My Project Its all gone
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forcecooled
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Re: My Project Its all gone
What terrible news !, but I am glad to hear that you are all oK. (well sort of !)
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Bugger
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Re: My Project Its all gone
I`m to emotional to even try and say anything al wat ek kan se is my hart bloei vir jou van hartseer 
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dubster
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Re: My Project Its all gone
hey baron sorry to hear about this,its like pine said people dont understand how attached we get to these cars,when my beetle burned i was crying next to the highway like my mother had just died,and people were probaly thinking what is wrong with this kid its just a beetle?but im sure everyone on this site understands...but like everyone said you live to see another day and to rebuild your life and some wicked acvws good luck!
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kart kraft 1717cc buggy
''BLOOD AND TEARS WILL FLOW FOR ACVW'S,FOR LIFE''
kart kraft 1717cc buggy
''BLOOD AND TEARS WILL FLOW FOR ACVW'S,FOR LIFE''
Re: My Project Its all gone
Guys
It’s a week later and I can breath again ,still coughing my lungs out and no voice yet but on the run .
Thank you for the nice words its really appreciated.
In a way I was blessed with a lot of pressure at work and me being sick as a dog to keep my mind busy and away from my loss.
Its now regrouping and start fresh,its not the money lost that bothers me but the emotional investment that I made---in vain--
I really got a big fright with the speed and violent way fibre glass burns and dont know if I want to invest in a fibre glass car again.So maybe I should move on to my other interest ---metal work/shaping—with the 2 T3 squareback rust buckets I bough for spares for the Covin .
But for now its only fixing fences water pipes and spending all pocket money on feed for the cattle so other interests will have to wait.
O and it was arson all the signs are there but the Police are not interested as it implicate the wrong ethnic grouping.
Cheers
Baron
It’s a week later and I can breath again ,still coughing my lungs out and no voice yet but on the run .
Thank you for the nice words its really appreciated.
In a way I was blessed with a lot of pressure at work and me being sick as a dog to keep my mind busy and away from my loss.
Its now regrouping and start fresh,its not the money lost that bothers me but the emotional investment that I made---in vain--
I really got a big fright with the speed and violent way fibre glass burns and dont know if I want to invest in a fibre glass car again.So maybe I should move on to my other interest ---metal work/shaping—with the 2 T3 squareback rust buckets I bough for spares for the Covin .
But for now its only fixing fences water pipes and spending all pocket money on feed for the cattle so other interests will have to wait.
O and it was arson all the signs are there but the Police are not interested as it implicate the wrong ethnic grouping.
Cheers
Baron
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Barry
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Hey Baron
Fire doesn't do metal too much good either.....
But if it is shaping metal that you are interested in, I'd be happy to help any way I can. I plan on holding another Metalmeet over mayday long weekend again next year - be great if you could make it!
Glad to hear that you are dealing with things OK (as well as can be expected anyway)
Barry
Fire doesn't do metal too much good either.....
But if it is shaping metal that you are interested in, I'd be happy to help any way I can. I plan on holding another Metalmeet over mayday long weekend again next year - be great if you could make it!
Glad to hear that you are dealing with things OK (as well as can be expected anyway)
Barry
Barry
Metalshaping courses, full builds, replacement panels.
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Metalshaping courses, full builds, replacement panels.
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Blitzkrieg
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Why am I not surprisedBARON wrote: O and it was arson all the signs are there but the Police are not interested as it implicate the wrong ethnic grouping.
Vigilante justice FTW!!
If it's too low, you're too old 
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beetlefanatic
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Hi Baron,
Just in case you are interested in starting another project, this was in the Junkmail today.
PORSCHE 911: Fibreglass, 75% complete, unfinished. R.12500 (Benoni)
Benoni R 12,500.00 071-6096260
Just in case you are interested in starting another project, this was in the Junkmail today.
PORSCHE 911: Fibreglass, 75% complete, unfinished. R.12500 (Benoni)
Benoni R 12,500.00 071-6096260
The only substitute for cubic inches are more cubic inches.
that's a bargain...........no?
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My Goodness
How quickly can you forget your sorrows. Thanks I will phone him today but money is a bit tight now . Igot a couple of animals that live on take aways right now which take up all my pocket money--not even money for a
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I know of one in Alberton as well but not to my liking 930 kit on a narrow body so the front fenders have large openings in front of the doors kind of like a race car build with air outlets for the brake heat
cheers
baron
How quickly can you forget your sorrows. Thanks I will phone him today but money is a bit tight now . Igot a couple of animals that live on take aways right now which take up all my pocket money--not even money for a
.I know of one in Alberton as well but not to my liking 930 kit on a narrow body so the front fenders have large openings in front of the doors kind of like a race car build with air outlets for the brake heat
cheers
baron
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hi baron ,heres a guy in westdene johannesburg with another 930 flatnose kit ,disassembled and needs attention for a very low low priceBARON wrote:My Goodness
How quickly can you forget your sorrows. Thanks I will phone him today but money is a bit tight now . Igot a couple of animals that live on take aways right now which take up all my pocket money--not even money for a
I know of one in Alberton as well but not to my liking 930 kit on a narrow body so the front fenders have large openings in front of the doors kind of like a race car build with air outlets for the brake heat
cheers
baron
his details fred 011 477 0980
thanks jaco
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sorry for the crappy pic ,but the porsche kit is packed between a IRS BEETLE CHASSIS AND A CREWCAB BAYWINDOW ,space was limited to a pic from on top
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beetlefanatic
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Is he interested in selling the IRS Beetle chasis?
The only substitute for cubic inches are more cubic inches.
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Blitzkrieg
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^^ Was waiting for that to be askedbeetlefanatic wrote:Is he interested in selling the IRS Beetle chasis?
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I bleed with you my brother.
I lost my bug to fire dec 2004. Fibre glass burns like hell. Suppose the flamable resin and air bubbles in the mould cause it.
I lost my bug to fire dec 2004. Fibre glass burns like hell. Suppose the flamable resin and air bubbles in the mould cause it.
”Experience is what you get when you do not get what you want”
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Blitzkrieg_Beetle wrote:^^ Was waiting for that to be askedbeetlefanatic wrote:Is he interested in selling the IRS Beetle chasis?
The only substitute for cubic inches are more cubic inches.