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Hy everybody, I have this car since december , and it's my only car ! So it's a pure daily driver  8)

Some little modification will come but I like the look and I got no money for a restoration now... so it roll and it's good ! For me...  ;D

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Take a look on my blog  ;)
http://70scallook.skynetblogs.be/

Hi, Flow!

Definitaly a car with potential :) Not much have been modified, so it's gonna be cool to see what's happening to the car from modification to modification :)
You're probably a student and students don't have a lot of cash generally.
They have a very, very important thing instead - TIME :)
If I may give an advice: do as much as you can with your car yourself, cause later will be harder :)

Fingers crossed for the project!

Cheers,

rebel

Thank you Rebel !  ;D

You're right, I'm a student and as you says, I do as much things as possible myself on the car  ;)

Soon : new front tires (more high), buggy bar and new paint (engine and rear light)  ::)

Really loving that ..nice set of 2 litres would be right at home on it :)

My '70 has one fender about that color of blue! ;D

The ideal for me would be a 1600  :)

Two nices pics I took a week ago  ;)

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My wheels were soooo dirt  :o :D

Nice car, I like the wheels  8) You just need to put taller front tires, and to weld the bumper brackets holes on the fenders.

That's what happen when you wanna shoot your car on the beach  ;D

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Take some air out of the tires ;)

flow you've the wrong car try this one maybe  ;D ;D ;D
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I wanted to put buggy bars on the car this week end but my front brakes have broken today... I did'nt know they were 40 years old...  ::)

So it's a little bit retarded  :-\

don't remember if i send you the pictures for the rear buggy bars ???

Just one picture  ;)

ok i send you those one now  check your mail box  ;)

i just check my mail box and i've send you a mail with  4 pictures from the rear

Nothing in my mail box  ???

je t'ai envoyé un mail le 08/08/2010 avec 4 photos du montage pour l'arrière
dis moi quoi sinon je te le renvoi ton adresse c'est bien GT350@....

gt.350@...

Merci beaucoup en tout cas, ca m'aide énormément  ;)

Hey Fab I found your pictures, I did'nt search in the right place  ::)

Thank you again !  ;)

Neeeews !!!  ;D

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Thanks to Speedwell for the help and Nico fot the pics  ;)

flow just my opinion  the buggy bar look a little bit to high , may be it's just the short decklid who gives this effect
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here's my car
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the distance from the decklid to the  buggy bar looks correct

here's a blue late model  with buggy bars like yours   ;)

I see what you mean but I think the model are different  :(

The only thing I can do is twist the bar... but when you see it in real, it's not shocking  ;)

2 mores  ;)

I think it's due to the late model decklid too. iT Looks great with buggy bars and 3 spokes center caps !

Pics I took yesterday with Nico67 and Benou67  :)

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Or check out our blog  ;)

http://rkc.skynetblogs.be/

Cool car guys  8)

I think you will not like that but it looks cool to me ( excuse me I'm young  ::) ;D)

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And other pics...

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go out flow  ::) ::)................ ;D ;D ;D ok it's because you're young

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Nice ! Needs the rear buggy bar, orange turn signal on the front.

Yep that's right  ;)

And new seat are coming...  ::)

like nico!
it's baquet seat?

Of course  8)

OMP Silverstone...   ::) ;)

 ;D ;D ;D

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More pics later  :)

Nice !

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Well done ! I like the look of your car : looks like a survivor from the '70s !

Thank you Nico !  :)

That's exactly what I try to do  :D

If you are not affraid, you should scratch a little the new lettering to make it look old !

Some friends told me too but... i'm affraid hahaha  :P

But the paint is not shiny so it look a bit old  ;)

I'll take better pics tomorrow and you'll see it doesn't look like a new fresh paint  8)

 ;D

Coming soon... I'm finishing the undersides of the seats. Hope it's in the car next week !  8)

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Nico, I bought an OMP seesaw (it's was the translator says for "bascule", don't know if it's right  ;D ) who was on your OMP seats before you got them  :P

600 and 1000 sandpaiper do the trik trust me

my old ride done that Way
budget paint under 100 €


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The lettering had a bad reaction with my fuc**** paint... so the guy will come back to do it again with an another type of paint, and then I'll scratch it.  ;)

your car is looking good man

Thanks Fredy  :)

Little promenade today, I took some photos...

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I worked with Nico-67 today who put his seats today and I put mine in the car too. It was a good day  8)

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I dare you to drive this Bus thru downtown Los Angeles.  I would bet you might stay alive less than 20 minutes.

Not the most politically correct artwork that I have seen.....

A "Picaninny" is a very hateful and derogitory awful word from the old southern state cotton farmers that means a very young man, not yet old enough to work in the fields.  The real definition of a "ninny" is undeveloped ball of cotton, so if you "pick a ninny" its not ready for use yet......  Get it?

