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obieoberstar Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 1126 Location: Tucson
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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looks much better in stock form.
Great Job! |
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FRK Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2002 Posts: 2652 Location: Orange county, CA
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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56reddy wrote: |
Finished the car, now to work out the bugs....
I will be debuting the car at The Summer Volksfest #3 in Jacksonville tomorrow.
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She looks amazing Kenny. You did an awesome job with her. _________________ 64 Ghia
55 Kab
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:14 am Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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Wow, shes pretty. Great attention to detail. I always love seeing an accurate, period correct resto. Nice work. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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56reddy Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2005 Posts: 774
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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I took the car to Fort Myers for the EuroTripper5 show. _________________ New Vintage Specialist.
1974 ghia convertible
1981 Vanagon Westfalia
Making VW’s Fun Again.(MVFA) |
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Rome Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2004 Posts: 9603 Location: Pearl River, NY
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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Fabulous work with the assembly and completion! How does the OKRASA engine run? Have you taken it for some good high-speed highway drives? |
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2344 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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Thank you for saving this car. Some folks are quick to blame Hippies for hacking Vw's. Whatever happened then, pales in comparison to the butchery has taken place in the decades afterwards and still continuing today, turning these icons of automobilia in to nearly undrivable pieces of junk, just so someone might see it and wonder "What's wrong with that car?", or "What's wrong with that person driving that car?". _________________ Jack Staggs
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MAMEDE Samba Member
Joined: May 31, 2007 Posts: 50
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Zwitterkafer wrote: |
Here's an example of what you could expect if you have a speedo dial re-lithographed. It is expensive, and a convincing result is not guaranteed. It depends on the skill, patience, technique, and experience of the person doing the job. This one came out of a "restored" speedo.
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Very, very nice!! Congratulations |
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56reddy Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2005 Posts: 774
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:42 am Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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Rome wrote: |
Fabulous work with the assembly and completion! How does the OKRASA engine run? Have you taken it for some good high-speed highway drives? |
The engine runs fabulous! It pulls like a health 1600cc engine. It also makes the gearing in the car feel linger as the engine has a wider power band. _________________ New Vintage Specialist.
1974 ghia convertible
1981 Vanagon Westfalia
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mandraks Samba Member
Joined: November 28, 2004 Posts: 7045 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:41 am Post subject: Re: My First 53 Zwitter ! |
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56reddy wrote: |
Rome wrote: |
Fabulous work with the assembly and completion! How does the OKRASA engine run? Have you taken it for some good high-speed highway drives? |
The engine runs fabulous! It pulls like a health 1600cc engine. It also makes the gearing in the car feel linger as the engine has a wider power band. |
i have seen little drag races between a okrasa split, non-synchro against a dual port super beetle, and the okrasa easily beat the super, double clutching and all _________________ regards
Uli
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'53 3-Fold Oval, L35 Metallic Blue, looking for a narrow hatch panel |
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