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December 6th 2005, 22:40
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Anyone got pics of that Reichel 1303 featured in Hot Vw's?
I was just browsing through a mag at the bookstore and saw this awsome orange 1303 Super w/ the Dash removed and was wondering if anyone else has seen it or could direct me to a site that has more info on it.
I'd always wondered what could be done w/ a bare 1303 dash and this guy nailed it to perfection. 
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December 6th 2005, 23:30
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I saw the car. I didn't even notice the dash was removed, it looks good. Better than I thought with the dask removed. :agree:
Not sure where to go for more info. Hotvw's website maybe?
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December 6th 2005, 23:50
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He striped the foam/plastic off, filled some holes, preped for paint and there you have it.... a metal 1303 dash. I was going to go that route... but Carbon Joe "has" had a Carbon 911 style dash inthe works for me (a year and a half later still no dash...)
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December 7th 2005, 00:08
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Ah...So the dash is still there?
So the picture is of the dash still in place ...it just doesnt' have any padding eh?
I wondered, because I've seen what a 1303 looks like w/ out a dash and I remember it being a bit more "cavernous" in the space dept. So he just ripped all the padding off , sanded and painted? COOL. Hmmmm... I may yet go this route myself...at least I wouldn't have to worry about cracking eh?
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#5
December 7th 2005, 00:16
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BUT.... once you have all the pading...ect off the metal structure under it becomes very flimsy. some reinforcments may be inorder (just to make it a little less flimsy) depending on how "smooth" and clean you want it to look you will have to fill in holes (weld in patches) and do some filler work to get rid of the spot welds and ripples.
Its a very good base to be creative with to. you could add sections to make room for more of a guage pod...ect with the added benifit of it already fitting into the car. Taking off the foam is best done (i felt anyways) by cuting it up into sections with a sharp blade/copeing saw and scraping/prying it off in larger section (a few inches at a time). then go over it with an assortment of wire wheels to get the rest of the lingering foam/ glue off. then start preping for whatever you going to do.
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#6
December 22nd 2005, 14:19
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I found this site months ago, was looking into the glass floor pans but have sold the car I was going to get them for. They have dash replacements.
Glass-Action.com - Innovations in Fiberglass http://www.vwinnovations.com/ This bug has one in it. Is this what your looking for? 
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