Good luck with that.

Personally I would strongly encourage you to go with a different paint scheme.....  2 cents worth right there.

Looks good Flow ;)

that's where finland is different. not any old slave history or racism to talk about.
but its sold and blue now days   :'(
It be a  bigger problem to have CCP on a buss here  ;D

Interesting.  I understand....

Although we (here in Finland) do have something about the third highest number of guns in the world per capita, we use them mainly to shoot forest animals and not each other. That has something to do with our slave-free history (if you don't count the rule of Sweden and Russia as slavery) and of course we have had an long time agreement to help the poor & unemployed with social care and have free daycare, school (up to high school and university levels) and health care plus pension plans by the state. And we do have freedom of speech, two official languages and so on. You get the picture :D

But thanks for the heads-up and history of the picture. By a really strange coincidence I happen to have an retro plaquette from that Picaninny advert hangin on my kitchen wall! Now I have a story to tell about that cute little boy in the picture...it's funny how american 50's was so full of racism it boasted itself in adverts and newspapers.

And for the topic: that car is really nice! Like the wheel, bucket seats and the stance - and the paint of course!

J

Thanks guys  :)

Cool car !!!  ;D
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Yes as you can see, I have painted the tyre brand and put the buggy bar on the rear end  :)

Barn find ?  ;D

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The news in detail :

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cool! so all you need now are higher front tires? ;D ;)

Thank you  ;D Yep totally right, buy higher front tires is the next step  ;)

Maybe I will add something to lower the front too, sway a way or CSP. I hope it will be on the car during the summer  :)

so how have you lowered the car now? spindles or beam?

Looking good  8). Don't lower it too much now, just put higher front tires to fill the fender arches, spoke wheel-caps on the front, and it will be perfect. I would also put orange front turn signal lenses.

That's what I want, fill the fender arches  ;)

Spoke wheel caps come out too much on the sides, not very beautiful...  :(

Nico, tu peux m'aider pour répondre à Volkskrid, comment on dit "fusées décalées" en anglais ?  ;D

Dropped spindles  ;)

thanks! now I know what the stance on my bug will look like, 'cause I'll only run spindles. et je sais que "fusées décalées est "dropped spindles". ;)

Thank you Nico  :)

I don't know who speak french or not here...  :D

Yesterday was a strange day... I was happy to get this bonnet protector, NOS. But when I came back home, a rolling broke on the highway... it is blocked, the drum doesn't want to come. The only way is to change everything  :-[
My wallet doesn't apreciate  :'(

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Sh*t!  :(


Nice bonnet by the way, it has the original Riviera wheels logo on it, got a closer pic of it and pics of the packaging ?

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Thank you Nico, I'll take other pictures  ;)

 ;)

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I don't forget you Nico, I'll take closer pictures with the Formula Vee  ;)

I thought about your car during past weekend  ;D Flat white gets dirty but is cool  8)

Another one, I think it will be perfect with the color of your car and your white bonnet-bra.

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Yes thank you Nico ! I've seen this picture on facebook, it looks very good !  :)

Now I have to find the paint, I can't wait !  ;D

Nico you asked pictures for the bonnet packaging, I finally shoot it !  ;D         (you said late?  ::) )

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I received the bonnet protector in his plastic bag, never unfolded  :)

Thanks Flow!  8)

The new muffler is on the car, more pics soon and a white paint too...  8)

The sound is sooo good !!!  ;D

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Cool  8)

video! ;D

Oh yep!

Good idea !! I'll try to make one tomorrow  ;)

Flow for the white paint go here : http://vocor.fr/  ;)

Dans "peintures", "VHT" et "flameproof coatings" y a du blanc 1093 degrés  8)

Oh nice ! Thank you  :)

I found this one but 1093°... much better !!  8)

http://www.1001aerosols.fr/fr/prd1115-haute-temperature-peinture-600-c-blanc-brillant-400ml.html

Do you think I should buy the SP101 or SP118 ? ... SP118 no ?

PS : I've done a video sunday but when I watched it on the computer, it was too bad to be published  :D I'll make a better one this week end !!!  :)

La SP101 c'est du blanc direct, la SP118 c'est de l'apprêt haute température mais je pense que ça fera pareil l'une ou l'autre. Sinon la Julien 600°C ça le fait aussi et c'est une bonne marque.  ;)

La Julien à 10€ ici (j'ai déjà commandé chez eux, moins cher que chez Casto etc...) : http://www.avlgranulats.fr/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=7110827  ;)

Trop fort !! Merci  8)

Et juste le blanc résiste moins bien que les autres couleurs tssss...  ::) :P

 :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-gDYowF9NI&feature=share

Sounds good!  8)

But where is the white paint?  ;D ;D

Thank you Nico  :)

Don't worry the paint will come, soon  ;)

 :D ;D

Hello guys, the new muffler is now white  :)
So, I did some pictures with the automn sunset  8)

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Nice  8)

Hey guys, it's been a while since the last time I posted something here... The car is still mine but has evolved a little bit and she is my only car since 4 years now !

