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 helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:57 PM |
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Pics of Fleur's smashed Beetle
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 Anthiron
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:57 PM |
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ooooohhh nooooo:cry
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
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helbus
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| posted on April 20th, 2004 at 11:58 PM |
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helbus
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Starbug
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 12:10 AM |
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Nice paint, bad bump.
Not good. :cry
in the beginning, the universe was created.
this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 07:19 AM |
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ahh crap, bugger...hope your wife is ok.
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72TWINCAB
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 07:33 AM |
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Damm trailers:cry
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 07:53 AM |
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Thats gotta hurt, all that work just finished and a couple of months later POW. Just glad your missus is OK! That car must really love you working on
it!
Rob...
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:01 AM |
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Its always that top hinge / windscreen are that is that bastard to repair after a decent front hit!!!
Good to see Fleur is OK, but still must be heartbreaking to see the hard work all banged up like that.
At least you know what your next project is !!!!!
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:07 AM |
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...bugger, I hate seeing pics like that...more for the mental pain than anything else...perhaps you could run us through the repair process as I am
sure that quite a few of us will have to do a repair like this in the future (I'm in the middle of one just like this right now, and the kink in the
passenger side quater panel, just infront of the hinge is the hardest thing to fix)...and hints?
Good luck with the repairs.
R
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:11 AM |
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I don't know the story. Did you fix up the paint and forget about the brakes?
Hope your Wife is O.K. physically. I know she's got to be hurting spiritually.
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:31 AM |
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amazing how the bumper was not touched at all!!!
:alien
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vwombat
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 10:34 AM |
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Stupid friggin' city 4WDer's! Shoot them all!
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helbus
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 12:09 PM |
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The brakes steering, suspension and tyres were all done before it was painted. Operating perfectly. Driver error unfortunatley.
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I don't know the story. Did you fix up the paint and forget about the brakes?
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helbus
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 12:11 PM |
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I think the vehicle towing the trailer was a dual cab ute. The guy is a plumber or something, so I imagine he would need good grip and possibly 4WD to
get onto muddy work sites.
He was just a pig about the whole situation.
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Stupid friggin' city 4WDer's! Shoot them all!
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 12:30 PM |
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Bummer, glad your wife is OK. A man with your skills Peter would sort this out in now time . Now she gets to drive the Helbus atleast for a while. That can't be bad
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ronster
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 01:37 PM |
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amazing how the bumper was not touched at all!!!
:alien
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helbus
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 01:42 PM |
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That's because it was a Tandem trailer with 4WD wheels on it so it was pretty high. The beetle hit the RHS steel below the tailgate.
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amazing how the bumper was not touched at all!!!
:alien
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*did*
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 02:07 PM |
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I think it is so dangerous how some vehicles are so high compared to others.
I know its horrible to imagine, but can you see a beetle being well off if it was hit from the side by a landcruiser, patrol, pajero, mdx, mercedes or
bmw 4wd?? I can imagine the 4wd going straight over, whereas any normal sedan would just push in the side, same as if a beetle hit a sedan. If a
beetle hit a 4wd on the side then it would go underneath. 4wd's need body skirts for when they are just driving on the road, especially in the city. |
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| posted on April 21st, 2004 at 02:29 PM |
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Ouch!!! That's gotta hurt, at least in the pride department.
Kruizin Kol
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