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 Jethro64
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Keep it original or custom?
Managed to come by a pretty original 64 beetle with a spun bearing in the original 1200.
Dilemma at the moment is what path to go down... original or custom. Nothing too fancy, just 2" lowered, whitewalls, a nice paint job (black, maybe 2
tone) and a bigger engine.
OR...
redo the original 1200 engine and paint standard etc.
I guess you have to build what you'll ultimately most enjoy (Custom of course  ), but is there more resale value in doing back to original?
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 03:01 PM |
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posted by Jethro64but is there more resale value in doing back to original?
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Are you building for you to enjoy or for the next owner to enjoy?
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 03:12 PM |
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beetles are pretty common and are realistically worth about jack shit really ,, what did it cost you in fairly OG nick? not nuch i am guessing.
If you are building up or restoring anything reasonable be it beetle or a GTHO the money you spend will be the biggest concern not what its worth in
the end, (roughly half of what you spend usually).
So just rip into it and make it yours, Mitchell
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 03:35 PM |
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As above
Build it for you, not for what you think you will sell it for!!
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ian.mezz
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 05:51 PM |
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yeah just do some mods to improve the driving and power and you will have a nice VW for about $20,000
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 06:06 PM |
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As above but I would suggest painting it in a "saleable" colour
I don't get doing a half decent fit up only to find no one likes your choice of metal flake.
Mr VW chose lots of nice colours.
If you are going to keep it for ever then paint it what you like - but I doubt you are.
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 06:09 PM |
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As above but I would suggest painting it in a "saleable" colour
I don't get doing a half decent fit up only to find no one likes your choice of metal flake.
Mr VW chose lots of nice colours.
If you are going to keep it for ever then paint it what you like - but I doubt you are.
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 06:13 PM |
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if it is an original matching numbers car then do it stock/original.
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 06:35 PM |
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My opinion is likely to cause Anarchy
Keeping it real !
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 08:20 PM |
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I think you have already answered your own question 
You already said you want 2" narrow beam, lowered etc. You have already gone away from standard so I gather that is your preference, also these mods
can always be put back to standard.
But think of it this way, if you do it standard you may get bored very quickly or if you modify it I'm sure by the sounds of your first post you will
enjoy it a lot more.
As others said, do it how you want it to be and just enjoy.
Keep us updated, Kev
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Jethro64
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| posted on March 9th, 2014 at 10:39 PM |
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Thanks everyone for your comments. Preferred going a little bit custom, just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to be destroying value. The old mid
sixties dubs do seem to be a dime a dozen.
Plan is to keep the chromies, possibly paint them, white walls, lowered just a smidge, and a nice 1775 to 1915 single port for reliability. Interior
is still in good nick so will go back in as is for the time being.
Will start up a project thread soon with plenty of pics.
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| posted on March 26th, 2014 at 03:47 PM |
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make it your own
I'm enjoying making little mods to mine to make her more reliable mechanically, easier and more fun to drive (if that's even possible!?)  and also for a bit of piece of mind.
My SB had her roof chopped off in 2006 and little mods made here and there after that so not original and paint job is really bad so I knew I wasn't
really doing any harm in the long run, I will probably keep her now anyway, bought cheap within the family so can spend a few bucks to make her smile
again..and me! Ignition buggered up badly so key now just powers up and ignition button is on dash with new wiper controls..added an old motor from a
mercedes benz to the old bottle, powered up and shot water up over the roof! small nozzle adjustment and wow! excellent result.
Here's the latest job..
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1972 VW Super Beetle Convertible - "Gretchen"
1967 SS180 Vespa-"Sophia"
1966 150 Super Custom Vespa -"Francesca"
2009 GTS300ie Vespa-"Arabella"
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| posted on April 18th, 2014 at 09:06 PM |
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"beetles are pretty common and are realistically worth about jack shit really"
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"Mr VW chose lots of nice colours"
sums it up for you really haha
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 helbus
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| posted on April 18th, 2014 at 09:53 PM |
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You can only harm resale value, if you are going to resale it!
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