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Nico86
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« Reply #90 on: November 21, 2011, 12:14:31 pm »

Nice  Cool
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« Reply #91 on: December 05, 2013, 00:34:03 am »

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  Cry

 Grin Grin Grin










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

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« Reply #92 on: January 26, 2014, 23:14:18 pm »

The tachometer is in the car now...  Smiley




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

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« Reply #93 on: May 29, 2014, 13:15:33 pm »

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



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



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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« Reply #94 on: May 30, 2014, 09:22:46 am »

I would vote for the Scoops!  Grin
They will suit your car pretty well!
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« Reply #95 on: December 04, 2014, 00:00:11 am »

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...  Grin











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  Tongue

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« Reply #96 on: December 04, 2014, 08:51:50 am »

Man, that car is damn cool!  Cool
I hoped you would come to Bitburg. I would love to see it in reality.  Wink
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« Reply #97 on: December 04, 2014, 09:19:27 am »

Thank you !!  Smiley

I was at Bitburg in September but without the car... My goal is to come to the Bug In with her next year !!  Wink
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« Reply #98 on: December 04, 2014, 15:52:53 pm »

ALways liked scoops, they look great!
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« Reply #99 on: December 04, 2014, 18:27:14 pm »

I like your style man....  Great looking car!
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« Reply #100 on: December 05, 2014, 08:17:52 am »

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!
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« Reply #101 on: January 27, 2015, 17:39:03 pm »

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...  Tongue

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« Reply #102 on: January 28, 2015, 00:33:28 am »

Thats cool man!  Cool
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« Reply #103 on: January 28, 2015, 11:08:15 am »

Nice looking piece of artwork Flow.
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« Reply #104 on: January 28, 2015, 14:34:19 pm »

I love those kinds of CARtoons!! Cool Very nice1
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« Reply #105 on: April 07, 2015, 12:49:44 pm »

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...  Smiley













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« Reply #106 on: April 07, 2015, 20:12:55 pm »

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.
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« Reply #107 on: April 07, 2015, 20:20:17 pm »

Thank you for the comment !  Smiley

I agree with you about the sticker, as the one on the windshield, it will be removed soon  Wink
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« Reply #108 on: May 18, 2015, 19:00:08 pm »

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  Smiley

Here are some pictures I took last weekend  Cool





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« Reply #109 on: May 31, 2015, 21:32:51 pm »

Very nice car  Cool love the patina....
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« Reply #110 on: June 01, 2015, 21:46:00 pm »

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...  Smiley

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« Reply #111 on: July 12, 2016, 20:46:03 pm »

Hey Flow,

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

Will you visit DDD#14 this year?

cheers, Tobi
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« Reply #112 on: July 20, 2016, 15:29:29 pm »

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  Cry

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 !!  Smiley

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

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« Reply #113 on: July 25, 2016, 19:59:42 pm »

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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« Reply #114 on: September 19, 2016, 17:11:50 pm »

How do you like the seats? Are they hard to get in and out of?
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« Reply #115 on: September 19, 2016, 23:20:44 pm »

Any news Flo? Smiley
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« Reply #116 on: September 21, 2016, 22:31:58 pm »

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 !
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« Reply #117 on: September 22, 2016, 20:25:47 pm »

Maybe that's just the battery  Huh I had to replace mine last month.
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« Reply #118 on: September 24, 2016, 21:12:59 pm »

No it can't be, the battery is new from last year  Wink
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« Reply #119 on: September 24, 2016, 23:14:12 pm »

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