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TimeMan
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Our addition to the family

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Just after we got her engine out

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Engine back , mags on

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My wife does signwriting and yup enjoyed herself on her lil punch buggy

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Closeup of art work
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DR WATSON
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Re: Our addition to the family

Post by DR WATSON »

I like! :hangloose: Looks good in silver, and the wheels look good too! :deflag:
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flatfourfan
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Re: Our addition to the family

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I'm digging the personal touch..............nice work.
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TimeMan
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Interior

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Engine

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Close up new Carb
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Hloni
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I have to say, after reading your write-up, the idiom "do not judge the book by it's cover" is so true. R12k anyone would have thought that was a bargain!!!
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Dutch_Diver
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Lovely beetle, love the Tongue and smile on the front!
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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TimeMan
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Reason why she don't go no more

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From my previous post this is the reason why the beetle decided to have a bad hair day and don't wanna go no more .

Crank case with crankshaft
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Conrod and bearing

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TimeMan
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What i got for 12 K

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Well as i said i found a guy selling his beetle spares and what not's , here is a couple pics of what i got . Will sort it out probably next week and then take better pics . Lemme know what you guys think

Red Beetle Baja

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Blue Beetle
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Back Seats
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Box of lights
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Subassembly and spares
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Tires and rims
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Leather Seats Front
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riaanj
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Re: Our addition to the family

Post by riaanj »

GeeWizz, looks like a VW scrap yard there, hope you get some good use out of the spares and maybe even get one or both of those bugs running again..
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