So I have now Empi 8, repros from the 80's, and a Formula steering wheel, same manufacturer than the Speedwell if I'm right.

Yes I know, the car is not shiny but my student status doesn't allow me to afford a restauration yet...

The pictures are from this summer... Souvenir of the holidays  :'(

 ;D ;D ;D

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And to finish, a little gift I made to myself who will be soon on the dashboard...

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The tachometer is in the car now...  :)

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And this licence plate frame is going to look nice on my decklid... I need "americanized" french plate now  ;D

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Well, sometimes you don't need a show car to win prices... It was unexpected for me ;D

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The car ran pretty well two weeks ago with 1200km in 5 days... 4.5 years mine and I want nothing but her !

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So... I bought these scoops but I still don't know if I fall in "the custom side of the force" or if I let her as she is...

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I would vote for the Scoops!  ;D
They will suit your car pretty well!

I don't what happened but a lot of my pictures have desappeared...

Anyway... The scoops I bought this summer are fitted and I made my best to match the patina !! I think I made it rather well...  ;D

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Fun fact : even if the speedometer is not stock, it went back to 0 km last week... Meaning that I made around 60000 km in 5 years... Not bad for a piece of rust  :P

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Man, that car is damn cool!  8)
I hoped you would come to Bitburg. I would love to see it in reality.  ;)

Thank you !!  :)

I was at Bitburg in September but without the car... My goal is to come to the Bug In with her next year !!  ;)

ALways liked scoops, they look great!

I like your style man....  Great looking car!

Hey Flow,

may I can make it to Bug In next year too.
I noticed that there was a small feature in Ultra VW mag about your bug not Long ago. 
Cool!

My good friend Tom Wheatley (http://www.tomwheatley.eu/) made this fu*** cool sketch for me !!! And added a seventies touch on my face too...  :P

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Thats cool man!  8)

Nice looking piece of artwork Flow.

I love those kinds of CARtoons!! 8) Very nice1

I'm a little bit disappointed because a lot of the pictures are disappearing on this thread... I'm gonna try an other way to upload them.

So... I repost the last one about the scoop I added last summer. Currently I just fixed my direction issues and made a geometry in the way to improve the car for the 2000 km road trip to the EBI in June... Can't wait !

One the other hand, 2 months to wait and I'm no longer student... This will determine how long I have to wait to start my new engine project who will turn to be a punchy 1600cc. Reasonable for a start...  :)

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this car has attitude for sure. the scoops work  on this  car as well.
i really would lose the daily driven sticker, but too much stickers aren't my thing.

what i do always look at is the wheels. it seems the spokes on 'real' empi's and aftermarket ones are so much different. but i like them both, they give the car a different look nonetheless.

Thank you for the comment !  :)

I agree with you about the sticker, as the one on the windshield, it will be removed soon  ;)

Bad news this week... I will not be able to make the trip to the European Bug In... To close to a big event who will determine my professional life, choices have to be made !!

Too bad because the car is ready to go !

Well, still trying to build a car as fun as possible, engine parts are on their way and door panels are gone for a refrechment  :)

Here are some pictures I took last weekend  8)

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Very nice car  8) love the patina....

Thank you !!

I went to a great road trip this weekend in the Cévennes, a mountain land in the South of France... A total of 600km, with 200km on narrow and curvy road ! My little engine is still strong and only consumed 6.6L/100km on the highway !!

It was too the opportunity for me to grab an "as new" 85.5 Mahle kit for my projet...  :)

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Hey Flow,

any updates on your Bug?
...just curious for new Pics...

Will you visit DDD#14 this year?

cheers, Tobi

Hey ! Thank you for taking news... Sadly, no udaptes currently as I just moved in a flat and I have now an other daily who needs some servicing... The bug didn't hit the road for two months and it's happening for the first time since I have her ! Hard times to live for me but I have very little time (and money) to focus on her. Plus the gearbox is slowly going to break, the 4th doesn't want to stay in  :'(

But... I am slowly buying a base engine for a 1600cc that I want to put in the car before the end of the year !

DDD is not planned but the next EBI will definitly be !!  :)

Here are my two cars, one for the straight lines, and one for the curves  ;D

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I miss her... So I was checking some old pics and I realized I never posted these ones here... I like them, all the little details I put in. They show a good view of the vibes this car sends to me (I'm going to much sentimental haha)

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How do you like the seats? Are they hard to get in and out of?

Any news Flo? :)

Not so much... I have some issues, the battery won't charge and I don't know where it's from... My electrical abilities are shameful so I am not able to resolve this by myself.

