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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 03:45 PM |
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Original 54 beetle
house of dodd once over/resto on all mechanicals
sands fixed up 56 years of one lady owner dings, no bog, rust free car. paint is quite thin in spots!
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1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
Wish list:
Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
Wish list:
Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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wolfgang54
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1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
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Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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wolfgang54
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1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
Wish list:
Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 04:03 PM |
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Spoont! ......mop and bucket to aisle 5 please.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
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Pollywaffle
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 04:09 PM |
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Amazing...
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 08:33 PM |
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wow what a beuty
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 helbus
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 09:08 PM |
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Perfect to Baja, or do a chop top on!
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 09:12 PM |
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posted by helbus
Perfect to Baja, or do a chop top on!
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Don't forget to put a Subaru engine in it
But seriously, your car looks great. Are you keeping it on historic plates?
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 09:27 PM |
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Thats very nice
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| posted on November 16th, 2010 at 09:53 PM |
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Your Oval looks fantastic!
Love that interior, and that black paint.
Now that your Oval is finished, that means the House of Dodd, has time to finish my blue '67 Beetle!
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wolfgang54
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| posted on November 17th, 2010 at 02:43 PM |
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keeping historic plates for now, may rego it if we feel it is not being used enough. the roof and some other panels (not touched up) are quite thin
paint wise and are resisting a entire respray, but will still put some miles on it though (123,000 to date)
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2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
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zooey deschanel
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wolfgang54
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| posted on November 23rd, 2010 at 08:44 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by zayus
Now that your Oval is finished, that means the House of Dodd, has time to finish my blue '67 Beetle!
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awesome, good luck with it 
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
Wish list:
Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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66BTL
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| posted on November 23rd, 2010 at 08:15 PM |
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very nice
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on November 23rd, 2010 at 09:57 PM |
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yummy.
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vassy66T1
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| posted on November 24th, 2010 at 09:03 AM |
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 WOW!!!
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57 Chook Shed
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| posted on November 24th, 2010 at 09:13 PM |
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Respray?
What`s that?
One mans cancer is another mans patina
[img]http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?action=attachment&tid=87480&pid=815561&aid=84900[img]
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wolfgang54
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| posted on November 25th, 2010 at 03:48 PM |
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hey guys i noted that on the new clubvdub site http://www.clubvw.org.au/history/reference/history001.html
they say the 1954 is the smaller 30hp, is this true? Is it not the larger cc 36hp?
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2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
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2011 FJ Crusier
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wolfgang54
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| posted on November 25th, 2010 at 03:49 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 57 Chook Shed
Respray?
What`s that?
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photos are flattering, the boot,bonnet and 2 guards only have been sprayed after ding repairs, the rest is 1954 and thin as, will need a respray at
some point but resisted that.
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2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
Wish list:
Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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wolfgang54
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| posted on November 26th, 2010 at 07:22 PM |
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experts, what's the go re above please?
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2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
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zooey deschanel
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wolfgang54
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| posted on November 28th, 2010 at 08:34 AM |
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can not believe no one is prepared to give some info... where are all you experts from the 1952 ebay sale who new everything?  lol
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
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Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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| posted on November 28th, 2010 at 10:10 AM |
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Now thats not the way to influence people particularly when reference material covering 1954 is not abundant.
During 1954 there were actually three different engines available so it all comes back to production date.
The last 25hp engine was produced on 20/12/53 was numbered 1-0695281. A few of these would have carried over to January 1954 production but records
stated the the 30hp 1192 cc engine commenced from 1/1/54 through to end of August 1954. Engine numbers were 1-0692282 to 1-0849904. First chassis
number was 1-0575415
From September 1954 the 1st 36hp 1192 cc was available in Chassis # 1-0702742. This engine number was
1-0849905. The last 36hp engine produced in 1954 was 1-0945526 on the 31st December 1954 in Chassis Number 1-0781885.
Not having an idea what the Chassis # of your vehicle is I cannot suggest which ios the correct motor but there is suffiecient detail above for you to
identify.
Hope this assists.
This information is taken from an US publication specifically for the US market but as Wolfsburg were not making US specific vehicles until 1955 the
above facts will relate.
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| posted on November 28th, 2010 at 11:56 AM |
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Bill, thanks for the information, very well explained. I did hear of quite a bit of conflicting material around so your info appreciated. That would
make mine a 36hp.
"Now thats not the way to influence people" of course you are right, but I was just showing a little black humour/sarcasm in context of some posts
already on this thread. I loved the comment about fitting a Subaru engine! Thats quite funny to me. thanks again Bill
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2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
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Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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| posted on November 29th, 2010 at 10:13 PM |
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The 30hp and the 36hp were the same engine, the 30hp is DIN and the 36hp is SAE.
The April 56 Wheels magazine lists both 30hp and 36 SAE hp as the power of the 56 Beetle in their road test.
OK, maybe not exactly the same engine - the pistons were now flat instead of domed which raised the compression ratio from 6.1 to 6.6:1 and the dizzy
changed to the BR8 with less advance than the BR3 it replaced (which had less than the BR2 which was before the BR3)
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ian.mezz
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| posted on December 5th, 2010 at 05:35 PM |
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nice car ,
Here is john Cains site.A nice set of tyres will make it nicer and safer to drive.
http://www.classic-usa-cars.com/tire_business.html
http://www.classic-usa-cars.com/
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ian.mezz
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| posted on December 5th, 2010 at 05:41 PM |
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Merry Xmas
My xmas Beetle and his nice tyres
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wolfgang54
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| posted on December 5th, 2010 at 06:23 PM |
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thanks for the information. much appreciated, set of tyres are next!
it was a bit hairy on the freeway today, especially when I was given a "fly by" from Rose's Newcastle mob LOL, they were flying!
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76
Wish list:
Porsche 550
zooey deschanel
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