ?
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Beautiful.....absolutely beautiful!
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Awesome ride
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B E A Utiful!!! Love buggies in black :hangloose:
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Post by dubster »

Nice buggy!!!what 94mmx82mm or 84mm?post a pics when you start putting it together?
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What carbs you running in the pic?
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