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Bryan67
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« on: March 27, 2008, 00:47:20 am »
Speedwell, I feel your pain. This happened to me yesterday.
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2008, 00:49:35 am »
Shit, does everyone hate VW's all of a sudden or something?   Shocked

Again, all the best getting it fixed up!  Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2008, 00:50:15 am »
WOW!! That sux!!!

Bad days to be driving cal-look cars!  Sad Sad
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2008, 01:03:46 am »
Wow that sucks. Is it a '69? I know where a set of front fenders and a hood are but they are in FL. Came off my '69 fasty but I traded them to a guy. He still has them.

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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2008, 01:53:36 am »
hope this helps http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=579004
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2008, 02:01:06 am »
Ouch!

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That's a bummer, Bryan. Very sorry to hear about that. Looks like a '68 or '69. Love the color... Kansas or Savannah?  Hope that you're able to get it back to good order again, soon.
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2008, 02:55:45 am »
Actually, I`m hoping the insurance company will call it a total and I can part it out. Its worse than it looks. Its slightly buckled at the a pillars and will need a whole front clip.
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2008, 15:28:17 pm »
Quote from: Bryan67 on March 27, 2008, 00:47:20 am
Speedwell, I feel your pain. This happened to me yesterday.

ouch bryan , i feel your pain too  , you are ok??? it is the main thing, but that always badly shows the work which one made be destroyed also quickly, but flanged sheet can always be replaced, a life not
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2008, 15:35:32 pm »
I`ll be alright. I hit my chest on the steering wheel and bruised my sternum good so I`m in pain for sure. It was one of those situations that was pretty much unavoidable.
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2008, 16:44:42 pm »
ah, that sucks.  Hope it will work out good for you...
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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2008, 17:21:04 pm »
keep going
get back on the road soon
I am with you
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2008, 17:33:42 pm »
Is it a 1968? Hopefully not, as the RH front fender is one year only. I mashed a '68 Squareback into a granite cliff in Quincy CA and tried like hell to find correct RH fender. And that was in 1992.
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2008, 17:44:15 pm »
Its a 69 Jim. But I thought they were the same. Anyway, it will need fenders, hood, bumper and brackets, a front clip, probably a gas tank, headlight buckets and rings, t signal housings....... maybe more. And the front end will need to be pulled out a little as it is buckled right below the corners of the windshield. Not to mention paint which will be impossible to match with the rest so I will have to push for a total respray. The adjuster is supposed to come out today and look at it. I don`t know if they will fix it or total it.
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2008, 17:49:03 pm »
Quote from: Bryan67 on March 27, 2008, 17:44:15 pm
Its a 69 Jim. But I thought they were the same. Anyway, it will need fenders, hood, bumper and brackets, a front clip, probably a gas tank, headlight buckets and rings, t signal housings....... maybe more. And the front end will need to be pulled out a little as it is buckled right below the corners of the windshield. Not to mention paint which will be impossible to match with the rest so I will have to push for a total respray. The adjuster is supposed to come out today and look at it. I don`t know if they will fix it or total it.

well sorry to see what happened, I saw pics of that car before and it looked like a sweetheart.
The 1969 has cable operated fuel filler lid...   1968 had a relief in the fender contour to get your finger under to open flap. A metal work guy actually made a 1969 fender into a 1968 for me.
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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2008, 17:52:32 pm »
Keep going Brian !
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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2008, 18:28:05 pm »
Bummer Sad I smashed my Sloback just like that a few years ago, but it wasnt nearly as clean. Glad you are alright, making the trek to Bug-In?
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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2008, 20:48:05 pm »
hey i feel very bad for you, but if i can help with some bits and bumps to get the car back i may have some sources here is europe. if you need anything PM me if you want. hope you are on the better hand and that you have the courage to get the car back together.
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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2008, 20:48:43 pm »
damned damned damned the second car in one week, no good time for looker, but you're ok!!!
good luck with the rebuild.

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