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 HappyDaze
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| posted on May 28th, 2012 at 07:23 AM |
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Couldn't have happened to a nicer car. Oh, and Kev's not a bad sort of bloke, either.
Cheers,
Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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ian.mezz
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| posted on May 28th, 2012 at 07:32 PM |
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well done, now you need to get out on the road and drive it more, as you havent even worn the big stckers off of your new tyres. 
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| posted on May 28th, 2012 at 11:57 PM |
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well done, now you need to get out on the road and drive it more, as you havent even worn the big stckers off of your new tyres.
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Supersprint next year Kev?
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Camo
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| posted on May 29th, 2012 at 12:05 PM |
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Thanks everyone. I was a bit shocked by the award, but happily excepted it after 4 years work and a few hiccups.
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well done, now you need to get out on the road and drive it more, as you havent even worn the big stckers off of your new tyres.
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Supersprint next year Kev?
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Steve, I told Ian the only reason the sticker is still there is due to all the power and the front tyres hardly being on the ground
Not sure about putting the car around the track, it's a lot of money to lose if it got damaged at all 
Cheers, Kev
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ian.mezz
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| posted on May 29th, 2012 at 12:56 PM |
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well done, now you need to get out on the road and drive it more, as you havent even worn the big stckers off of your new tyres.
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Supersprint next year Kev?
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yeah , thats what you do with cars drive/race em at the lights or on the track
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1303Steve
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| posted on May 29th, 2012 at 02:47 PM |
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Hi Kev
If your still worried about carby noise have a look at the last few pages of Smiley post.
Steve
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| posted on June 1st, 2012 at 06:44 AM |
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Saw this car at the Nats recently unreal in the flesh (metal) and Kev is a nice guy too answered my questions and let me have a look inside as well,
thanks! Deserving of a trophy, well done!
 
 
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| posted on June 1st, 2012 at 08:09 AM |
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hmmm noice
congrats 
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| posted on June 1st, 2012 at 08:30 AM |
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Well done Kev, congratulations.
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| posted on June 1st, 2012 at 10:35 PM |
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Well done kev, wish I could have been there but was on the way back from the land where all the good dubs come from. I still really want to see this
beauty in the flesh. I promise to bring a bib when I do.
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| posted on June 1st, 2012 at 11:08 PM |
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A beaut looker allround.
Something to aspire to
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ph billet
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| posted on June 2nd, 2012 at 01:27 PM |
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Well done Kevin, your bug looked fantastic you certainly put in the hard long hours to achieve a car of that standard,it was wonderful to see someone
willing to restore a beetle to such a level when most are happy to throw on some Chinese wheels ,dump it and call it a rat, hope to see you at some
open car shows I think you will do very well.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on June 2nd, 2012 at 07:52 PM |
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posted by cam070
Well done kev, wish I could have been there
but was on the way back from the land where all the good dubs come from.
I still really want to see this beauty in the flesh. I promise to bring a bib when I do.
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what broken Hill ???
only joking.. lol
I presume its Ireland.. or the UK
LEE
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Camo
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| posted on June 8th, 2012 at 07:35 PM |
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hope to see you at some open car shows I think you will do very well.
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Thanks everyone for your thoughts and kind words.
As to the above quote, I actually said to many people on the day that I had wished my car was outdoors in the sun as that is what really sets this
paint off. Was even hard to tell indoors that it is a 3 layer pearl paint, and not a solid orange colour.
Anyway, I built it to drive and drive it I will. I look forward to seeing other VW's out and about. Make sure you give me a wave or toot when nearby
and please excuse me if I forget a name or face as my memory is not what it use to be. But that's another story.
Cheers, Kev
P.S. I like this photo of Craig's from the show.
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| posted on June 9th, 2012 at 12:07 PM |
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Hi
How many klms have you done since your've had it back together?
Looks awsome.
Are you going to Valla, if so are you going to come up with us for a cruise.
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PASHN8
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| posted on June 19th, 2012 at 08:39 PM |
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Congratulations on a fantastic build Kev, you must be super proud!
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| posted on June 19th, 2012 at 08:41 PM |
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No Germany!
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Well done kev, wish I could have been there
but was on the way back from the land where all the good dubs come from.
I still really want to see this beauty in the flesh. I promise to bring a bib when I do.
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what broken Hill ???
only joking.. lol
I presume its Ireland.. or the UK
LEE
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| posted on August 6th, 2013 at 03:16 PM |
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great looking project there Kevin. Looks like lots of $$$ and time spent. I know all about disc bulges as well mate... got one about 4 years back and
i still cant work on a car for more than an hour without being in crippling pain. It basically ended my career as a spray painter. Make sure you keep
your posture right and use your knees more than your back!! All the best
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hus22l
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| posted on August 6th, 2013 at 05:51 PM |
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I have been watching build for a while. You have done a terrific job. I hope to be rolling with you and the other Sydney sider beetle towards the
end of the year!
