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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 07:09 PM |
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Did i find a early cabrio decklid?!
customer dropped this car off this week.. needing lots of love.. noticed the decklid had a couple of vents glassed over..
hmmm
look genuine to anyone?
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 07:29 PM |
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No. The early vents are vertical, not horizontal.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 07:46 PM |
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Cool, have been chasing one of those. Expose those vents man!!
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 07:47 PM |
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I remember those long number plate screws i think every splitty had them back when I was an apprentice.
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 07:48 PM |
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I like the number plate bolts / screws
they could kill someone
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 08:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by HappyDaze
No. The early vents are vertical, not horizontal.
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Yes, early are vertical but they changed to horizontal from 1958 onwards.
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Matt.
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 08:25 PM |
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Be thankful those are bolts and not needle point screws for the number plate, great for ripping your forehead open when people use screws.
Anyway decklid just has old grafted in pair of vents or punched in louvers, very common mod.
Genuine cabrio decklids had rain catcher trays spot welded in underneath and much bigger vents.
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 08:56 PM |
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I hope you relocated the fuel filter for them !
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esevwbits
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| posted on April 18th, 2012 at 10:38 PM |
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yeah only hit my head on those threads twice.
engine bay is much nicer now, but more focus was on king n links and steeringbox.. unbelievable amount of movement. whole car was a deathtrap.
Thanks for the pics joel. ill leave this decklid alone with now new light!
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