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Old August 1st, 2012, 02:04 AM   #1
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this is the very first time i laid eyes on my car doesnt look as good as it did in person when we drove down to lake havasu to pick it up.
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Old August 1st, 2012, 03:42 AM   #2
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And what does it look like now? Got any current pics other than what's in your album?
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Old August 1st, 2012, 07:53 PM   #3
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Yeah, but it is YOURS, and it is in YOUR garage now!

Now you can make it a beautiful as you want, change it however you want, paint it whatever color you want.....lol!

Congrats on getting her/him/it home

Now get to work!



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Old August 1st, 2012, 09:51 PM   #4
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these are the pictures i took when i got my car to my house
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Old August 1st, 2012, 09:56 PM   #5
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Old August 1st, 2012, 09:58 PM   #6
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The very first project i accomplished is taking off the front axle to clean and put lowering adjusters on and paint.
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Old August 1st, 2012, 10:00 PM   #7
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photos of the axle
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Old August 1st, 2012, 10:04 PM   #8
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the cleaning an the axle.d weilding lowering adjusters on
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Old August 1st, 2012, 10:09 PM   #9
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a good picture of the lowering adjusters and pictures of what the extension looked like before i cleaned and painted
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Old January 21st, 2013, 05:00 PM   #10
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Well i apologize for not posting in forever ive been very busy with my car and school and yada yada.

Anyways i have gotten a lot done i finished welding the roof chop all the fender holes and the trim holes and also got the 1914 running

i will post pictures either tomaro or later on in the week.

and also im thinking of doing the reversed hood but not for sure yet and ive came up with an idea for the exhaust that ive never seen on any volksrods ever so im stooked to hear what you guys think
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Old January 21st, 2013, 05:08 PM   #11
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some pictures
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Old January 21st, 2013, 07:04 PM   #12
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Your neighborhood looks familiar to me....... Alta n Jones Maybe?

I would like to check it out in person, It's looking good!!
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Old January 22nd, 2013, 11:25 AM   #13
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nope not even close hahah all the way across town on sahara and winterwood :)
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Old March 3rd, 2013, 12:24 PM   #14
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I came up with the oficial name for my VR and its going to be known as "The WoofterBurg Edition" hahaha because my last name is Woofter. Anyways i decided to put air bags on The Woofterburg couple of problems ive came across.

1.) wheither i should use jonny joints or heim joints which ones will be safest and durable
2.)need help on what heim joints, jonny joints i should go with im thinking of 3/4 but cant find any store with a decent price

Any help would be appciated thank you guys

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Old March 3rd, 2013, 12:35 PM   #15
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just to make sure the stinger isnt my exhaust idea just to let you guys know ill post a picture when i get it done
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