Forum: Project Builds
December 26th 2011, 18:25
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,400
No pics of the seat mount, it is the standard...
No pics of the seat mount, it is the standard SCAT adapter for the Super. Really straight forward. The seats do NOT fit in the car, though, even with the right adapter. They are too tall and too...
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Forum: Project Builds
November 22nd 2011, 09:42
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,400
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Forum: Project Builds
October 31st 2011, 07:39
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,400
The Samba folks were surprisingly nice, even...
The Samba folks were surprisingly nice, even though it isn't a Cal Look.
Anyways, the Watson Streetworks wiring kit was nice, but it doesn't install quite as cleanly as it is made out to be. ...
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Forum: Project Builds
October 24th 2011, 00:24
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,400
'73 Superbeetle GL project
Some of you may have seen this over on The Samba, but I'm so pumped up I had to post it here as well. Today I took my 1973 Volkswagen Superbeetle German Look project out for some pics (by me).
It...
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Forum: Electrical
February 29th 2008, 23:23
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,768
New wiring harnesses?
I've decided to tackle the scariest thing about my '73 Super's rebuild, the wiring. Its a complete rats nest of "custom" work and "repairs" by the previous owners. When I got the car back in '95...
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Forum: Wanted
May 4th 2007, 13:18
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,900
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Forum: Suspension
May 2nd 2007, 11:58
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,999
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Forum: Suspension
May 1st 2007, 23:32
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,275
This is something you *can* do in your garage,...
This is something you *can* do in your garage, but I would recommend using either a modified break or a hydrolic press. Heating the metal will change its strength and brittleness, so that's not...
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Forum: Suspension
May 1st 2007, 23:19
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,999
Bah. A "trucker's scale" used for individual...
Bah. A "trucker's scale" used for individual axles/tires could be used with small sheets of plywood glued together to be at the same height as the scale. Jack up the car, put the scale under one...
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Forum: Body
April 28th 2007, 01:55
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,106
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Forum: Body
April 21st 2007, 09:04
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Replies: 1
Views: 857
Three weeks may be a conservative estimate from...
Three weeks may be a conservative estimate from your paint/body guy. Even if the body is "straight" its not straight enough for paint. You still have a lot of blocking and sanding, then more primer...
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Forum: Off Topic
April 10th 2007, 21:11
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,463
Slowly but surely...
I've completed a lot of work on my 73, but I still have a bit of work to go. Still left are the brakes, the engine and a couple of new seats (and a new stereo).
This car was a daily driver from...
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Forum: Engines
April 10th 2007, 12:00
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,769
Exactly.:D
Yup, but have you seen...
Exactly.:D
Yup, but have you seen some of the crap that people came up with during the late 60's early 70's for VWs for speed and HP? There's always been a process and a large majority of it...
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Forum: Engines
April 10th 2007, 02:24
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,769
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Forum: Engines
April 9th 2007, 09:01
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,769
Electric cooling fan?
A great mod to make to a water cooled vehicle is to ditch the fan and fan clutch and go with an electric fan mounted on the radiator. Many times its controled by a temp switch.
However, except...
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Forum: German Look Tuning
February 27th 2007, 00:38
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,094
I'm in College Station (not in school anymore,...
I'm in College Station (not in school anymore, I'm a working professional) and am working on rebuilding my '73 Super again to put it back on the road. Its not H-town but I'm close in a Texas sort of...
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