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Originally Posted by shadyj

Bob I'm new to this site but I've got to put my 2 cents in .I like the concept but it might be because I have a 1972 VW except that I put a mopar 440/tunnel ram and two edlebrocks on top.My suggestion would be to put a fiberglass 40 ford hood on it and then you can use any engine setup that you want.The front fenders really lend themselves to that hood and really make your VW over the top.If I new how to post a pic on this site ,you could see what I mean.The rear tires are 33/21.5/15s on a shortened 9 in.Other than that I think it's a sweet ride that you've got. Shadyj

PS there is always a big crowd around it

This is not going to make since to a lot of folks but I'm going to throw it out there anyway. My very first car was my Model A Ford... For a kids first car in my mind it couldn't get any better. Pops built a 30 A coupe with a Flathead v8, 53 3 speed on the floor and Juice brakes. I borrowed it and never gave it back... Have it to this day by the way. Anyway the first day I drove it to school only about 5 miles away I got pulled over 4 times... The cps just wanted to look at my car? Every time I would stop for gas Id have someone shuffle up to me and start telling me how they had one when they were a kid, Or my uncle used to give us rides in the rumble seats, Or some other story that I had already heard 1000 times. Heck I just wanted to throw $3.00 worth a gas and go hold my girlfriends hand, not story tell with some stranger. I also got really tired of loosing radiator caps when ever I would park it out of my sight, Kids running up and down my running boards and fenders while their parents stood and watched the. All this to say I don't like driving the stuff I build... I really don't want the attention... But I love fabricating and building stuff. That is why I typically sell my stuff before it gets to the finish work. I typically get it to a point where the average guy can pick up where I left off and sell it. That way they can finish it and tell everyone they built it, Which I fine with by the way.

I also have seen hundreds of kit cars using the VW platform. In my opinion about 95% of them just miss the mark and give VW Mods a bad name. This is where it get kind of weird for me. I want to modify a VW to give it a different look, I don't want to try to turn the VW something else completly... Does that make any sense to you guys? I'm not trying to change this into looking like another car, much like the blue 40'ish Ford VW I did much of the metal work on. I just want to change the look slightly but still have it very recognizable as a BUG. I'm not sure I'm making my point. I also am more interested in the actual build that the end result so my motivation is not the end product but how to get to the end product... The finished car is just a bonus for learning and conquering my goal of building it right. Does this make any since to anyone else? Or am I as messed up as all my buddys say I am?