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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 01:15 AM |
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just saying hi.
hey guys and gals,
I have just joined these forums, you may or may not know the username from other forums online..
anyway, yes I am a rotorhead by nature, but I am not blind to other cars.
but the main reason I am here is to learn more about VW.s, and particularly beetles, and even more particularly, 1969/1970 models 
my girlfriend has just got herself an early 1970 beetle, not a superbug, will post more details in the members rides section.
this is going to be a steep learning curve for me, any comments on general VW stuff would be great, abnd I know Type 1 is beetle, Type 3 is the funky
looking thing.. uhh anything else that could help me out would be great
ADDED BIT: has anyone got any good sites I can go to to learn a little bit of tech about her beetle? mainly engine, as that is the bit that is new and
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 01:21 AM |
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welcome.. even tho you have a rotor, there's hope for you yet, my son 
try superbeetlesonly.com
supers, yes, but lotsa good info
let sleeping dubs lie
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 01:39 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Peter Leonard
welcome.. even tho you have a rotor, there's hope for you yet, my son
try superbeetlesonly.com
supers, yes, but lotsa good info
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hey thanks for the vote of confidence, rotors are my weapon of choice, so I'm building the missus up her dub
would you believe it was my first ever drive of a beetle today? was actually fairly impressed, although I'm sure theres a little more power left
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 01:44 AM |
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G`day Rota_Motor dude,try Shoptalk Forum its big and sometimes there ugly but theres a lot of yanks there that know there #hit and aircooled.net go to
there tech articles or callook.com enjoy |
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 02:18 AM |
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Another newbie
G'day people, I'm another new guy. Didn't want to start another thread so I thought I'd hijack this one.
I too come from the tradition of Japanese automotive nirvana, with a very, very mild Nissan S13 Silvia with a CA18DET in it.
However, I'm seriously into the beetle, and likewise seriously considering one if I can make it go better than my current beast.
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 08:02 AM |
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much as i hate to point this bit of the forum out ( ) we have an
engine conversion section... you COULD drop a rotary in her dub .....:puke
and well hijacked biggus 
let sleeping dubs lie
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 08:50 AM |
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Welcome to the best and friendliest forum on the net! |
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 10:23 AM |
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Hey hey welcome to the forum
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Type 3 is the funky looking thing
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by that i hope you mean weird:P
well i hope you have a good time here
and welcome to biggus as well hope ou both enjoy your time here:thumb
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 12:55 PM |
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... you COULD drop a rotary in her dub .....
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hmm, yes already thought of that, but I'm afraid if we did that, then I would take too much of an interest in it and I cant be bothered with radiator etc to make it work.. not when we have a
warmed over big bore motor here to start with
and black_math, I mean type 3 is funky looking, not in a bad way, they look kinda cool... |
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 01:53 PM |
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Welcome!!!
This is the place to ask questions!! |
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 02:02 PM |
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Welcome to you both! Biggus, You can make anycar go quicker than anycar, just costs a bit! Type 4 power, and rest of the stuff will get you going, or
a nice 1916 pobjoy will go quite nice. If you in Melbourne their are a few places that can get a bettle moving!
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 02:54 PM |
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Thanks a lot for the warm welcome.
I was kind of leaning towards a wasserboxer with a turbo, much like Steve Carters stunning car. Only I've got no idea what a wasserboxer with
all ancilliaries would be worth or where the best place to find one would be.
By a happy coincidence, yes, I am in melbourne.
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:12 PM |
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Maybe Try Australian VW Performance in Bayswater, or Volkspower in Burwood. Volkomenn art in Clayton are great with Big motors as well. But any big
motor will be big bickies, and dont forget insurance cost rise with bigger motors!
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:17 PM |
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Is that biggus dikkus that has just arrived?
Loved the Carry-on movies :bounce
Welcome and don't be scared to just pull the motors out of the jap cars and throw them into your beetles |
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:36 PM |
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Insurance isn't a big concern. I'm 25, rating 1, and I've had a turbo silvia since I was 21, so I'm used to stupidly high
premiums. With the amount that I've spent on insurance in the last 4 years, I could probably have built a pretty reasonable bug by now.
