Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop

Grifspop · Subject: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:18 am

Thought I'd try and post a picture of my Oval window Ragtop Bug

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bumblebuggy · Number of posts: 582 Location: McDonough Registration date: 2008-07-24

Nice.

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59 Euro Rag · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:08 am

looks awesome dude, I wish mine was all clean n' glossy...

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fluxcap · Number of posts: 586 Location: Newnan, GA Registration date: 2008-07-21

Very nice indeed. Is this a current pic? How long till the glass is back in and hitting the street?

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39coupe · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:14 am

very nice I like it.

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fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:37 am

why is it four lug Suspect

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57RTOval · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:33 pm

Looks great! Are you putting vent windows back in or going with one-piece windows?

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71_georgia_beetle · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:29 pm

fearthefat138 wrote:

why is it four lug Suspect

Only four holes in the rims.

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fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:05 pm

71_georgia_beetle wrote:

fearthefat138 wrote:

why is it four lug Suspect

Only four holes in the rims.

why do you post such stupid comments Question

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59suicide · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:15 pm

sweet ride Cool

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i couldn't believe how much ass it hauled .

DiggerD · Number of posts: 518 Location: Dacula, GA Registration date: 2009-01-18

Looking good!! You need to hurry up and finish it. Then you won't have to tow it to Starbucks the next time........ Twisted Evil

Its four lug because it is on a later pan. It was more common to do that conversion in the 80's - early 90's. That way you get the styling of the older bug without the crappy ride!! Cool

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fearthefat138 · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:10 pm

DiggerD wrote:

Looking good!! You need to hurry up and finish it. Then you won't have to tow it to Starbucks the next time........ Twisted Evil

Its four lug because it is on a later pan. It was more common to do that conversion in the 80's - early 90's. That way you get the styling of the older bug without the crappy ride!! Cool

thank you thats what i wanted to know.

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Attorney Isaiah Loophole · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:13 pm

DiggerD wrote:

Its four lug because it is on a later pan. It was more common to do that conversion in the 80's - early 90's. That way you get the styling of the older bug without the crappy ride!! Cool

Gearing yes but ride that is debatable....

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Grifspop · Number of posts: 136 Location: Snellville Registration date: 2009-04-15

Thanks, everyone, it's 4 lug because it's on a '68 pan. Going from a '57 pan to a '68 pan allowed me to go to a synchronized transaxle, dual circuit master cylinder, Ghia discs with drop spindles, and Type 3 rear brakes. Also picked up a steering damper, the '57's didn't come with one. The Bug has an 1850 motor, Transform freeway flier transaxle, and a camber compensator with KYB gas shocks all the way around so it rides and handles and stops.

I'm building an Old School California Look Bug, dechromed, one piece windows, solid color paint, and euro blade bumpers. It's got real 2.0 litre Porsche alloys that have ben chromed running real Michelin 135's in front and real Michelin 165's in the rear.

What's holding me up is that I need to get the ragtop headliner installed before I can pull all the glass back in, and then tend to a few mechanical isues (like geting my 40 Delloroto's rebuilt and getting an A-1 sidewinder exhaust). But I may throw my attention towards my '67 Bug, it's been off the road since 1995.

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71_georgia_beetle · Subject: Re: Posting a picture of my '57 Ragtop Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:26 pm

fearthefat138 wrote:

71_georgia_beetle wrote:

fearthefat138 wrote:

why is it four lug Suspect

Only four holes in the rims.

Dude, I just love your awesome comments

Seemed like a straight forward answer to me.

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