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 BajaChris
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 04:24 PM |
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Yet another newby
I have been lurking here for a few days now, and have decided that it's about time I introduced myself.
I am recent newcomer to the world of VW's. I have always wanted a beetle. I don't remeber when I made that decision, but my uncle with his floorpan
buggy(paddock bomb/hack) probably had somthing to do with it . I finally
bought a '71 super beetle about 18 months ago, It has a rebuilt engine (1600 dp), and a good drive train, although the clutch is a bit iffy. I am
slowly turning it into a baja, though there is a fair bit of rust I have to fix first.
I also have a '69 kombi that I bought for parts (gearbox mainly), the engine runs and apart from a flat tyre, it is driveable.
This post is getting a bit long so that will do for now.
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 vanderaj
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:40 PM |
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Welcome, Chris!
The best bet is to post piccies of the rides
Andrew
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11CAB
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:43 PM |
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Congrats on the vw ownership....unfortunately the superbug isnt really a good choice for a baja bug, you'll be flat out finding a baja kit for it,
and the front suspension is too weak.
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Anthiron
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:44 PM |
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hi chris. i dont mean to throw a spanner in the works because i know it can and has been done but super bugs arent usually made into bajas because of
their macpherson strut front end. also superbugs have different guard bolt patterns which mean u can just use a regular baja kit on the front as far
as i know. but good luck with it anyway and welcome to the forum.
Nick
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Anthiron
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:45 PM |
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it seems we posted at the same time...........lol
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11CAB
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:47 PM |
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Nah I beat you to it....:P:thumb
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:50 PM |
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well your post wasnt there when i started typing :P
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| posted on July 14th, 2004 at 07:53 PM |
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Hehehe
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| posted on July 15th, 2004 at 06:03 AM |
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Welcome Chris
Always good to have another VW fan here!
Rob...
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| posted on July 15th, 2004 at 06:12 AM |
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Welcome to the nut house !!
Da Time For The Aircooled Revolution Is Upon US.
Brothers & Sisters Lets Hit The Streets, Roll As One. And Feel The Power Of The Aircooled Storm.
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BajaChris
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| posted on July 15th, 2004 at 02:23 PM |
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Thanks for the welcome guys
There are some pics of the bug on my website here
I'll post some pics of the kombi in the next day or so.
As for the super beetle - baja thing, I am aware of the problems, though I have heard of a few supers that do quite well as bajas. That and the fact
that I like to consider myself a bit of a pionier (usually only on a good day ) when it comes to this sort of thing.
Anyway. like I said, thanks for the welcome. Hopefully I'll learn a few things from you guys, and you just never know, I might auctualy be able to
contribute somthing worthwhile to the board .
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| posted on July 21st, 2004 at 11:10 AM |
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The super baja can be done. i just wouldn't do it to mine. most important thing: get a strut brace! a good, adjustable one if you can. One of the
biggest probs is collapsed strut towers. the shockies in the mc-p's have a tendency to blow too. I used to get through 1 a year, but you probably
don't drive like I do. ahh, gotta go! bub is screaming!
If at first you don't succeed. Build, build again.
Vehicle: 1975 Special order delivery walkthrough panel based LCA pop-top camper. Motor: Nippon 1.8L Single port Wasserboxer, Transmission: 3 rib 002.
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