my beetle project-1
my beetle project-1
hi guys. i got this beetle in oct of last year and this is my progress so far. (if the links work). will post 3 or 4 pics a day just 2 keep the suspence rolling.
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Good luck with the rust
What do you intend doing with her? Back to std or modded?

What do you intend doing with her? Back to std or modded?
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Re: my beetle project-1
BUGGOFF wrote:hi guys. i got this beetle in oct of last year and this is my progress so far. (if the links work). will post 3 or 4 pics a day just 2 keep the suspence rolling.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6029/0001yv0.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3695/0002qm9.jpg
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/9581/0003fx4.jpg
http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7577/0004jd8.jpg




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good luck. I would love to see the progress on your projects as it happens
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Re: my beetle project-1
thanks guys. i dont think ill keep it standard, with all the work involved i might as well do a bit of custom work.
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/5500/0005cq5.jpg
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BUGGOFF wrote:thanks guys. i dont think ill keep it standard, with all the work involved i might as well do a bit of custom work.
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
sled wrote:well obviously the UK is wrong.
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BUGGOFF wrote:http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5223/0006hc4.jpg

click the [Img] button and put the line betw the two pairs of brackets
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BUGGOFF wrote:
Magic wrote: [ IMG ] [ / IMG ]
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, and oversteer, the rear.
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
Hp is how fast you hit the wall, and Torque is how far you take the wall with you."
sled wrote:well obviously the UK is wrong.
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Re: my beetle project-1
I also want a wheel barrow like that, twinport and allTony Z wrote:BUGGOFF wrote:http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5223/0006hc4.jpg
click the [Img] button and put the line betw the two pairs of brackets
have nothing on the cards now, but have a red beach buggy in sight that I want
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looks like you are putting a lot of work into the bug
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