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My SP2 project

Post by Pine »

Well, due to (in no specific order) a serious shortage of time & $$$ and an inadequate working area at my current place of residence, my SP2 restoration project is currently not really showing any progress. On top of that, given the fact that it is pretty damn cold outside and several other undisclosed reasons (read: new girlfriend :oops: ), I think the Forum will have my sympathy?

but...

The SP2 is still in very safe dry storage, and awaiting the next small step for man to turn into a giant leap for air cooled mankind, and after all the target date for completion (2014) is still far ahead... isn't it? :?

In the mean time, dream a little ACVW dream with me:

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One day, my friends... one day soon :wink:


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Post by flatfourfan »

I was wondering what happened to the SP2....

ps, I have a bumper tow licence plate light thing still at my place from the oval, when are you coming to get it?
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Post by Blitzkrieg »

Do you think that there are a few up Africa that are slowly rusting away? I believe that they were imported into certain African countries...
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My SP2 was found about 10 years ago in the Congo by the previous owner. It was the best of no less than THREE SP2s that were all standing together at a scrap yard. It was then put on the back of a truck under a tarpaulin and smuggled into South Africa...
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Post by Blitzkrieg »

Pine wrote:My SP2 was found about 10 years ago in the Congo by the previous owner. It was the best of no less than THREE SP2s that were all standing together at a scrap yard. It was then put on the back of a truck under a tarpaulin and smuggled into South Africa...
I also want to smuggle an SP2 into ZA :shock:

Live life on the edge, I always sez

If you get caught, "umm it's scrap metal" accompanied with a R100 note should work fine...
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Post by Merlin »

"Ja Meneer Pine,

Is you the okey trying too con us wif your illeegil Spee Too?

We the official mense like don't to haf to take care of you naugghty buggers wif smugglede goods ne?

As penaltee for your misg...mis-g...misgriev...naughty dinges, we haf decided to flow you wif a wock, and those blerry jean pant of yours won't help yoo this time boet.

Please stand by the monument of ou boet Pik and await retr...retribu...retreeb...punishment.

Az troo as my oaf of servise to Generaal Smuts iz, I will bring down upon you for deg...de-gen...degener...ruining my countryees pride of Law, I will repr...reprim...punish yoo or my name iznt Commandant Jacobus Hermanus Cornelius Stefanus Jan Hendrik Frik Ollie Boetie Stemmet van der Aswegen"
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Post by calooker »

Hey Pine, the ex gave you the ultimatum? Her or the SP2, shame she is going to miss you, wise decision, girlfriends = plenty, SP2's few, well done, very clever boy.
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Post by Merlin »

In this case however, it's quite likely that a fleshy accomplice will cost Pine less, give Pine less trouble, and give Pine more action more often. ;)
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Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
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Merlin wrote:"Ja Meneer Pine,

Is you the okey trying too con us wif your illeegil Spee Too?

We the official mense like don't to haf to take care of you naugghty buggers wif smugglede goods ne?

As penaltee for your misg...mis-g...misgriev...naughty dinges, we haf decided to flow you wif a wock, and those blerry jean pant of yours won't help yoo this time boet.

Please stand by the monument of ou boet Pik and await retr...retribu...retreeb...punishment.

Az troo as my oaf of servise to Generaal Smuts iz, I will bring down upon you for deg...de-gen...degener...ruining my countryees pride of Law, I will repr...reprim...punish yoo or my name iznt Commandant Jacobus Hermanus Cornelius Stefanus Jan Hendrik Frik Ollie Boetie Stemmet van der Aswegen"
Hahahaha :D
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N, you have waaay to much time on your hands! :lol:
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Post by BARON »

Pine,
The only way to get these guys of your back is to slip a exporter story in somewhere, they will all go barking up that tree then.
By the way have you ever thought how those poor sods must feel now l about people exporting cars from their country-illegal- nogal.

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Post by lowlight »

Sies Pine for that.

Sorry about the merc, but on the positive side I heard you got a bit more space now.
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Project Update: NOT MUCH UPDATES

(well, at least I got the original roof lining and carpets from IMPI's SP2 for the patterns when mine gets to that stage, still some time ahead before that)

plus -

I got the rear part of an IRS Beetle chassis

and -

a set of CHROMED Type 4 fuel injection manifolds!

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chromed?

lol, finding those things is a bitch...........
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Post by Blitzkrieg »

Pine wrote:Project Update: NOT MUCH UPDATES

(well, at least I got the original roof lining and carpets from IMPI's SP2 for the patterns when mine gets to that stage, still some time ahead before that)

plus -

I got the rear part of an IRS Beetle chassis

and -

a set of CHROMED Type 4 fuel injection manifolds!

:wink:
May we use yours as pattern parts to make a few?
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