Project Frankenweenie

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Re: New project Beetle...

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Bugger...
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So... Wtf to do now? Argh
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Re: New project Beetle...

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Ok... So I'm going to take the motor as well as my notch to my Buddy in paarl. Hopefully he can sort all of the stuffs 8-)

sigh bough a motor just to drop in and drive and Murphy f&*ks it up! Bastard
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Re: New project Beetle...

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:lol: it is Saint Patrick's Day-Weekend :lol:
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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So polished the beetle a bit... Looking much beter!

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Still need to finish. But Ja looking better already!
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And a preview of some changes to come...

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Washed the beetle....

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Re: New project Beetle... 74 to 66...

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Nice changes, I did the same to my 1970......The fact that you don't have the rear quarter vents will make it look much better.
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Re: New project Beetle... 74 to 66...

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So... I got a nice donor shell with no rust... so project Frankenweenie can begin...:grin:

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Ill be starting a new thread for my long term project on the 74 shell...

As for this thread... welcome project Frankenweenie:grin:
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Where is that Yard with all the spares?
Anything good lying around?
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Kevo13 wrote:Where is that Yard with all the spares?
Anything good lying around?
Haha that's not a spares yard its my buddies house :P he rebuilds old cars
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Re: Project Frankenweenie

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Riekert wrote:
Kevo13 wrote:Where is that Yard with all the spares?
Anything good lying around?
Haha that's not a spares yard its my buddies house :P he rebuilds old cars

Awesome little project :hangloose:

We need more pics of said buddies house :puterwork: :D
still no aircooled toy....getting depressed lol.
Ex:kestrel buggy (sold)
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Re: Project Frankenweenie

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Riekert wrote:
Kevo13 wrote:Where is that Yard with all the spares?
Anything good lying around?
Haha that's not a spares yard its my buddies house :P he rebuilds old cars
And the address of this yard was, where exactly again... ........ :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

:lol: :lol:

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