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TheLadyBug
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Beatrix says hi!
Just tinkering around, getting some wiring bugs ironed out, and some finishing details.
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Charmaine
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1954 Beetle - because I can
2016 Golf highline - hubby’s daily
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D-train
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 1:08 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Looks epic!!
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3foldfolly
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Location: Edwardsville, Il
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 5:37 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| Good job Charmaine. You "knocked it out of the park"! |
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txoval
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Location: The Woodlands, TX
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 6:24 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| How are those vent windows? |
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TheLadyBug
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Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| txoval wrote: |
| How are those vent windows? |
Ummm that was on todays do list and I didn’t get there!!
SOON!
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Srecko
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Location: Adelaide - South Australia
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 6:21 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| Looking sick Charmaine....and the car is not bad as well....time to drive and enjoy it. Well done. |
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René R.
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Location: No. Calif.
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 8:34 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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She's alive! 
What a great looking car. You have sure made a stunning transformation from where you began. And the color is breathtaking. It makes me wish I'd considered Ultramaroon for mine.... Great work.
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TheLadyBug
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Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Haven’t updated in a while.
I put on a whopping 49 miles this summer.
Phil, you are correct, I’m scared shitless of driving her. Not that I’m worried I might do something to her but I am scared of other drivers!
I put her away for winter with a fresh oil change and have a to-do list of things to improve while she hibernates. It seems there’s always something 
Is it ever ‘done’? Nope.
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banana split
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Location: Beautiful British Columbia Canada
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| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Wow, that paint job looks beautiful 
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Chickensoup
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Location: Good Hope, GA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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holy shizniz. i thought i invented putting cardboard down when working on... pretty much everything. car looks great!
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old DKP driver
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| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Beautiful job and yeah I would imagine you would be freaked out driving it
Since the driver is Gorgeous also. 
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EverettB 
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| Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Nice pics, car looks awesome!
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| holy shizniz. i thought i invented putting cardboard down when working on... pretty much everything. car looks great! |
Since she's wearing a sweatshirt and a jacket, I was wondering if the concrete is cold. I know I use that trick if the concrete is cold and it works ok.
Look how shiny that open end wrench is... I need nicer tools, LOL
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:57 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| EverettB wrote: |
Nice pics, car looks awesome!
| Chickensoup wrote: |
| holy shizniz. i thought i invented putting cardboard down when working on... pretty much everything. car looks great! |
Since she's wearing a sweatshirt and a jacket, I was wondering if the concrete is cold. I know I use that trick if the concrete is cold and it works ok.
Look how shiny that open end wrench is... I need nicer tools, LOL |
Everett, my husband made me clean all the tools because I never heard the end of it when I’d put them away dirty 
And yes... the cardboard serves three purposes. Keeping oil stains off the concrete and it provides a buffer of warmth. Plus, it makes sliding stuff under the car really easy!
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motofly196
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| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:05 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| Your 54' turned out absolutely beautiful!! Paint looks amazing out in the wild too. After your 1st or 2nd scratch...you won't be so paranoid to drive it. |
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VW_Jimbo
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| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| Your 54' turned out absolutely beautiful!! Paint looks amazing out in the wild too. After your 1st or 2nd scratch...you won't be so paranoid to drive it. |
Exactly! You need to decide, at the gut level,if you can stand having a door hit it from another car. I have given up worrying about that. I just drive them.
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 5:29 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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| VW_Jimbo wrote: |
| motofly196 wrote: |
| Your 54' turned out absolutely beautiful!! Paint looks amazing out in the wild too. After your 1st or 2nd scratch...you won't be so paranoid to drive it. |
Exactly! You need to decide, at the gut level,if you can stand having a door hit it from another car. I have given up worrying about that. I just drive them. |
I park carefully now so I don’t get door dings in my daily drivers lol. I avoid parking lots at the best of times! The beetle doesn’t get left where I can’t see her.... helicopter mom.
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René R.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:31 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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It looks spectacular. What a great job you did!
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Kjell Roar
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:44 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Your car look wonderful!
I like to drive my beetle, but I see you dont running radial tires. Thats a huge improvement. Find another set of rims and fit radial tires (I run 155R15), so you can switch between them, one for show, one for use
My 55/56YM beetle with 30/36hp engine running flat out often. Longest trip was 2000miles in 6 days, 750 miles in one day.
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sunroof
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:36 am Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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Or you could buy mine when it's done and have one to look at and one to drive!
Don
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: My 1954 build thread "Beatrix" |
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That looks like a forever keeper.
Fantastic effort, and great photos!
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