The gearbox is still dying and "little money problems" (new school year, tuition fees, new flat, slow as f*ck administration...) delay the work planned on her.

I can't wait to drive her again but I have to be patient and it is starts to get long !!

Short term objective : be ready for 2017

Long term and unmissable objective : EBI 7 !

Maybe that's just the battery  ??? I had to replace mine last month.

No it can't be, the battery is new from last year  ;)

I have had a brand new battery go bad after sitting over the winter. Try taking the battery out of your daily driver and hooking it up to the bug if it works that means your battery is bad

I would check the battery first as well. During the last few years I've had a lot of problems with batteries refusing to charge on different cars, even recent ones. If you have a battery charger or if you can borrow one, you will see if it's the battery or the car.

Seems they are only selling crap now, most of the time they are dead after less than 3 years only. And troubles with brand new ones after a few months only are common  >:( On the diesel Golf MkI, with the rough winter we have here, I have to replace it every 2 or 3 years, eventhough I'm staying away from supermarket cheap batteries. I'm buying Varta or Fulmen ones but they are still not the best. Stay away from Fiamm batteries, I had one that was dead after 18 months.

I don't think so because if the battery is charged, it will work for sure ! But if the issue comes from somewhere else, it will work only until there is no power inside anymore...

check all of the connections on the alternator.

Hello everybody !
It's been a long time since my last post here... The reason is simple, my car has been sitting on a parking for nearly 3 years now due to multiples issues. But this time is over, the beetle is gone for some treatment to a well known french motorist : new discs brakes, new gearbox, new electricity, new fuel line and a new 1600cc engine.
So at this time the car as gone through a big cleaning, sit on 4 new tires, front has 135/15 Toyo and rear has 215/65 Cooper Cobra. Inside, there is now a big mirror like back in the 80's  8) and a rollcage.
Can't wait to put my hands on the steering wheel again !

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Hey, great News!  8)
Sounds good. Is that Rollcage made by the german Company "Matter"?
 Still love the look of your Bug!

Tobi

Thank you ! You're right, it's an old Matter rollcage from 1997 or something like that...

cool car, enjoy the ride!

Okay ! The car is nearly done !!

She looks like trash right now but a lot of things have been made, and that's what is inside that matters the most   ::)
New front discs brakes
Completely new wiring
New gearbox 8:33 with a long 4
New engine : 1600cc with 40 Dellorto and some other parts that I will detail later because I understand shit about engines  ;D

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That’s one nice looking engine  8)

Thank you ! We tried to give it a little 70's vibe... Can't wait to try it !!

that came out really well. only I would prefer to see a dynamo instead of a alternator to have it even more 70's. the exhaust looks super though.  ;)

Thank you !! The exhaust is an aftermarket black Ansa, cut and placed on the left then painted white  8)

We used modern parts from the basis of a used engine that I bought. Apart from the paint, we just replaced what was too old, so I understand your comment. I'd love to have a Magneto for exemple, but the engine builder said it was too complicated for a daily use, and I respect what he says because he knows and I'm an ignorant  ;D

It doesn't mean that it will not evolve later, with maybe a nice old pulley or something like that !

She's having a nice company during the time of her cure !  8)

By the way she lost almost all her blue paint on the top during the last years in the dry and sunny weather...

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Nice to see you still got the car and it's still alive! I thought maybe you too abandoned the VW ship, as it seems it's been trendy lately  ;D

Great progress and upgrades, hope you are enjoying it on the road again now!

And it's done, the car is back on the road. Really happy with the work made by Slymotors. Now I need to make it reliable, then drive it a lot and a lot and a lot... And maybe a little bit of cleaning could be nice  ;D

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Nice to see it back on the road! How's the engine going?

I'm so thrilled to drive it again !!  ;D

Had some minors issues with the oil pump and the gas pump as they were old and not working for some years. So we went for new and better ones.

Now the engine runs very well, just as I wanted. It's perfect for the modern traffic, a lot of torque, enough power to overtake when I want and 130 kph at 3000 rpm on the highway  8)

Sounds fun! What are the engine details? If it's okay to share  ;D

Sounds good! What more does one need  8)

Yannick

Ok so I repeat what I've seen but I don't know shit about all of this  :D
Gearbox : 8x33 with a longer 4th
Cylinder head : Mahle 90mm
Camshaft : CB Perf 2232
Valves : CB Perf Big Foot 31mm
Carburetors : Dellorto 40
Exhaust : Ansa

I don't know if I forgot some important parts...

We had issues with some parts so we switched for a bigger oil pump, an electric fuel pump and an electronic ignition. We kinda lost the "old school" look for something more efficient

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I finally had the time to do some cleaning inside the car and add carpets in the trunk. It's so much better ! I like the idea to have an "old looking" car outside and something very clean inside  8)

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