Its all going to be about bang for bucks. Just have to do a lot of research before I take any action.
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:36 PM |
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We have no wegeanolds no woudofs teh wed nosed weindeer, ah we do have a bwian:P
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:38 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Bugged Again
Is that biggus dikkus that has just arrived?
Loved the Carry-on movies :bounce
Welcome and don't be scared to just pull the motors out of the jap cars and throw them into your beetles
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Well, right name, wrong movies. It was Monty Python.
Yeah, I've looked at doing a 13B conversion, and its still an option, but I want to know more about the wasserboxer before I make a decision.
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:41 PM |
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He mean arry on movies as in, holy grain meaning of life jabberwocky and yellow beard after the flying circus seris finished, well i dont think it did
but they wefe a carry on from the seris
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:41 PM |
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We have no wegeanolds no woudofs teh wed nosed weindeer, ah we do have a bwian:P
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Guards, thwow him to the fwoor!
Would you like to meet my wife? Incontinentia Buttox....
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 03:44 PM |
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oh god i love those movies
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 05:00 PM |
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:sandrine
Hi to all the new guys...
We are a house of Mazda & VW too.
I have a 61 beetle & son has a STB early rare Mazda soon to have a rotary...
So I for one no how you feel.
We must respect others passions too here.
Even our street here has VW & Mazda's in it...so we all live together & get along well.
Welcome to the forum guys...
Hope you get all the knowlege here you need.
Any questions....ask here...someone will know.
We have some very knowledgeable people on here with some awesome VW's
Enjoy.
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| posted on October 20th, 2003 at 05:18 PM |
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:sandrine
Hi to all the new guys...
We are a house of Mazda & VW too.
I have a 61 beetle & son has a STB early rare Mazda soon to have a rotary...
So I for one no how you feel.
We must respect others passions too here.
Even our street here has VW & Mazda's in it...so we all live together & get along well.
Welcome to the forum guys...
Judy
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Judy,
since I'm here asking alot about beetles and seeming to learn a hell of alot too
feel free to give me a PM or whatever if you have any Q's about your sons STB, as I have two of them, one stock work car, and one rotary powered
project (which will be shelved for a little longer to fix the GF's beetle).
or if you need to know about STB mazda's, try having a look around http://www.ausrotary.com forums, there are a few STB guru's around there, and same goes for anyone contemplating a
rotor transplant into a VW.
true car enthusiasts should really respect, if not necessarily like ALL other makes/models that people choose to modify. life and the streets would be
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 12:28 PM |
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:sandrine
Hi again Rota
Yes we will do.
He is getting prices & info as we speak.
He lives on www.ausrotary most of the time.
I will u2u you if he has some questions or just a chat..
Thanks
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Welcome both of you, you are now sucked into the life of vw's. ha ha ha . Hope you guys have fun and ask away, somebody will know your
answers.
Enjoy
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 06:48 PM |
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Rota was the rota stock with the silvia or did you install l8a?
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 09:14 PM |
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Rota was the rota stock with the silvia or did you install l8a?
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ummm what silvia?
an STB is a 1970-74 mazda 1300
but no it isnt standard with the rotor, I fitted it all up myself.
just wait til I get as familiar with VW's as I am with mazdas, then there will be some fun stuff happening. :vader |
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 09:20 PM |
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This probably sounds really stupid, but whats the difference between a super bug and a normal one? |
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| posted on October 21st, 2003 at 09:35 PM |
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Welcome Red Lady
Firstly is that the name of your VW or is that your prefered color mixed with your gender?????
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| Quote: | Originally
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Rota was the rota stock with the silvia or did you install l8a?
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I'm the dude with the Silvia. :P
Can't handle more than one newbie per thread, they?
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| posted on October 22nd, 2003 at 04:56 PM |
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ahh to many newbies:P and teh difference with a superbug is that there not as good as teh earlier model cause you cant liek baja em and just while
sum pple like em heapsa others dont.
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