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« Reply #360 on: July 18, 2010, 09:23:15 am » |
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You got it, Lee. Did you ever get those dash panels? Marc [/quote] I'll hold you to that dude  As for the dash panels Russelll still has them for me, I am sure I will catch up with him soon, |
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« Reply #361 on: July 18, 2010, 17:39:37 pm » |
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Hey Bruce, it was good to meet you today at the Vintage VW meet and I DID see your car. That is a great color! It was good to meet you too! Glad you found my car. Sure looks glossy with a fresh coat of wax don't it? Hey Zach, on the 2hr drive to the vintage show in Seattle today with my short geared Mexican Beetle, I was thinking about those 175SR15s, and how much I wish I could find a fresh pair. Then while walking around the swap meet I saw a pair! And they had some 145s to go with them. Ding! Hi Marc.  It's amazing how someone (you, Bruce) knew who I was... simply because of the tires. I was surprised and impressed. It should be mentioned here that I still don't know if I will be keeping or selling them. When loading the SUV with swap meet stuff, I had the room so tossed in the tires. If someone had offered me more money than I think they are worth, that would have made my decision for me. It was interesting on how many people know their tires though as I got many comments on how rare and what a great tire they are/were. Hardly anyone asked the price, they only wanted to talk about them.  I need a rolling pan when I pick up the body from paint, so I need to buy tires, use these, or borrow wheels/tires soon. I don't feel comfortable using tires that are 25 years old but have thought of mounting them on the real BRMs for car shows and buying a new set, mounting them on a set of fake BRMs for everyday use. I'm leaning toward new tires on real BRMs and just devote my life to constand polishing and staying away from pot holes.  I have several people who expressed interest on buying the tires (Zach is the first) but money and the possible safety concerns have not been discussed yet. Marc |
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« Reply #362 on: July 18, 2010, 17:54:55 pm » |
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After a 30 year absence, (about), from the Bug In's ....look for the return of DRA in 2011. Featuring the legendary Split Window of Marc Buehler in its newly restored condition, and the not so legendary, (but at least it's green), Karmann Ghia of Ed Craig.
There Marc...now it's semi offical You have a schedule to keep. ;-)
And you now have a schedule to keep also, Ed... I think if you have someone weld in a split window on your ghia, that would definitely make it legendary!! (I like"legendary") Marc Buehler former president of the legendary Der Rennmeister Association car club |
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« Reply #363 on: July 18, 2010, 20:58:39 pm » |
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Thanks, Marc. I've got 145/165 XZX's on the car now, but I really want something a tiny bit wider & taller. I promise that I wont sue anyone in the event of a tire failure!  Let me know, no rush |
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« Reply #364 on: July 19, 2010, 04:56:20 am » |
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Marc...That has a good ring to it. "LDRA...VW Club" ;-)
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« Reply #365 on: August 17, 2010, 04:34:01 am » |
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Major Milestone!!!!
The car is now a super bright, flawless red!
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Here is the body being delivered to Fenders and Fins in Woodinville, WA
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The body is rolled into the shop
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A couple days later, the car is sporting red primer
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The car gets a final block sand
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« Reply #366 on: August 17, 2010, 04:39:20 am » |
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Today we loaded up the pan
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then we set the body on the pan
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and put, not the body.....not the pan.....but the CAR on the trailer!!
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« Reply #367 on: August 17, 2010, 04:44:29 am » |
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Tires look great Awsome, Marc!!! |
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« Reply #368 on: August 17, 2010, 04:48:26 am » |
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WOW!!
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« Reply #369 on: August 17, 2010, 04:51:06 am » |
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The car back at my shop. Believe me, these pictures don't do the color justice.
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I believe this weekend, the Chevy will be moved to the other side of the shop and the '51 will take the "throne"
I love the paint and am pretty excited to actually put it together.
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« Reply #370 on: August 17, 2010, 04:57:08 am » |
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Looks fantastic! Love the shots of the rear end. What were the tire sizes again?
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« Reply #371 on: August 17, 2010, 04:59:10 am » |
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Wow Marc,
Looks great! Glad to see your went with the bigger wheels too! :-)
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« Reply #372 on: August 17, 2010, 05:20:42 am » |
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The photos are awesome, it is great to see such a historic car so close to completion. As for the fake vs real, old tire new tire dilema. I would get set set of the new Flat 4 Berm's & new tires to drive around. As much as I like my mag Brm's, the stress factor & maint. goes up tenfold when they are on the car. When I have my Flat 4's on I can drive & have fun. Just a thought. Car looks bitchen' Bill
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« Reply #373 on: August 17, 2010, 05:55:58 am » |
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Wow, Marc... the car looks SO good! Thanks for sharing. The pictures tell a great story.
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« Reply #374 on: August 17, 2010, 06:06:32 am » |
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« Reply #375 on: August 17, 2010, 07:36:11 am » |
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Blimey that a bright red , I need my Aviators just to look at my monitor |
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« Reply #376 on: August 17, 2010, 07:42:02 am » |
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awesome work
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« Reply #377 on: August 17, 2010, 08:52:50 am » |
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« Reply #378 on: August 17, 2010, 09:54:53 am » |
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it's incredible to see the reborn of a true piece of cal look history  awesome works marc |
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« Reply #379 on: August 17, 2010, 10:02:02 am » |
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« Reply #380 on: August 17, 2010, 10:03:02 am » |
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« Reply #381 on: August 17, 2010, 13:30:07 pm » |
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« Reply #382 on: August 17, 2010, 13:55:18 pm » |
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Very exciting! Congrats Marc, it's looking great.
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« Reply #383 on: August 17, 2010, 14:02:14 pm » |
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Very nice, looks awesome!
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« Reply #384 on: August 17, 2010, 17:05:57 pm » |
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« Reply #385 on: August 17, 2010, 17:39:37 pm » |
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Awesome, those are the pictures I waited for gr Wout |
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« Reply #386 on: August 17, 2010, 17:59:23 pm » |
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Holy shit that looks incredible!
I'm not usually a fan of red beetles but that is just beautiful!
What's the paint code or is it a secret?
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« Reply #387 on: August 17, 2010, 19:54:41 pm » |
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I bet you are a happy boy |
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« Reply #388 on: August 17, 2010, 20:37:47 pm » |
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Wow that looks awesome! Red lookers rock |
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« Reply #389 on: August 18, 2010, 02:51:03 am » |
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