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| posted on August 7th, 2013 at 03:31 PM |
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Wow, my build thread had been in hiding for over 12 months and it's alive again
Thanks for the kind words and yes these cars cost a lot of time and money to do up.
laquerhead, I have had another back blowout since the last one mentioned on here. Put me out of action for at least 2 months.
hus22l, are you fixing up a car or buying one towards the end of the year. You don't need to a car to come have a chat with us when we meeting on
the first Friday of the month.
Cheers, Kev
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| posted on September 7th, 2014 at 09:05 PM |
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Hey Kev,
As your thread begins "I'm new to this site", so am I (just registered today), & spent a lot of the day reading your build thread.
Looks like your thread has been in "hiding" for about 12 months again, so I'll drag it out again, by commending you not only on the fantastic
rebuild of your beetle, but also on taking so much of your obviously valuable spare time to post the photos & accompanying words for the rest of
us to enjoy. Hats off also for your openness & frankness when you were struggling on a personal level.
Hope life, & your car, are both travelling well.
Cheers, Muz.
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Camo
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| posted on September 7th, 2014 at 09:54 PM |
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Hi Muz,
firstly, welcome to AVD and thanks for the kind words of appreciation 
Yes, it has been a little while since my old build thread has been updated. Not sure if I mentioned this anywhere in this thread, but not long after
purchasing this car in 2007 I have always had the intention (or hope) of one day running a turbo, fuel injected motor.
So with that said and I'm not sure if you have seen my other thread or not, but that day is nearly here http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=106069 Hopefully I will have another update on the engine
build/install process in the next few days.
Regards, Kev
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| posted on October 3rd, 2014 at 01:05 PM |
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Nice build!!!!!!!!!!!
where did you get those 50/50 tail lights from??
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Camo
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| posted on October 3rd, 2014 at 05:58 PM |
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Nice build!!!!!!!!!!!
where did you get those 50/50 tail lights from??
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Thanks and the ones on the car (my best set) I actually got from Boris at Vintage Veedub back in 2008. But I still have a couple of spare sets I have
managed to collect just in case 
Kev
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| posted on January 7th, 2015 at 07:33 PM |
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WOW Kev!!!!
I have just read your build from start to finish and all I can say is WOW!!! Not only an amazing car but from reading all your posts, an amazing
person.
I am looking to get back into the DUB scene soon (fingers crossed). My original car was a 66 Bug and I have become quite nostalgic and would like to
own another one in the near future.
I still can't express how inspiring your build is to me. It is purely unbelievable what can be achieved with a little knowhow and a lot of
determination.
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Camo
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| posted on January 8th, 2015 at 09:41 AM |
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Wow Robski, I am hummbled by your words and thanks for taking the time to write.
I never intended for my build thread to be inspiring, but glad it has given you a pump to get back into vw's 
Not to sure about the amzing person part, my wife might have other ideas
Where are you from and if near by you are welcome to visit and have a look. Just drop me a PM if you like.
Regards, Kev
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| posted on January 8th, 2015 at 10:11 AM |
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I would love to have a beer with you sometime ...... however I am in Melbourne and don't have any plans of visiting Sydney in the near future.
And I can understand the difficulty that you must have faced to complete such a project. I have been where you were years back and all I can say is it
does get better, just stay positive and keep your family close (I know they were my major support in the dark times).
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Wow !! I just found this tread tonight and I've now gone through all the pages, I really love this bug, its so beautiful and cool. I know there is a
lot of work behind it so you are well worth all the congratulations and the fantastic response from others. Absolutely fantastic !!
I can thell you that I've done the same job on my bug, from a rusty wreck and all the way to a shiny beauty on the car show. One of the differences
is that yours is finer than mine But another difference is that mine
was soooo much more rusty than your sweet little bug, the reason is that mine was born in Wolfsburg and then lived a hard life in Sweden. We have salt
on our roads in the winters, salt eats old cars up here 
Anyway, I will have a beer with you when I come to Aussie wonderland
A "car guy" from Sweden, I love Vee Dubs and Porsche...
I'm also an Auto Electrician in my profession.
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HappyDaze
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| posted on January 9th, 2015 at 07:37 AM |
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Crikey - how about that, Kev.....world-wide acclaim !
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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Camo
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Hi Handy and thank you. I have a relative in Canada and I know of the salt issue they put on the roads. I don't think it is only old cars it
attacks though 
Yes there is a hell of a lot of work that goes into doing up these old girls and I don't beleive the novices have any idea how much is involved. I
now have more appreciation of the prices some ask for their cars that have been restored, of all varieties.
Greg, does this mean I'm famous all over the world. More like Kev, Kev who
Cheers
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