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  • Luckys build: 1971 Bug

    I was going to wait until I had more done to it, but I got bored tonight.

    My 1971 VW Bug, standard. Bought it last year for a cheap project and have learned that VW's are def a ****/love relationship for me. I have owned a few water cooled ones, but this was my first air cooled. I bought it because it was cheap, had cool wheels, a roof rack, and a fresh motor rebuild. The rest was garbage though.

    On the voyage home with my new purchase.











    ripped out the plastic dash cover to show the OG color...about 10 colors ago.



    and painted black



    New bumpers, fog lights, and some color. Home Depot was having a sale on Flat black spray paint, so....



    Drove it like this for a week before I decided to strip all the paint off and do something else. No shit, about 10 different colors of paint over the OG blue. I couldnt save it, so I took it down to metal.



    Painted the white walls on the tires myself like the old school days







    Re-did the interior.





    and some grafix on the door



    I was going to rust the car....then Mike showed off his newly rusted E28 and I changed my mind. Body work is now being done between the other projects, and paint will be started soon after. Front beam will be shortened by 6 inches and the car will also get slammaged. More to come.
    Last edited by BADwayz; 07-14-2009, 12:06 AM.
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  • #2
    wow, that interior looks amazing

    you should chop the roof
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    • #3
      bare metal looks awesome!

      Not stanced yet.

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      • #4
        dude, i love old VW's

        i love this build
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        • #5
          lookin good, love the door graphics
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          • #6
            Looks like fun

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Presns3 View Post
              wow, that interior looks amazing

              you should chop the roof
              I wish I had the skills for that

              Originally posted by simsima325 View Post
              bare metal looks awesome!
              I liked it for a couple weeks too

              Originally posted by das View Post
              dude, i love old VW's

              i love this build


              Originally posted by frink84 View Post
              lookin good, love the door graphics
              Thanks, that is prob my favorit part to do so far, besides the interior.

              Originally posted by SeanDub View Post
              Looks like fun
              It has been very fun learning about this car.
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              • #8
                I'm looking forward to what you will do with this. Slammed bugs are awesome.

                Your sig is full of awesome too.

                '87 Porsche 944 S | Ex-E36 Touring (2009 - 2016) | Daily: '02 Chrysler Sebring

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                • #9
                  Just clear coat the bare metal!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by B Rod View Post
                    Just clear coat the bare metal!
                    i like that idea

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by B Rod View Post
                      Just clear coat the bare metal!
                      Did that after I decided againts rusting it, now Im over the bare metal look and have decided on a paint scheme.

                      Started working on replacing the rusted out rear floor pans today...

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                      • #12
                        I had a 73 Super Beetle I had to replace the floor pans as well and pretty much redo all of it it.



                        Nice build, love the interior!

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by M3This View Post
                          I had a 73 Super Beetle I had to replace the floor pans as well and pretty much redo all of it it.



                          Nice build, love the interior!
                          Nice fat chick. Yeah, I dont think there is one thing on this car I havent had to replace besides the shell and frame.
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                          • #14
                            Welds are done, no more rusty floors! Dynamat to come.

                            And, got some paint on her today.



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                            • #15
                              chop top ftw, dude there is one here in town and when he passed me i dropped my jaw and when he saw my car he was jaw dropping. it was sweet
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