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    Quote Originally Posted by John Palmer
    Hey Dave, check out the NHRA coverage in the new March Hot VW's.

    I still subscribe, John, but it takes a while to get anything up behind the Redwood Curtain...
    I'll bet it has something to to with a certain light blue 1960 Euro Sunroof Bug, will all kinds of autographs on the inside of the glovebox.. 8-)

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    how's the tudor coming? oh, and let's take some scotchbrites to taht silver paint of yours and flatten it out! hehe
    VW power... More expensive than ever!
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    Not "rat rod"........"bug rod"!

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    Hey Dave..............It looks like your making progress on the 26. Are you gonna have it ready for the West Coast Nats this year?
    Give me something to cut with, I'm going to build a Hotrod

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    Walt, I am not going to make it. if I have the time, I don't have the $$, and if I have the $$, I don't have the time.
    I've about the the cooling and electrical figured out, with the misaligned pulleys, and etc, so the next problem-solving area will be the steering.. I think I'm going to be using an old Oval sterring column tube, it's straight, no extra crap on it, and fits the T wheel fairly well...
    So, you gonna sell Titus your son's pickemup?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 26Tudor
    So, you gonna sell Titus your son's pickemup?

    It kinda depends on whether he calls me back or not. Don and I have talked about it and if he wants to pay half what it's worth, well probably sell it.
    Give me something to cut with, I'm going to build a Hotrod

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    walt, i'll give you everything i have of worth for it! think of it this way... that makes it extra special since it wouldn't be purchased with 'extra' money, but with 15 years of collected treasures!!!!

    or, i've got 3 bucks!
    VW power... More expensive than ever!
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    oh, dave... i had to re locate your hose... Stormi thought it was a neat toy to hide from daddy. it should hit the mail tomorrow.
    VW power... More expensive than ever!
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    No worries, Brian, thanks for the help, regardless.... finding stuff up here isn't as easy as you might originally think...
    I'm in no hurry for the hose, I still have the water pump, pulleys, radiator, and shell off the car while I figure out how to make everything line up, work, and not interfere with other parts...

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    I'm a new guy but I enjoy the Volksrod style. I'm collecting parts for one right now. Should be a pretty cheap ride that will be somewhat different from the crowd.
    Sundance

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    I ran a chop top vw in 1977.
    Mechanic for 38 years.

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    i'm currently finishing up the addition of air ride to my squareback... the rear gets done Wednesday evening/Thursday morning!
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    Different strokes and budgets for different folks..gotta like anything some would do to keep the iron on the road eh?
    Here one I did a few years back to show the young ones the old guy can still hang. I called it "Ratstew"



    For an older guy, I was the shit's...common ground for old and young to unit eh?

    most dug my woodie too.

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    There are a lot of VW Rods here in germany


    Source: http://autos.pkw.de/vw/kaefer/gebrau...61.html/bilder

    This modification does not please me so much ..
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimSibley View Post
    I seen the steroid bug . Its cool but I am more talkin about the fenderless streetrod inspired bugs. The more I think about it the more I like it. These bodies are cheap to get so you could spend your hard earned money on other parts to your rod.
    Just an opinion.
    Jim
    I have to agree with you. What's really cool is that these cars give some of the younger guys a chance to build something nice and fairly inexpensive to boot.

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