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| < Bullshit ~ at least it has a KCW beam in it |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:37 am
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Cabana Boys ROCK!
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:54 pm
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I applaud his effort. It appears well done. But all that would have been better suited in a curved window super beetle ala German-Look.
And those wheels widened like that make me want to scream " NASCARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! "
Kinda like a Herbie goes to Monte Carlo or that god awful new Herbie with Lindsey Lohan. |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:51 pm
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I think that it looked much better before the widened wheels. But its not my car, and badass none the less.
Shane |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:08 pm
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400 ft-lbs of torque in bug can't be a bad thing.
I was this >< close to putting the same engine in my bus. The length of time it would take to sort it all out and the $$ investment required eventually changed my mind. Maybe sometime in the future but I opted for a Type IV instead. Can't wait to get it on the road. |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:14 pm
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| You'll be happy with your type 4 Don... I am really not into all this engine conversion stuff.. No matter the benifits.. |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:16 pm
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| john jones wrote: |
| You'll be happy with your type 4 Don... I am really not into all this engine conversion stuff.. No matter the benifits.. |
Are you tripping over any big crates from the East yet? |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:55 pm
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| No.. nada.. |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:37 pm
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| That car is great! Looks good, love the super wide wheels and all.....Maybe I'm just getting tired of the same cal-look on every car. Nice to see something well-constructed with a different style. |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:27 pm
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| should have done a notch. it fit under the stock lid and killer power. |
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:25 pm
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That young man is on a par with the big boys. If he is trying to impress-mission accomplished!
That said-aircooled is cool due to the challenge involved in making power with 1940s technology. The simplicity of it gives it an appeal unmatched by anything more cutting edge. Still, when someone comes out with a flux capacitor that runs on garbage, I'll be in line to strap one into a Bug! |
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:06 am
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Don,
You will love your Type 4!! Tons of torque..... |
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:33 pm
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| dirie1 wrote: |
Don,
You will love your Type 4!! Tons of torque..... |
No doubt, Creig! Wish I could have hooked up with you to see yours when I was in GJ, but had a friend with me from back east for his first trip to Fruita and the riding took over. Next time.
Here's the dyno sheet from Jake, I think it'll be great but I'm already wishing I'd have gone for the 3-liter....kidding...kinda.
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:01 pm
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| i agree 100% with franz. i can only see the same thing in a different color so many times. i love the car. its no hack job. i like the wheels and the fact that it still looks factory. i understand some people want a VW motor in a VW, but once in a while something different is always (i guess not always lol) a good thing. |
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:13 pm
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| Don.. Your box showed today! |
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:18 pm
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| john jones wrote: |
| Don.. Your box showed today! |
Yes!!!!! Franz told me earlier today. Drag that bitch in front of the clean cam! Does it look something like this:
I rarely get this excited about stuff, but this bus has me pissing my pants. It's been a long time coming! |
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