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 foxy_fuchsia
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I bought a 1969 bug today to restore/hot up and it's beautiful!
Have a look at my new baby....
My bf and I just bought a 1969 bug tonight and it's lovely  Her name is
Daphine lol cute eh? So now begins the construction over the next 3 months. We are going to rub it back to bare metal, paint it metallic/pearl pink or
pearl white, do a custom interior, put 17" rims on it, nice exhaust
I will be sure to post process piccies on here for you all to see  If
you have any advice or know of places to go I would love to hear it! I found an awesome place today in archerfield next to QLD paint supplies called,
VW and Volvo specialised, really helpful.
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ColumBUS
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| posted on March 7th, 2005 at 11:53 PM |
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good schtuff foxy, cant wait to see it done!
whats the paint/rust situation? running gear any good? or is it total rebuild time?
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foxy_fuchsia
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| posted on March 7th, 2005 at 11:59 PM |
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Hey Kikko! She is actually inreally good nick body wise and only a few small spots of rust, didnt see any smoke from the engine but prolly will need a
small rebuild
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68AutoBug
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 posted on March 8th, 2005 at 12:04 AM |
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My favorite Beetle color too... white***
I just love white beetles.... always have...
mine was white, but My spraypainter son painted it
Mitsubishi silver grey metallic.....
anyway, it looks great.....
Welcome to the "I own a 1969 VW Beetle club"
I'm in the 1968 Beetle club
I hope You don't have any dramas with it...
these cars are old... but very well made...
Best if You can learn to tune the engine yourself etc...
It will save You money and You can keep it on the road...
[Tuned My Sons 69 Baja today actually....]
Best of Luck
Lee
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 12:20 AM |
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very nice 68auto I liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike it!
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 12:21 AM |
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ooh and check your U2U auto please
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68AutoBug
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 12:41 AM |
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I've sent You a U2U....
Good night or i should say good morning....
I sent You a U2U...
cheers
Lee Noonan 68AutoBug
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 08:44 AM |
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Nice ride and welcome to the forum. looking forward to seeing more of your beetle in the future. Be sure to keep us updated with picts of Daphine's
progress.
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:08 AM |
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Welcome to vw ownership! It really is addictive :thumb
One piece of advice though (Especially when you plan on taking it back to bare metal and running 17in wheels (or any mods for that
matter))......expect the unexpected! Estimate how much that mod/change/paint will cost and double if not triple it.....work out roughly how much time
it will take and triple that too.
Not to be pessimistic, just realistic - there are always hidden problems/challenges lurking whenever modifying.
On the other hand, restoring such a beautiful bug will give you great satsifaction and fulfillment that it is all worthwhile in the end. 
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:13 AM |
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oh, and foxy, check out dusbubbers thread on his resto...great reading, and helps heaps....
d4
dubless. 
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 10:07 AM |
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I will have a look and print it out for my boyfriend
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 06:12 PM |
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Will Dephine change her name to "D" when she turns funky ?
Have you thought about going 18's for ur wheels ??????
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 06:51 PM |
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how about foxy d??
dubless.
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 06:55 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Dasdubber
One piece of advice though (Especially when you plan on taking it back to bare metal and running 17in wheels (or any mods for that
matter))......expect the unexpected! Estimate how much that mod/change/paint will cost and double if not triple it.....work out roughly how much time
it will take and triple that too.
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this is excelent advise, personaly i do the same thing. but after ive trippled my budget and time, i work on a perpetual "2 more
months ( or 8 weeks sounds closer), and another $500 should finish it off"
personaly i wouldnt go back to bare metal if you dont have to
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 07:02 PM |
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think i have too...the darn thing has hidden treasures everywhere, and since i plan to make elton a hot bug...i have time on hands, as i'm getting
edith the flutterbug from mountain bug for my daily.
but now i'm getting off daphine
she is a really nice bug...but triple budget and time. then it's be about right...lol
dubless.
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 07:03 PM |
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I will have a look and print it out for my boyfriend
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hehehe, all 28 pages of it... enjoy
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| posted on March 8th, 2005 at 10:25 PM |
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haha 28 pages!?!?! lol ahh well :P I think I will have to come up with a name a little more funkier hey. Foxy D or just 'D' sound really good. But I
know what you mean about price and time. We have a long road ahead of us and I guess when we start stripping the interior we will better know about
the overall condition. The reason we are hoping it will only take 2 months is because my bf only works fri, sat and sundays. So he will have during
the week...
But we will see
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 09:19 PM |
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yeah looks good!
i would save my money on the paint job leave as is, looks like the paints good anyway and get some nice rims and lower it a bit maby, u could even get
some blanks and change stud pattern and get some really nice rims all for less than painting
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| posted on March 15th, 2005 at 09:25 PM |
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yes found this link
nice rims
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=26554#pid208792
this bug is the best thing to come out of new zealand since velcrow gloves!
haha:P deon
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