New GL Project on the way... hopefully

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Well Ive had the Fasty up for sale for quite a while with little interest shown so far. But now that Ive also listed it up for trade too (for a 1303 only) its had a little more positive response. Two people have show interest in trading 1974 1303s for my fasty. One's plans changed so he backed out of the trade, but told me if I sold mine, he would sell me his 1303 for cheap. The other is still very interested in trading and even willing to trailer his car down from Missouri to drop off his car and pick mine up. If this goes down it will happen on the weekend after Bugjam (thats when he has off work).

To some it may look like Im going from project to project, but the truth of matter is that I always wanted to do a 1303 GL project from the beginning. When I found this site, I owned a 67 beetle, which I ended up selling because I knew it wasnt the right car for the job. The 67 was originally going to be my street/strip beetle, but when I really got into the German Look, I decided to put off building a 67 and just concentrate on a GL. When I couldnt find the right 1303 for the project, I settled for the 1302 that came my way a few years ago. After almost completing the car aesthetically (minus a T4 motor), I decided to sell my 1302 because my $4500 paint job went really bad. Then it was really easy for me to sell the car, because it wasnt first choice for a GL project anyways. Then I bought the fastback to replace my 1302 only because thats what my wife talked me into. Its not what I really wanted either for my next GL project.

In the meantime I bought another 67 Beetle and Ive been working on another Street/Strip car for the last 6 months (which is not being built into a GL btw). This is another project that Ive always wanted to build and figured after almost completing a GL car, I might as well build a street/strip beetle for my next project and give myself a break from the German Look. Now after 6 months of working on the car, it has almost all new electrical, brand new floorpans and in the coming weeks it will have a 2276 T1 engine built by VW Paradise and a close ratio tranny. Once that car is running and on the road, it will be about the right time to start another GL project over the winter months. Thats where the 74 1303 comes in. If I get the right 1303 (one that is running and doesnt need floors or body work) I will use it as a daily driver/slash GL project in the works.

If all goes well, I will probably sell the 00 Jetta I bought and put the money into finishing both projects. Just as I wanted to do in the first place....LOL

Sorry for being so long winded, I just figured Id let everyone know where my head has been at the better part of this past year....