pretty much 100%, just doing the trunk carpet this spring
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#144
This is my 72 Standard. I narrowed the beam 5" and am running through rods and air shocks (Monroe MA-756). The rear is getting lowered next week along with addition of a stereo (spring break).
Motor is mostly stock, just has Weber ICT's, spin on filter pump, bugback header, and uses a street bike muffler that I welded up the tubing for.
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#147
Thanks, but now I have some work to do to make the surrounding area of the engine compartment presentable! Right now its a diamond in a turd! haha
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#150
I may as well post my Baja here (While it's still aircooled)
*hmm, sorry about image size.. I'll see if I can resize them and rehost them.
and my once aircooled vanagon ASI camper that's now powered by a Jetta 1.8l digifant.
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#152
damnnnn just polish the back of thoes lights and use them for mirrors?
#153
here's my junk. '64 and a '76 hitop. '76 is gettin worked this spring.
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#154
Here's my hunk of junk as bought from the previous owner:
It was originally a 1975 SB La Grande edition in viper green metallic. At least it came with a 2.0L Type IV with weber carbs and a Porsche 901 transaxle!
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My long lost bretheren?
Baja Champion, not La Grande. Meh.
#157
CC and Squareback. Two of the five VW's I've owned over the years. I still drive the 69 quite often. It gets the most thumbs up of any of the cars I have.
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2010 Volkswagen CC R Line
1969 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback
2001 Volvo V70 T5
#158
champagne taste with a beer budget.
#161
Man, a registered formula v...If the cops around here saw ya driving that down the street they beat ya like Rodney.
#162
It was built by the factory for the street in 1965 (one of two street legal ones...out of a total production of 31 cars. 29 of which were strictly race cars) and has been registered and insured ever since.
..currently Porsche powered
And ya...every time a new cop moves to town he usually wants to meet me and look it over...generally just walking away shaking their heads.
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#166
I see other Alberta boys in here... so I may as well show mine too
my 65 (next to friend's 55)
same friend's 70 Westy & my 75 Westy during the Beetle's build last summer
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#171
that car is fan-F"N-tastic!..Some lights,turns signals,mirrors,and a horn I guess would make it street legal..Be like a kid in a candy store driving that.![]()
#172
Headlamps, directionals front and back, backup light, brake lights, license plate light, parking brake, horn, street tires, fenders (they are not original as they have been added recently due to clause in the highway traffic act here which requires cars to not cause road spray....I have argued with law enforcement that I do not drive it in the rain(death wish if u do), but to save the hassle I made little fenders), mirrors, no bumpers required here if they were not originally there (law says you cannot remove bumpers)
Honestly...this may sound corny...but when I or anyone i let drive the thing the feeling of being Shumacher is unreal....super responsive handling car ...you have an overbearing urge to swerve from sid to side to warm up the tires and the sounds through the dual Supertrapps is phenomenal....I may rework the exhust to a 4 2 1 system to increase a wee bit more performance (like it needs more)
Currently weight 827 pounds and has 135 flywheel hp ...do the math...theortically 0-60 mph 3.349 seconds...in reality you must feather the throttle to allow only what can hook up through the tires so its probably about 4.2-4.6 seconds...but when sitting 4" off the ground it is quite engaging to drive.
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#174
[QUOTE=Mr.BBS;70668240]my '64
bonus points for the wakaba badge and the mooneyes an-tan-er ball!