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« Reply #60 on: March 31, 2010, 23:13:04 pm » |
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Nice to see it back on the road.
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« Reply #61 on: April 05, 2010, 22:11:41 pm » |
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I had some nice trips in it lately, took some pics of it just after hosing it down a couple of weeks ago.
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« Reply #62 on: April 06, 2010, 13:16:08 pm » |
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Sweet  1302 rear lights suit it perfectly. |
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« Reply #63 on: April 06, 2010, 13:40:44 pm » |
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I had some nice trips in it lately, took some pics of it just after hosing it down a couple of weeks ago.
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« Reply #64 on: April 06, 2010, 17:07:08 pm » |
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Thanks guys, got some nice changes comming too!
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« Reply #65 on: April 06, 2010, 17:37:14 pm » |
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Moveing along quite nice ! How is the ride in a lowered super beetle ? I have never riden in one, But I would think with a strut front end it would ride good.
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« Reply #66 on: April 07, 2010, 09:18:56 am » |
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The ride is magical... my town is riddled with speed bumps supposed to make you go no faster than 19 mph (30km/h) but this car sucks them up like nothing in 31 mph (50 km/h)! Very happy with that, but not so happy with the passenger front wheel, as its rubbing on the fender in left turns. Might be a something wonky in the suspension, or the lousy danish repro fenders at the front... I never managed to fix it the first time I owned it (not that I tried very hard), it was in fact part of the reason why I sold it....
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« Reply #67 on: April 08, 2010, 04:09:45 am » |
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Is there a steering bump stop like a ball joint front end ?
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« Reply #68 on: April 08, 2010, 08:42:19 am » |
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Well I don't know, but probably... I will look at the front suspension and find out where the problem lies, before I limit the turning radius.
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« Reply #69 on: April 08, 2010, 13:18:55 pm » |
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Looking good! Seems like a fun car to roll around in.
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« Reply #70 on: April 19, 2010, 10:17:06 am » |
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I have been doing some work on it lately, figured out why the passenger front wheel was rubbing the fender, the adjustment of the camber was at way's end, but still 2° degrees positive caster. Topline had drilled the holes in the wrong location... easy fix with a file. This rubbing was one of the big reasons for selling this car way back then... 15 min fix!  Next on the list was some work to the interior, but no pictures of this just yet. But this Sunday I got started on rubbing and buffing the car, the finish was very dull after all these years with bad storage. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] This picture was taken after buffing the roof to show the dull fender. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] Pretty dull? [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] The PO had done some "lovely" bodywork and ended up with a bad color match on the hood and above each door, you can still see his rattle-can work in this picture. Later I washed his paint of and applied some 2 pack color. I will need to come back and do some actual bodywork here. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] Just had to cruise the town that evening...  |
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« Reply #71 on: April 19, 2010, 11:59:36 am » |
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cool shot in the underground parking!!
you're making good progress too. will you also shave the indicators and match paint the headlights in the near future?
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« Reply #72 on: April 19, 2010, 12:21:08 pm » |
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I have already painted one headlight ring, but the color came out to light because of white primer. But I will give it one more try. The first to go is the hood handle I think... but eventually it will lose the indicators. Ordered a set of new license plates today that might change it a little too... at least it will look better for us Norwegians |
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« Reply #73 on: April 19, 2010, 18:57:07 pm » |
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Looking good. Why is it that some guys get all the work done  |
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« Reply #74 on: April 20, 2010, 17:02:26 pm » |
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It's so fun to go out and drive with the car, so I keep doing small upgrades to it and keeping it rolling...easier to get stuff that way, atleast for me... |
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« Reply #75 on: May 08, 2010, 21:55:31 pm » |
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The sister in Tønsberg! Soon to be de-chromed!
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« Reply #76 on: May 26, 2010, 08:21:09 am » |
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Looking good Jon! I have done a few upgrades to the car over the past months, mostly in the looks department. One of the rear fenders had a large area of surface rust that looked way worse than the rest of the car. After being super inspired by Danny Gabbards thread and his color sanding pics I decided to have a go on it. I sandblasted the lower 35 centimeters of the fender and primered before I applied a skim of filler. After a few rounds of sanding with guide coats i gave it three layers of two pack red and color sanded it. I was amazed by the results, easily the best paint job I have ever done. I have also given the nose of the car a "Sarge job"  I have had a terrible time matching the color to the front fenders, as it turns out they are in a slightly darker color. They will hopefully be swapped out with some nicer ones this summer so the color match will have to do for now. Getting rid of the chrome... piece by piece [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] The chrome on the rear lights are going too... and some US look lenses... for now [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] The stock seats and door cards are gone... and in their place... more nostalgia And a old GTI steering wheel. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] |
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« Reply #77 on: May 26, 2010, 09:03:53 am » |
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Looking so cool Jon! I found it`s twin brother behind Jussi`s garage in the Finish woods  |
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« Reply #78 on: May 26, 2010, 12:39:39 pm » |
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« Reply #79 on: May 26, 2010, 15:31:06 pm » |
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« Reply #80 on: May 26, 2010, 17:46:42 pm » |
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Looking very nice Jonny!
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« Reply #81 on: May 27, 2010, 08:48:07 am » |
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That's a 1302 It's the older brother :-) |
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« Reply #82 on: May 28, 2010, 08:13:04 am » |
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Thanks guys! I found out a interesting thing about my front fenders last night, one has a much deeper wheel arc and I thought it was a bad replica. But I made a template and compared against my convertible, and it turns out that the deep version is the closest to stock. This suits me very well as its the other one that's rusty, so now I need to track down a fender and paint it up to the best of my abilities. One other thing I have been thinking about lately, what's the name of the super dumpers door mirrors?  |
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« Reply #83 on: May 28, 2010, 08:20:06 am » |
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« Reply #84 on: May 28, 2010, 09:07:45 am » |
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Thanks Diederick but it doesn't look to be right to me. Looks like this car has the same mirrors, but what are they?  |
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« Reply #85 on: May 28, 2010, 09:13:32 am » |
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« Reply #86 on: May 28, 2010, 09:16:44 am » |
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i think you're right!  http://www.talbotco.com/vitaloni_mirros.htmlbut if you look closely the one i posted is also called baby tornado actually mine was a baby turbo |
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« Reply #87 on: May 28, 2010, 09:44:08 am » |
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Ahh Thanks guys, that's the one!!
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« Reply #88 on: May 28, 2010, 12:19:04 pm » |
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« Reply #89 on: May 29, 2010, 06:12:55 am » |
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Thanks Diederick but it doesn't look to be right to me. Looks like this car has the same mirrors, but what are they? You know that this car's owner is on The Lounge I'm pretty sure that both are using the Vittaloni Baby Turbos as others have stated. |
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