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 beetleproject1970
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| posted on November 29th, 2008 at 03:54 PM |
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cut roof on a beetle
what reinforcement is advised to be able to chop the top off a beetle |
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grumble
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| posted on November 29th, 2008 at 07:34 PM |
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Go and see one of the engineers certified by the RTA who will give you all the information you need,explain to him what you intend to do and he will
advise.Then follow up with him keeping him informed with photos etc,this will make it very easy when you eventually go to get it registered.
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| posted on November 29th, 2008 at 09:16 PM |
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full roll cage with stainless steel pipe that goes up and down and around like crazy
or or... get a pipe reinforce in the door and weld the door shut...
you won't have a roof so u could get in that way
the car won't be legal tho haha
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68AutoBug
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| posted on November 29th, 2008 at 11:19 PM |
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Firstly, cut a hole in the roof about 80cms by 80cms
then You will see that a lot of strength in a beetle comes from the Roof....
You would need to re-inforce the floor/chassis before cutting the roof off..
otherwise the doors won't probably open..
and if they do... You'll never get them shut
as the chassis will bend without the supporting roof...
this is why a Karmann beetle Cabriolet is much heavier than a beetle with a roof...
a lot of extra support in the chassis and body...
LEE
PS: Why do You want to cut the roof off ????
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| posted on November 30th, 2008 at 09:17 AM |
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exactly...
if u want a soft top buy one already hacked
enough beetles were sacraficed already
talk to ppl that have owned one b4 u take the plunge
the fun of crusing topless in the summer for a few months dont outweigh all the down sides to them
theres a good reason my old one is probably the bonnet of a VE commodore now
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68AutoBug
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 posted on November 30th, 2008 at 10:28 AM |
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Yes,
You very rarely see these topless beetles being driven with the top Down...
and the top must be custom made...
You can find these topless beetles being sold all the time..
No one wants them... after a few weeks.... lol
LEE
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| posted on November 30th, 2008 at 01:50 PM |
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if you want a choptop ill sell you one.
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kroozzn63
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| posted on November 30th, 2008 at 02:12 PM |
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DONT DO IT
show us your gates
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VWFREAK
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| posted on November 30th, 2008 at 05:18 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by kroozzn63
DONT DO IT
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Fair call, save a little more $$$ and buy the real thing. The are way too many hack jobs out there.
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grumble
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| posted on November 30th, 2008 at 08:13 PM |
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I might give you a commission if you sell it barls.You could save me a lot of time to do other things such as ---your wheels etc
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| posted on April 5th, 2009 at 09:39 AM |
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DONT TOUCH IT! Iv got one and its cheaper to find a real convertible than spend the money for a custom cover made that will be sufficiently waterproof
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57 oval
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| posted on April 5th, 2009 at 09:46 AM |
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What do you mean yours is probally
"the bonnet on a Commodore"
there is enough metal in a beetle to make a fleet of commodore taxis big enough to service Sydney metro
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| posted on April 5th, 2009 at 10:05 AM |
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^^^ pretty much
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Joel
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| posted on April 5th, 2009 at 10:33 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 57 oval
What do you mean yours is probally
"the bonnet on a Commodore"
there is enough metal in a beetle to make a fleet of commodore taxis big enough to service Sydney metro
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what was left i took to the wreckers last year and it got crushed
so yeah its probably 10,000 commodore bonnets now
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