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Old September 8th 2011, 03:32
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Love it! I acutally like the chrome bumbers and black trim too.

Is the bonnet well adjusted? It looks like a lot of seal visible
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Old September 8th 2011, 12:25
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Bonnet is bent down at the bumper end. That's the best fit I can get on the current one. I did find a perfect replacement, but my paint had hardened so I would need to repaint the whole car.

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Old September 8th 2011, 13:34
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Updates long overdue, but I'm just gonna leave it at this for a couple of days...



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You're driving it hard. Cool!
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Old September 18th 2011, 01:58
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Well guys...I'll be starting a new thread soon, but this one is going to be closed. I spent the last week returning the car to stock form. Engine, interior, trunk are all factory. I've left the black trim, the lowered stance and the disc brakes on the car...as per the request of it's new owner.

The '69 will be retiring into a life as a marketing tool for a local real-estate agent. While I have enjoyed it immensely, it was always a 'test-bed' for what I really wanted. Compromised by a need to be both performance and daily driver, it was never going to be as "hard core" as I wanted. The car actually won't be sold until the end of the month, but after driving it for a day in it's stock form I realized it's no longer "my car". I drove it over to the new owner's house today, and parked it in their garage.

We had a fantastic run together. We still hold the record for fastest stock beetle in the Vegas Beetleball, but it's time to move on. At least I'll get to see the car around town.

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Old September 18th 2011, 02:41
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And the next evolution in my Air-cooled journey can be found here:

http://www.germanlook.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11341

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