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Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 DC
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:36 am
by beetlefanatic
R15k?
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 D
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:45 am
by mikefenton
in the end i ended up paying 4500 so not too bad bad by the looks of it.

Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 D
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:00 am
by Dirk
mikefenton wrote:in the end i ended up paying 4500 so not too bad bad by the looks of it.

Dude. At that price you committed Grand Theft Auto.
You could be up for a felony charge.

Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 DC
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 9:53 am
by beetlefanatic
That definitely was "steal". Well done. I paid R10k for Betty and I felt that was a bargain.
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 D
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:10 am
by mikefenton
remeber tho mine doesnt have an engine.
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 D
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:24 am
by mikefenton
Before
Primed with problem spots identified
1st coat
Old vs 90% re-done
Still gotta fine sand it then possibly apply another coat then spray reflective spray over it.
What you think?
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 DC
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:28 am
by Chris
Good work Mike,looks brand new.
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 D
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:42 am
by mikefenton
just gotta sand down the unfotunate paint blob on the one side and then do the otherone... sanding off the old chrome aint easy

Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 D
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 6:00 pm
by mikefenton
Managed to remove one of the panels that allow access to the fuel tank etc and more surprises.
Nothing that cant be cleaned out and cleaned up and patched.... i hope

Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 DC
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:00 am
by mikefenton
So this poor VW has been sitting neglected due to financial constraints.
Heres the big question...... anyone want it?
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 DC
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:55 am
by jolas
Where is it - Botswana ?
Re: my slow decent into madness begins..... 1968 DC
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:27 am
by mikefenton
@jolas - Yup its in Gaborone Botswana.