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 rusty69
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| posted on March 4th, 2012 at 05:27 PM |
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Hey from canberra
Hi All,
Just got my first beetle... (well i rescued it from being scraped). Its a very rusty 69 beetle. I hope to do all (or most) of the repairs on it, so
its going to be a very long project. Well at least its not going to be junked...
Also the first time I am going to restore a car (this badly rusted). So I will be asking a lot of questions, looks like there are quite a few
knowledgeable members on this forum.
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| posted on March 4th, 2012 at 05:37 PM |
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G'day and welcome
Post a couple of pics of your project and ask away with the questions
We reckon we know everything 
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on March 4th, 2012 at 06:09 PM |
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Welcome and yes there are a lot of knowledgable people on this site ready to answer your questions on late Beetles,nice to see another Bug saved.
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| posted on March 7th, 2012 at 05:21 PM |
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Pictures
Here are some pictures
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| posted on April 26th, 2012 at 09:12 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by rusty69
Hi All,
Just got my first beetle... (well i rescued it from being scraped). Its a very rusty 69 beetle. I hope to do all (or most) of the repairs on it, so
its going to be a very long project. Well at least its not going to be junked...
Also the first time I am going to restore a car (this badly rusted). So I will be asking a lot of questions, looks like there are quite a few
knowledgeable members on this forum.
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Welcome rusty69.
x1 for the rescue. Always good to see.
I have a 68 if you need to check anything out for yours. I am also doing a pan off resto (also my first), so look forward to sharing the journey via
computer. 
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. |
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| posted on May 7th, 2012 at 08:59 AM |
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Thanks for the welcome guys.
68Volkaru - great to see another VW guy close to home.
I have changed my plan slightly. Because the body was rather extremely rusted, I have purchased a 67 beetle body in much better condition and plan to
put the 67 body on the 69 pan 
So the looks of the 67 with the disk brakes and newer bits of the 69.
Lots of 67 and 69 bits and bobs to source… and need to buy a
welder.
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| posted on May 7th, 2012 at 12:37 PM |
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Welcome and good luck with the rescue!
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68Volkaru
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| posted on May 7th, 2012 at 06:58 PM |
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I have a UniMig 190 MTS your welcome to come and have a go of. Got it from the WORLD famous Fisher Discount yearly sale last year. Good little welder.
I see they have a Mig only 180 for approx $350. Be a good buy.
Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. |
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