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Title: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 18, 2014, 10:56:35 am Hey Guy's, after sometime playing with RC Cars, I'm now back to real Cars...
Yesterday a deal was struck, and this will be my New Summer Fun Car... It's a 53 Split window Beetle sitting an a late Model Chassis. Motor is a brand New 1641cc which will receive some vintage performance parts aswell as a set of 48IDA's... This car will be a streetcar and will stay on the street to enjoy driving... Pics are from the Sale Add... Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Fastbrit on April 18, 2014, 11:21:28 am Cool! 8)
Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 18, 2014, 11:24:28 am Cool! 8) Thanxs Keith, i will go pick it up on may 10th... More pics will follow!!! Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 29, 2014, 20:44:28 pm Bought an original Hurst shifter for it...!!!!
Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: thehanz DVK on April 29, 2014, 20:58:24 pm Nice score..what happend to the black bomber ?
Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: BeetleBug on April 30, 2014, 06:22:53 am Bought an original Hurst shifter for it...!!!! Frank Excellent Frank! Please please please dont tell us that you are after an original, vintage Hurst line lock button for it :D Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 30, 2014, 07:24:43 am Bought an original Hurst shifter for it...!!!! Frank Excellent Frank! Please please please dont tell us that you are after an original, vintage Hurst line lock button for it :D Well, why? Got one lying around? ;-)))) Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 30, 2014, 07:29:40 am Bought this for the Split Aswell...Original Vintage Santana Power pulley!!!
Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 30, 2014, 08:03:50 am Nice score..what happend to the black bomber ? Will go pick it up aswell on may 10th...;-))) Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 30, 2014, 08:04:07 am Nice score..what happend to the black bomber ? Will go pick it up aswell on may 10th...;-))) Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: BeetleBug on April 30, 2014, 08:31:26 am Nice score..what happend to the black bomber ? Will go pick it up aswell on may 10th...;-))) Will you sell it to me? ;D ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 30, 2014, 11:22:54 am Ehhhh, NO...!!!!!
Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on April 30, 2014, 22:27:17 pm Getting a complete set of Racetrim stuff from SEBB, an restored Bosch 010 from Glenn, fuel pump and regulator from J.Ratto....!!!
Thanxs Guys!!! Almost all parts needed are now sourced!!! Frank Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on May 02, 2014, 16:06:58 pm More Parts...the Pro-comp Tach will go in the Blackbomber...the otherone in the Split, the one from the Blackbomber in a friends Car...!!!
Frank[attachment=1] Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on December 05, 2015, 16:38:06 pm Back at Play, will try to get the Split sorted for next Season...!!!!
And as i progressed it went from just a repaint to almost full rebuild plus some upper cool Parts.... Title: Re: My new Toy, 53 Split.... Post by: Frank LUX on August 23, 2016, 10:08:50 am Making slow progress on the Split....sometimes Life gets in the way!!!
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